Word List 35

Question 1

Depredation

Answer 1

Plundering

Question 2

Deplete

Answer 2

Reduce; Exhaust

Question 3

Travesty

Answer 3

Comical parody; Treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous

Question 4

Sultry

Answer 4

Sweltering

Question 5

Collusion

Answer 5

Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

Question 6

Spangle

Answer 6

Small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation; Set with or as if with spangles; Adorn with small brilliant objects

Question 7

Abhor

Answer 7

Detest; Hate

Question 8

Deposition

Answer 8

Testimony under oath

Question 9

Ford

Answer 9

Place where a river can be crossed on foot

Question 10

Ellipsis

Answer 10

Omission of words from a txt

Question 11

Futile

Answer 11

Useless; Hopeless; Ineffectual

Question 12

Insularity

Answer 12

Narrow-mindedness; Isolation

Question 13

Doctrinaire

Answer 13

Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; Dogmatic; Unyielding

Question 14

Estranged

Answer 14

Separated; Alienated

Question 15

Log

Answer 15

Record of a voyage or flight; Record of day to day activities

Question 16

Injurious

Answer 16

Harmful

Question 17

Bard

Answer 17

Poet

Question 18

Circumlocution

Answer 18

Indirect or roundabout expression

Question 19

Phoenix

Answer 19

Symbol of immortality or rebirth

Question 20

Enmity

Answer 20

Ill will; Hatred

Question 21

Seamy

Answer 21

Sordid; Unwholesome

Question 22

Recant

Answer 22

Disclaim or disavow; Retract a previous statement; Openly confess error

Question 23

Defray

Answer 23

Pay the costs of

Question 24

Palatable

Answer 24

Agreeable; Pleasing to the taste

Question 25

Torpor

Answer 25

Lethargy; Sluggishness; Dormancy

Question 26

Dexterous

Answer 26

Skillful

Question 27

Impel

Answer 27

Drive or force onward

Question 28

Breadth

Answer 28

Width; Extent

Question 29

Sheaf

Answer 29

Bundle of stalks of grain; Any bundle of things tied together

Question 30

Lull

Answer 30

Soothe; Cause one to relax one’s guard; Subside

Question 31

Incredulous

Answer 31

Withholding belief; Skeptical

Question 32

Arbitrary

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Capricious; Randomly chosen; Tyrannical

Question 33

Fray

Answer 33

Brawl

Question 34

Arsenal

Answer 34

Storage place for military equipment

Question 35

Atrocity

Answer 35

Brutal deed

Question 36

Unassuming

Answer 36

Modest

Question 37

Impotent

Answer 37

Weak; Ineffective

Question 38

Supplant

Answer 38

Replace; Usurp

Question 39

Impinge

Answer 39

Infringe; Touch; Strike or dash especially with a sharp collision

Question 40

Loath

Answer 40

Reluctant; Disinclined

Question 41

Scrupulous

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Conscientious; Extremely thorough

Question 42

Dissuade

Answer 42

Persuade not to do; Discourage

Question 43

Beguile

Answer 43

Mislead or delude; Pass time

Question 44

Touchstone

Answer 44

Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; Criterion

Question 45

Stipulate

Answer 45

Make express conditions; Specify