Word List 11

Question 1

Perverse

Answer 1

Stubbornly wrongheaded; Wicked and perverted

Question 2

Spurn

Answer 2

Reject; Scorn

Question 3

Platitude

Answer 3

Trite remark; Commonplace statement

Question 4

Insightful

Answer 4

Discerning; Perceptive

Question 5

Rote

Answer 5

Repetition

Question 6

Procrastinate

Answer 6

Postpone; Delay or put off

Question 7

Peerless

Answer 7

Having no equal; Incomparable

Question 8

Vampire

Answer 8

Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living

Question 9

Requiem

Answer 9

Mass *Christian religious ceremony) for the dead; Dirge

Question 10

Swill

Answer 10

Drink greedily

Question 11

Unstinting

Answer 11

Giving generously; Not holding back

Question 12

Partial

Answer 12

Incomplete; Having a liking for something

Question 13

Somnambulist

Answer 13

Sleepwalker

Question 14

Valedictory

Answer 14

Pertaining to farewell

Question 15

Gullible

Answer 15

Easily deceived

Question 16

Palette

Answer 16

Board on which painter mixes pigments

Question 17

Warble

Answer 17

Sing; Babble

Question 18

Virtual

Answer 18

In essence; For practical purposes

Question 19

Laud

Answer 19

Praise

Question 20

Exhume

Answer 20

Dig out of the ground; Remove from the grave

Question 21

Harrowing

Answer 21

Agonizing; Distressing; Traumatic

Question 22

Odium

Answer 22

Detestation; Hatefulness; Disrepute

Question 23

Testy

Answer 23

Irritable; Short-tempered

Question 24

Paleontology

Answer 24

Study of prehistoric life

Question 25

Pithy

Answer 25

Concise; Meaningful; Substantial; Meaty

Question 26

Salacious

Answer 26

Lascivious; Lustful

Question 27

Petty

Answer 27

Trivial; Unimportant; Very small

Question 28

Degradation

Answer 28

Humiliation; Debasement; Degeneration

Question 29

Inclined

Answer 29

Tending or leaning toward; Bent

Question 30

Ingratiate

Answer 30

Become popular with

Question 31

Pauper

Answer 31

Very poor person

Question 32

Prophetic

Answer 32

Foretelling the future; Looking back on the past

Question 33

Retrospective

Answer 33

A generally comprehensive exhibition showing the work of an artist over a span of years

Question 34

Perquisite

Answer 34

Any gain above stipulated salary

Question 35

Dispatch

Answer 35

Speediness; Prompt execution; Message sent with all due speed

Question 36

Threadbare

Answer 36

Worn through till the threads show; Shabby and poor

Question 37

Acoustics

Answer 37

Science of sound; Quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

Question 38

Melancholy

Answer 38

Gloomy; Morose; Blue

Question 39

Adage

Answer 39

Wise saying; Proverb

Question 40

Discretion

Answer 40

Prudence; Ability to adjust actions to circumstances

Question 41

Ancestry

Answer 41

Family descent

Question 42

Forensic

Answer 42

Suitable to debate or courts of law

Question 43

Extrovert

Answer 43

Person interested mostly in external objects and actions

Question 44

Navigable

Answer 44

Wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; Able to be steered

Question 45

Foible

Answer 45

Weakness; Slight fault