Word List 31

Question 1

Expatriate

Answer 1

Exile; Someone who has withdrawn from his native land

Question 2

Girth

Answer 2

Distance around something; Circumfernce

Question 3

Rapt

Answer 3

Absorbed; Enchanted

Question 4

Genteel

Answer 4

Well-bred; Elegant

Question 5

Impetuous

Answer 5

Violent; Hasty; Rash

Question 6

Pine

Answer 6

Languish, decline; Long for, yearn

Question 7

Solvent

Answer 7

Able to pay all debts

Question 8

Murky

Answer 8

Dark and gloomy; Thick with fog; Vague

Question 9

Unfathomable

Answer 9

Imcomprehensible; Impenetrable

Question 10

Nascent

Answer 10

Incipient; Coming into being

Question 11

Medley

Answer 11

Mixture

Question 12

Trappings

Answer 12

Outward decorations; Ornaments

Question 13

Iniquious

Answer 13

Wicked; Immoral; Unrighteous

Question 14

Discordant

Answer 14

Not harmonious; Conflicting

Question 15

Placid

Answer 15

Peaceful; Calm

Question 16

Microcosm

Answer 16

Small world; The world in miniature

Question 17

Quarry

Answer 17

Dig into

Question 18

Indices

Answer 18

Signs; Indications

Question 19

Abjure

Answer 19

Renounce upon oath

Question 20

Aquiline

Answer 20

Curved, hooked

Question 21

Complementary

Answer 21

Serving to complete something

Question 22

Homage

Answer 22

Honor; Tribute

Question 23

Precipitous

Answer 23

Steep; Overhasty

Question 24

Reiterate

Answer 24

Repeat

Question 25

Skirmish

Answer 25

Minor fight

Question 26

Decrepit

Answer 26

Worn out b age

Question 27

Mirage

Answer 27

Unreal reflection; Optical illusion

Question 28

Entrepreneur

Answer 28

Businessman; Contractor

Question 29

Frgality

Answer 29

Thrift; Economy

Question 30

Pall

Answer 30

Grow tiresome

Question 31

Passport

Answer 31

Legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing him or her to travel abroad

Question 32

Abbreviate

Answer 32

Shorten

Question 33

Affected

Answer 33

Artificial; Pretended; Assumed in order to impress

Question 34

Exemplary

Answer 34

Serving as a model; Outstanding

Question 35

Supercilious

Answer 35

Arrogant; Condescending; Patronizing

Question 36

Transcendent

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Surpassing; Exceeding ordinary limits; Superior

Question 37

Unctuous

Answer 37

Oily; Bland; Insincerely suave

Question 38

Dissection

Answer 38

Analysis; Cutting apart in order to examine

Question 39

Prototype

Answer 39

Original work as a model by others

Question 40

Delirium

Answer 40

Mental disorder marked by confusion

Question 41

Primordial

Answer 41

Existing at the beginning (of time); Rudimentary

Question 42

Subjective

Answer 42

Occurring or taking place within the subject; Unreal

Question 43

Prune

Answer 43

Cut away; Trim

Question 44

Justification

Answer 44

Good or just reason; Defense; Excuse

Question 45

Maim

Answer 45

Mutilate; Injure