Word List 21

Question 1

Desolate

Answer 1

Rob of joy; Lay waste to; Forsake; Deserted; Abandoned

Question 2

Apiary

Answer 2

A place where bees are kept

Question 3

Espouse

Answer 3

Adopt; Support

Question 4

Temerity

Answer 4

Boldness; Rashness

Question 5

Boundless

Answer 5

Unlimited; Vast

Question 6

Deterrent

Answer 6

Something that discourages; Hindrance

Question 7

Lachrymose

Answer 7

Producing tears

Question 8

Dismiss

Answer 8

Put away from consideration; Reject

Question 9

Multilingual

Answer 9

Having many languages

Question 10

Converge

Answer 10

Approach; Tend to meet; Come together

Question 11

Inundate

Answer 11

Overwhelm; Flood; Submerge

Question 12

Collage

Answer 12

Work of art put together from fragments

Question 13

Disparate

Answer 13

Basically different; Unrelated

Question 14

Sophisticated

Answer 14

Worldly-wise and urbane; Complex

Question 15

Opportunist

Answer 15

Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

Question 16

Ape

Answer 16

Imitate or mimic

Question 17

Chasten

Answer 17

Discipline; Punish in order to correct

Question 18

Quell

Answer 18

Extinguish; Put down; Quiet

Question 19

Unkempt

Answer 19

Disheveled; Uncared for in appearance

Question 20

Oblivious

Answer 20

Inattentive or unmindful; Wholly absorbed

Question 21

Anthropoid

Answer 21

Manlike

Question 22

Trenchant

Answer 22

Cutting; Keen

Question 23

Impostor

Answer 23

Someone who assumes a false identity

Question 24

Refraction

Answer 24

Bending of a ray of light

Question 25

Adjunct

Answer 25

Something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)

Question 26

Exposure

Answer 26

Risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; Unmasking; Act of laying something open

Question 27

Malapropism

Answer 27

Comic misuse of a word

Question 28

Propinquity

Answer 28

Nearness; Kinship

Question 29

Resentment

Answer 29

Indignation; Bitterness; Displeasure

Question 30

Convert

Answer 30

One who has adopted a different religion or opinion

Question 31

Subversive

Answer 31

Tending to overthrow; Destructive

Question 32

Methodical

Answer 32

Systematic

Question 33

Halting

Answer 33

Hesitant; Faltering

Question 34

Putrid

Answer 34

Foul; Rotten; Decayed; Morally corrupt

Question 35

Ensemble

Answer 35

Group of (supporting) players; Organic unity; Costume

Question 36

Parched

Answer 36

Extremely dry; Very thirsty

Question 37

Aerie

Answer 37

Nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)

Question 38

Founder

Answer 38

Person who establishes (an organization, business)

Question 39

Polarize

Answer 39

Split into opposite extremes or camps

Question 40

Reimburse

Answer 40

Repay

Question 41

Frond

Answer 41

Fern leaf; Palm or banana leaf

Question 42

Reprimand

Answer 42

Reprove severely; Rebuke; A severe or formal reproof; A sharp rebuke

Question 43

Resilient

Answer 43

Elastic; Having the power of springing back

Question 44

Prominent

Answer 44

Conscpicuous; Notable; Sticking out

Question 45

Cant

Answer 45

Insincere expressions of piety; Jargon of thieves