Week 7 words

Question 1

Amortize

Answer 1

(v) To gradually and systematically write off (such as debt)
(v) To liquidate or extinguish

Question 2

Cower

Answer 2

(v) To shrink or cringe in fear

Question 3

Dissonance

Answer 3

(n) Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds
(n) Inconsistency or lack of agreement

Question 4

Baleful

Answer 4

(adj) Harmful in influence or intent
(adj) Foreboding, ominous - evil or harm

Question 5

Distended

Answer 5

(adj) Extended, expanded, or increased in size or volume
(adj) Swollen

Question 6

Paradox

Answer 6

(n) A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

Question 7

Preternatural

Answer 7

(adj) Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular; extraordinary
(adj) Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature
(adj) Supernatural

Question 8

Preen

Answer 8

(v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers
(v) To dress with great care or primp - groom oneself carefully
(v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride

Question 9

Lambaste

Answer 9

(v) To berate, criticize, or reprimand harshly
(v) To beat or whip

Question 10

Lassitude

Answer 10

(n) Weariness or fatigue
(n) Listlessness - having or showing little or no interest; indolence - inactive or benign

Question 11

Divest

Answer 11

(v) To deprive or dispossess of property, ownership, title; to sell off, as an investment
(v) To strip of clothing or equipment

Question 12

Levity

Answer 12

(n) Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being inappropriate; frivolity - character/state of being frivolous
(n) Fickleness or inconstancy - changeable not constant

Question 13

Prodigal

Answer 13

(adj) Wastefully, recklessly extravagant or spendthrift (wastefully extravagant)
(adj) Lavish, profuse, or yielding in abundance

Question 14

Banal

Answer 14

(adj) Without originality or freshness (hackneyed; trite; devoid of freshness/originality)

Question 15

Laggard

Answer 15

(adj) Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind

Question 16

Profligate

Answer 16

(adj) Utterly dissolute - dissipated
(adj) Wildly extravagant or wasteful

Question 17

Exigent

Answer 17

(adj) Urgent, pressing, demanding immediate action
(adj) Demanding a good deal or too much

Question 18

Profundity

Answer 18

(n) Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth - profound or deep

Question 19

Libertine

Answer 19

(n) One who is dissolute, debauched, or without moral restraint
(n) One who is unconventional in religious matters

Question 20

Lethargy

Answer 20

(n) A state of sluggishness, inactivity, laziness, or indifference
(n) Unusually intense drowsiness or sleepiness

Question 21

Prolix

Answer 21

(adj) Excessively long or tediously drawn-out
(adj) Excessively wordy

Question 22

Ford

Answer 22

(n) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.
(v) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way

Question 23

Limpid

Answer 23

(adj) Clear or transparent
(adj) Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in a style or speech)
(adj) Untroubled or serene

Question 24

Proscribe

Answer 24

(v) To prohibit or forbid
(v) To condemn as dangerous or harmful
(v) To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw

Question 25

List

Answer 25

(v) To lean to one side, as a ship

Question 26

Pungency

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(n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive

Question 27

Loll

Answer 27

(v) To move or rest in a reclined, indolent (slothful) manner; to droop or hang

Question 28

Loquacious

Answer 28

(adj) Excessively talkative or garrulous; wordy

Question 29

Emaciation

Answer 29

(n) Extreme thinness due to starvation, undernourishment, or illness

Question 30

Quell

Answer 30

(v) To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully (v) To calm or pacify

Question 31

Pique

Answer 31

(n) A feeling of offense or wounded pride; resentment

Question 32

Lull

Answer 32

(v) To soother or put to sleep (v) To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security

Question 33

Canon

Question 34

Quack

Answer 34

(n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlan (con man)

Question 35

Lumber

Answer 35

(v) To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise

Question 36

Macerate

Answer 36

(v) To make soft or dissolve by soacking; to emaciate

Question 37

Desultory

Answer 37

(adj) Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful (adj) Random or disconnected from the main subject

Question 38

Epicure

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(n) Someone with refined, discrimminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connnoisseur

Question 39

Rebuff

Answer 39

(v) To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub (v) To check, repel, or drive off

Question 40

Recant

Answer 40

(v) To formally repudiate or retract a former statement or belief (v) To openly admit error

Question 41

Recondite

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(adj) Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or deep (adj) Concealed or hidden

Question 42

Soporific

Answer 42

(adj) Tending to cause sleep or dull alertness (adj) SLeepy, lethargic, or drowsy

Question 43

Belie

Answer 43

(v) To contradict or show to be false (v) To misrepresent or give a false impression of

Question 44

Redoubtable

Answer 44

(adj) Causing fear; alarming or formidable (adj) Illustrious (renown) ; worthy of respect

Question 45

Meander

Answer 45

(v) To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency (v) To take a winding, indirect course

Question 46

Mendacious

Answer 46

(adj) Lying, dishonest; misleading

Question 47

Mercurial

Answer 47

(adj) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood (adj) Having qualities associated w/Greek Mercury, inc. cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness

Question 48

Metaphysical

Answer 48

(adj) Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse

Question 49

Metamorphose

Answer 49

(v) To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance (v) To cause subject to metapmorphosis