Word List 10 A-D

Question 1

aberration

Answer 1

abnormality

Question 2

acerbic

Answer 2

sharp, bitter

Question 3

adage

Answer 3

old saying, proverb

Question 4

allay

Answer 4

to calm, to soothe

Question 5

ancillary

Answer 5

secondary, additional

Question 6

antediluvian

Answer 6

ancient

Question 7

anvil

Answer 7

block of iron used by a blacksmith

Question 8

append

Answer 8

to add to, to attach

Question 9

arduous

Answer 9

difficult

Question 10

aviary

Answer 10

a cage for birds

Question 11

barb

Answer 11

an insult

Question 12

bay

Answer 12

a dog’s or wolf’s howl

Question 13

belie

Answer 13

to deny, to give a false impression of

Question 14

bemused

Answer 14

1. deep in thought

2. dazed

Question 15

blanch

Answer 15

to turn pale

Question 16

bludgeon

Answer 16

1. club (used as a weapon)

2. to hit

Question 17

broach

Answer 17

1. to begin to talk about

2. to open

Question 18

carp

Answer 18

to complain

Question 19

charlatan

Answer 19

a person who pretends to be skilled

Question 20

check

Answer 20

to stop

Question 21

cistern

Answer 21

water container

Question 22

collegiality

Answer 22

the sharing of authority

Question 23

compatriot

Answer 23

person from the same country

Question 24

congeal

Answer 24

to become solid

Question 25

cosmologist

Answer 25

one who studies the universe

Question 26

defacement

Answer 26

destruction of appearance

Question 27

defunct

Answer 27

dead, no longer existing

Question 28

deluge

Answer 28

to flood

Question 29

desist

Answer 29

to stop

Question 30

dictum

Answer 30

a formal statement of opinion

Question 31

disparity

Answer 31

difference

Question 32

dissension

Answer 32

act of disagreeing

Question 33

docile

Answer 33

gentle, obedient

Question 34

domineer

Answer 34

to boss around

Question 35

dross

Answer 35

useless material