Word List 47

Question 1

Infuriate

Answer 1

Enrage; Anger

Question 2

Profound

Answer 2

Deep; Not superficial; Complete

Question 3

Irremediable

Answer 3

Incurable; Uncorrectable

Question 4

Muse

Answer 4

Ponder

Question 5

Irascible

Answer 5

Irritable; Easily angered

Question 6

Pseudonym

Answer 6

Pen name

Question 7

Prompt

Answer 7

Cause; Provoke; Provide a cue for an actor

Question 8

Celerity

Answer 8

Speed; Rapidity

Question 9

Flamboyant

Answer 9

Ornate

Question 10

Nomenclature

Answer 10

Terminology; System of names

Question 11

Renown

Answer 11

Fame

Question 12

Carping

Answer 12

Finding fault

Question 13

Fluctuate

Answer 13

Waver; Shift

Question 14

Bristling

Answer 14

Rising like bristles; Showing irritation

Question 15

Pyromaniac

Answer 15

Person with an insane desire to set things on fire

Question 16

Desultory

Answer 16

Aimless; Haphazard; Digressing at random

Question 17

Optional

Answer 17

Not obligatory; Left to one’s choice

Question 18

Rabid

Answer 18

Like a fanatic; Furious

Question 19

Precocious

Answer 19

Advanced in development

Question 20

Ruffian

Answer 20

Bully; Scoundrel

Question 21

Jovial

Answer 21

Good-natured; Merry

Question 22

Fiasco

Answer 22

Total failure

Question 23

Clandestine

Answer 23

Secret

Question 24

Lithe

Answer 24

Flexible; Supple

Question 25

Moodiness

Answer 25

Fits of depression of gloom

Question 26

Feign

Answer 26

Pretend

Question 27

Grate

Answer 27

Make a harsh noise; Have an unpleasant effect; Shred

Question 28

Avuncular

Answer 28

Like an uncle

Question 29

Portent

Answer 29

In; Omen; Forewarning

Question 30

Atavism

Answer 30

Reversion to an earlier type; Throwback

Question 31

Bedizen

Answer 31

Dress with vulgar finery

Question 32

Rile

Answer 32

Vex; Irritate; Muddy

Question 33

Physiological

Answer 33

Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

Question 34

Porous

Answer 34

Full or pores; like a sieve

Question 35

Assurance

Answer 35

Promise or pledge; Certainty; Self-confidence

Question 36

Discrete

Answer 36

Separate; Unconnected

Question 37

Episodic

Answer 37

Loosely connected; Divided into incidents

Question 38

Disquiet

Answer 38

Make uneasy or anxious

Question 39

Arroyo

Answer 39

Brook, creek, stream; A water-carved gully

Question 40

Kaleidoscope

Answer 40

Tube in which patterns are made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc.

Question 41

Avalanche

Answer 41

Great mass of falling snow and ice

Question 42

Pique

Answer 42

Irritation; Resentment

Question 43

Fanfare

Answer 43

Call by bugles or trumpets

Question 44

Succumb

Answer 44

Yield; Give in; Die

Question 45

Delectable

Answer 45

Delightful; Delicious