WOD 61-80 (11/7-11/27)

Question 1

1. serendipity

Answer 1

luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for

Question 2

2. encapsulate

Answer 2

to show or express the main idea or quality of (something) in a brief way

Question 3

3. bilious

Answer 3

angry or bad-tempered; sickeningly unpleasant to look at; of or relating to bile

Question 4

4. lapidary

Answer 4

usually the style of one’s writing or speech—that is elegant and precise in a way that suggests similar qualities associated with inscriptions in stone monuments

Question 5

5. doughty

Answer 5

brave, strong, and determined

Question 6

6. intoxicate

Answer 6

to excite or stupefy by or as if by alcohol or drugs; to poison

Question 7

7. crucible

Answer 7

a place or situation that forces someone or something to change; a difficult test or challenge

Question 8

8. magnanimous

Answer 8

having or showing a generous and kind nature

Question 9

9. augur

Answer 9

to show or suggest, especially from omens, that something might happen in the future.

Question 10

10. hummock

Answer 10

a small round hill or mound

Question 11

11. nugatory

Answer 11

little or no consequence; something without operative legal effect

Question 12

12. farce

Answer 12

a ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation; a light dramatic work marked by satirical comedy and improbable plot, or the broad humor characteristic of such

Question 13

13. pell-mell

Answer 13

in a confused and hurried way; in mingled confusion or disorder

Question 14

14. extirpate

Answer 14

to destroy completely; to pull up by the root

Question 15

15. temerity

Answer 15

unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; recklessness

Question 16

16. leonine

Answer 16

of, relating to, or resembling a lion

Question 17

17. vamoose

Answer 17

to depart quickly

Question 18

18. cornucopia

Answer 18

a curved, hollow goat’s horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing, especially with fruit and vegetables

Question 19

19. jejune

Answer 19

behaviors, attitudes, etc. that are immature, childish, or simplistic; uninteresting; boring

Question 20

20. sustain

Answer 20

to provide what is needed for something or someone to exist or continue; to nourish; to suffer or endure