Word List 32

Question 1

Stamina

Answer 1

Strength; Staying power

Question 2

Limber

Answer 2

Flexible; Supple

Question 3

Soliloquy

Answer 3

Talking to oneself

Question 4

Secular

Answer 4

Worldly; Not pertaining to church matters; Temporal

Question 5

Judicious

Answer 5

Sound in judgement; Wise

Question 6

Flaunt

Answer 6

Display ostentatiously

Question 7

Dormant

Answer 7

Sleeping; Lethargic; Latent

Question 8

Liaison

Answer 8

Contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; Go-between; Secret love affair

Question 9

Abdicate

Answer 9

Renounce; Give up

Question 10

Longevity

Answer 10

Long life

Question 11

Reconnaissance

Answer 11

Survey of enemy by soldiers; Reconnoitering

Question 12

Predispose

Answer 12

Give an inclination toward; Make susceptible to

Question 13

Abstain

Answer 13

Refrain; Hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

Question 14

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 14

Individual trait, usually odd in nature; Eccentricity

Question 15

Throng

Answer 15

Crowd; Move, go, pass, or advance in multitudes

Question 16

Ascetic

Answer 16

Practicing self-denial; Austere

Question 17

Satirical

Answer 17

Mocking

Question 18

Smolder

Answer 18

Burn without flame; Be liable to break out at any moment

Question 19

Jingoist

Answer 19

Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; Warlike chauvinist

Question 20

Append

Answer 20

Attach

Question 21

Vicarious

Answer 21

Acting as a substitute; Done by a deputy

Question 22

Careen

Answer 22

Lurch; Sway from side to side

Question 23

Amiable

Answer 23

Agreeable; Lovable; Warmly friendly

Question 24

Harangue

Answer 24

Noisy speech

Question 25

Rhetoric

Answer 25

Art of effective communication; Insincere language

Question 26

Ludicrous

Answer 26

Laughable; Trifling; Absurd

Question 27

Ghastly

Answer 27

Horrible

Question 28

Intermittent

Answer 28

Periodic; On and off

Question 29

Accomplice

Answer 29

Partner in crime

Question 30

Regime

Answer 30

Method or system of government

Question 31

Faze

Answer 31

Disconcert; Dismay

Question 32

Ornithologist

Answer 32

Scientific student of birds

Question 33

Lassitude

Answer 33

Languor; Weariness

Question 34

Indicative

Answer 34

Suggestive; Implying

Question 35

Manipulate

Answer 35

Operate with one’s hands; Control or play upon (people, forces, etc.)

Question 36

Tactile

Answer 36

Pertaining to the organs or sense of ouch

Question 37

Madrigal

Answer 37

Pastoral song

Question 38

Alimony

Answer 38

Payment by a husband to his divorced wife (or vice versa)

Question 39

Unprecedented

Answer 39

Novel; Unparalleled

Question 40

Insolvent

Answer 40

Bankrupt; Unable to repay one’s debts

Question 41

Incentive

Answer 41

Spur; Motive

Question 42

Gloss over

Answer 42

Explain away

Question 43

Abet

Answer 43

Aid, usually in doing something wrong; Encourage

Question 44

Prognosis

Answer 44

Forecasted course of a disease; Prediction

Question 45

Stalwart

Answer 45

Strong; Brawny; Steadfast