Why am I so clever Part 1

Question 1

convalescence

Answer 1

the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness.

Question 2

filigree

Answer 2

delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers’ work of scrolls and arabesques.

Question 3

enmity

Answer 3

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

Question 4

inimical

Answer 4

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:

Question 5

mete

Answer 5

to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out):

Question 6

impetuous

Answer 6

of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive:

Question 7

reproach

Answer 7

to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.

Question 8

reverence

Answer 8

a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.

Question 9

elude

Answer 9

to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:

Question 10

dyspeptic

Answer 10

gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable.

Question 11

ressentiment

Answer 11

an oppressive awareness of the futility of trying to improve one’s status in life or in society.

Question 12

festering

Answer 12

to putrefy or rot.

Question 13

susceptibility

Answer 13

capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected.

Question 14

expend

Answer 14

to use up:

Question 15

enmity

Answer 15

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.

Question 16

presupposition

Answer 16

to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.

Question 17

superfluous

Answer 17

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.

Question 18

tenaciously

Answer 18

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):

Question 19

pathos

Answer 19

the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.

Question 20

allot

Answer 20

to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:

Question 21

apportion

Answer 21

to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:

Question 22

dole

Answer 22

a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity.

Question 23

ting

Answer 23

to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.

Question 24

putrefy

Answer 24

cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.

Question 25

animosity

Answer 25

a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: