Word List 46

Question 1

Fissure

Answer 1

Crevice

Question 2

Centripetal

Answer 2

Tending toward the center

Question 3

Modicum

Answer 3

Limited quantity

Question 4

Yoke

Answer 4

Join together; Unite

Question 5

Immaculate

Answer 5

Spotless; Flawless; Absolutely clean

Question 6

Combustible

Answer 6

Easily burned

Question 7

Killjoy

Answer 7

Grouch; Spoilsport

Question 8

Carat

Answer 8

Unit of weight for precious stones; Measure of fineness of gold

Question 9

Exertion

Answer 9

Effort; Expenditure of much physical work

Question 10

Innate

Answer 10

Inborn

Question 11

Scourge

Answer 11

Cause of widespread devastation; Whip; Severe punishment

Question 12

Excerpt

Answer 12

Selected passage (written or musical)

Question 13

Ratify

Answer 13

Approve formally; Confirm; Verify

Question 14

Statute

Answer 14

Law enacted by the legislature

Question 15

Compensatory

Answer 15

Making up for; Repaying

Question 16

Informal

Answer 16

Absence of ceremony; Casual

Question 17

Ferment

Answer 17

Agitation; Commotion

Question 18

Boycott

Answer 18

Refrain from buying or using

Question 19

Glib

Answer 19

Fluent; Facile; Slick

Question 20

Palpable

Answer 20

Tangible; Easily perceptible; Unmistakable

Question 21

Purported

Answer 21

Alleged; Claimed; Reputed or rumored

Question 22

Barb

Answer 22

Sharp projection from fishhook, etc.; Openly cutting remark

Question 23

Despoil

Answer 23

Plunder

Question 24

Ramshackle

Answer 24

Rickety; Falling apart

Question 25

Facet

Answer 25

Small plane surface (of a gem); A side

Question 26

Synoptic

Answer 26

Providing a general overview; Summary

Question 27

Imperious

Answer 27

Domineering; Haughty

Question 28

Accentuate

Answer 28

Emphasize; Stress

Question 29

Prescience

Answer 29

Ability to foretell the future

Question 30

Prolific

Answer 30

Abundantly fruitful

Question 31

Decapitate

Answer 31

Behead

Question 32

Negligible

Answer 32

So small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

Question 33

Parable

Answer 33

Short, simple story teaching a moral

Question 34

Mortician

Answer 34

Undertaker

Question 35

Equinox

Answer 35

Period of equal days and nights; The beginning of spring and autumn

Question 36

Lechery

Answer 36

Lustfulness; Impurity in thought and deed

Question 37

Philanthropist

Answer 37

Lover of mankind; Der of good

Question 38

Scrutinize

Answer 38

Examine closely and critically

Question 39

Alloy

Answer 39

Mix; Make less pure; Lessen or moderate

Question 40

Potable

Answer 40

Suitable for drinking

Question 41

Susceptible

Answer 41

Impressionable; Easily influenced; Having little resistance, as to a disease; Receptive to

Question 42

Turmoil

Answer 42

Great commotion and confusion

Question 43

Hydrophobia

Answer 43

Rabies; Fear of water

Question 44

Beneficiary

Answer 44

Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

Question 45

Obviate

Answer 45

Make unnecessary; Get rid of