Week Four

Question 1

Cosmopolitan (adj)

Answer 1

common to all the world

Question 2

Crag (n)

Answer 2

a rugged, rocky projection on a cliff/ledge

Question 3

Crucible (n)

Answer 3

a trying and purifying test or agency

Question 4

Curt (adj)

Answer 4

concise, abrupt in act or expression

Question 5

Dastard (n)

Answer 5

A base coward

Question 6

Debonair (adj)

Answer 6

having gentle or courteous bearing or manner

Question 7

Decimate (v)

Answer 7

to destroy a measurable portion of

Question 8

Degenerate (v)

Answer 8

to become worse or inferior

Question 9

Deify (v)

Answer 9

to regard or worship as a god

Question 10

Demulcent (n)

Answer 10

any application soothing to an irritable surface

Question 11

Derisible (adj)

Answer 11

open to ridicule

Question 12

Desiccant (n)

Answer 12

any remedy which dries up or absorbs moisture

Question 13

Diatribe (n)

Answer 13

a bitter or malicious criticism

Question 14

Dilettante (n)

Answer 14

a superficial amateur

Question 15

Disputation (n)

Answer 15

verbal controversy

Question 16

Dissonance (n)

Answer 16

discord

Question 17

Dogmatic (adj)

Answer 17

making statements without argument or evidence

Question 18

Drudgery (n)

Answer 18

hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation

Question 19

Ebullient (adj)

Answer 19

showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

Question 20

Efflorescence (n)

Answer 20

the state of being flowery