Word Knowledge 3

Question 1

Lackadaisical

Answer 1

Listless

Question 2

Edible

Answer 2

Digestible

Ex: “The fruit was edible”

Question 3

Philomaths

Answer 3

Scholars

Ex: “Universities and colleges should be designed to cater to the philomaths.”

Question 4

Pretense

Answer 4

Dishonesty

Question 5

Proclivity

Answer 5

Predisposition

Ex: “At an early age Jane showed a proclivity for music and dancing.”

Question 6

Incoherent

Answer 6

Unintelligible

Ex: “Her conversation was incoherent”

Question 7

Mawkish

Answer 7

Sentimental

Ex: “The week following Joe DiMaggio’s death was filled with often mawkish eulogies.”

Question 8

Established

Answer 8

Invented

Ex: “She established proof.”

Question 9

Ephemeral

Answer 9

Short-lived

Question 10

Avocation

Answer 10

Occupation

Question 11

Kvetch

Answer 11

Complain

Question 12

Acute

Answer 12

Sharp

Ex: “Her eyesight was acute.”

Question 13

Inamorata

Answer 13

Boyfriend

Question 14

Inconsequential

Answer 14

Irrelevant

Ex: “Her thoughts on the matter were inconsequential.”

Question 15

Debouch

Answer 15

Emerge

Question 16

Amateur

Answer 16

Veteran

Ex: “He was amateur astronomer.”

Question 17

Ludic

Answer 17

playful

Ex: “She had no idea how to react to her ludic boyfriend.”

Question 18

Crimson

Answer 18

Red

Ex: “Crimson”

Question 19

Benison

Answer 19

A blessing; a spoken one

Question 20

Exempt

Answer 20

Excused

Ex: “She was exempt from gym class.”

Question 21

Eldritch

Answer 21

Strange

Ex: The eldritch light of the desert can play tricks on your eyes.”

Question 22

Defective

Answer 22

Flawed

Question 23

Allot

Answer 23

Assign

Question 24

Cursory

Answer 24

Superficial

Ex: “The doctor gave the patient a cursory examination.”

Question 25

Arcanum

Answer 25

Secret

Question 26

Terse

Answer 26

Brief

Ex: “Her answer was terse.”

Question 27

Dulcet

Answer 27

Love

Ex: “The dulcet songs of the band got the attention of the audience.”

Question 28

Misdemeanor

Answer 28

Petty crime

Ex: “He was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.”

Question 29

Embonpoint

Answer 29

Plumpness

Question 30

Concocted

Answer 30

Invented

Ex: “He concocted a story about me.”

Question 31

Chimera

Answer 31

Monster

Ex: “He spent his days searching fruitlessly for that chimera, his true self.”

Question 32

Former

Answer 32

Previous

Ex: “Her former home was in Colorado.”

Question 33

Mulct

Answer 33

Defraud

Question 34

Strident

Answer 34

Harsh

Ex: “My voice is strident.”

Question 35

Raffish

Answer 35

Tawdry - showy but cheap and of poor quality