Word Lisf 8 J-R

Question 1

jaunty

Answer 1

lighthearted, playful

Question 2

lackadaisical

Answer 2

lacking energy, lazy

Question 3

libel

Answer 3

printed lies that harm someone’s reputation

Question 4

listless

Answer 4

slow, lacking energy

Question 5

luminary

Answer 5

a famous person

Question 6

magnate

Answer 6

powerful person (especially in business)

Question 7

marred

Answer 7

spoiled, damaged

Question 8

maudlin

Answer 8

overly sentimental

Question 9

mercurial

Answer 9

1. changeable

2. moody

Question 10

monolithic

Answer 10

1. huge

2. like a single, seamless whole

Question 11

nefarious

Answer 11

wicked

Question 12

obfuscating

Answer 12

confusing, clouding

Question 13

odious

Answer 13

disgusting, hateful

Question 14

ornithologist

Answer 14

one who studies birds

Question 15

palisade

Answer 15

1. line of cliffs

2. fence made out of stakes

Question 16

panache

Answer 16

style, flair

Question 17

parry

Answer 17

to ward off (a punch), to deflect

Question 18

patter

Answer 18

meaningless speech

Question 19

pejorative

Answer 19

insulting

Question 20

perfidy

Answer 20

disloyalty, untrustworthiness

Question 21

pestilence

Answer 21

disease

Question 22

pinion

Answer 22

1. wing

2. to hold someone down

Question 23

placard

Answer 23

poster

Question 24

plaudit

Answer 24

praise

Question 25

plunder

Answer 25

to rob

Question 26

pontificate

Answer 26

to speak in a “know-it-all” way

Question 27

precarious

Answer 27

dangerous

Question 28

precocious

Answer 28

matured earlier than normal, forward

Question 29

prevaricatie

Answer 29

to lie

Question 30

profligate

Answer 30

very wasteful, extravagant

Question 31

propensity

Answer 31

special liking for something, tendency, preference

Question 32

proselytizer

Answer 32

one who attempts to convert others to his religion

Question 33

purgation

Answer 33

purification, freedom from blame

Question 34

putrid

Answer 34

bad smelling, spoiled

Question 35

quagmire

Answer 35

a problem that is difficult to escape

Question 36

quip

Answer 36

a clever or witty remark

Question 37

raconteur

Answer 37

storyteller

Question 38

rancor

Answer 38

hatred

Question 39

redoubtable

Answer 39

causing fear or extreme respect

Question 40

remiss

Answer 40

careless, not responsible

Question 41

reprehensible

Answer 41

blameworthy, shameful

Question 42

respite

Answer 42

a rest period

Question 43

retinue

Answer 43

staff for a high-ranking person, team of attendants

Question 44

rhapsodize

Answer 44

to express with great delight

Question 45

rotund

Answer 45

round, fat