WOD 71-80

Question 1

1. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
2. acting timid due to nervousness or fear
3. easily shaken because of sensitivity

Answer 1

tremulous

Question 2

1. having a hostile or angry expression
2. shining intensely
3. extremely obvious

Answer 2

glaring

Question 3

1. the quality of exceeding appropriate limits of necessity or reason
2. the trait of lacking restraint or moderation
3. something that is excessive, especially in regard to one’s budget

Answer 3

extravagance

Question 4

1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession
2. take the place of, without having the right to do so

Answer 4

usurp

Question 5

1. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
2. the state of being decayed or destroyed
3. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
4. an event that results in total destruction

Answer 5

desolation

Question 6

noun: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

noun: something that mimics a rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

noun: an outburst, generally that is critical in nature

verb: attack with fusillade

Answer 6

fusillade

Question 7

: relating to or involving money

Answer 7

pecuniary

Question 8

: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Answer 8

incipient

Question 9

1. having competence or ability because of experience
2. aged or processed, as in foods or wood
3. having added spices, herbs or salt to a dish

Answer 9

seasoned

Question 10

verb: arrange by systematic planning and united effort

verb: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

verb: give by will, especially real property

noun: (law) a gift of real property by will

noun: a will disposing of real property

Answer 10

devise