Word List 53

Question 1

Apocryphal

Answer 1

Untrue; Made up

Question 2

Verbiage

Answer 2

Pompous array of words

Question 3

Comatose

Answer 3

In a coma; Extremely sleepy

Question 4

Elliptical

Answer 4

Oval; Ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out

Question 5

Simulate

Answer 5

Feign

Question 6

Armada

Answer 6

Fleet of warships

Question 7

Persona

Answer 7

Public personality or façade

Question 8

Retract

Answer 8

Withdraw; Take back

Question 9

Apologist

Answer 9

One who writes in defense of a cause or institution

Question 10

Expropriate

Answer 10

Take possession of

Question 11

Punctilious

Answer 11

Laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; Minutely attentive to fine points (perhaps too much so)

Question 12

Facsimile

Answer 12

Copy

Question 13

Fallacious

Answer 13

False; Misleading

Question 14

Ecstasy

Answer 14

Rapture; Joy; Any overpowering emotion

Question 15

Bungle

Answer 15

Mismanage; Blunder

Question 16

Enhance

Answer 16

Increase; Improve

Question 17

Despondent

Answer 17

Depressed; Gloomy

Question 18

Peripheral

Answer 18

Marginal; Outer

Question 19

Academic

Answer 19

Related to a school; Not practical or directly useful

Question 20

Bemoan

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Lament; Express disapproval of

Question 21

Resigned

Answer 21

Accepting one’s fate; Unresisting; Patiently submissive

Question 22

Disseminate

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Distribute; Spread; Scatter (like seeds)

Question 23

Treatise

Answer 23

Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 24

Vigor

Answer 24

Active strength

Question 25

Nettle

Answer 25

Annoy; Vex

Question 26

Vivacious

Answer 26

Animated; Lively

Question 27

Disheveled

Answer 27

Untidy

Question 28

Provisional

Answer 28

Tentative

Question 29

Piebald

Answer 29

Mottled; Spotted

Question 30

Invulnerable

Answer 30

Incapable of injury

Question 31

Furtive

Answer 31

Stealthy; Sneaky

Question 32

Propitiate

Answer 32

Appease

Question 33

Loll

Answer 33

Lounge about

Question 34

Babble

Answer 34

Chatter idly

Question 35

Equivocal

Answer 35

Ambiguous; Intentionally misleading

Question 36

Profligate

Answer 36

Dissipated; Wasteful; Wildly immoral

Question 37

Sordid

Answer 37

Filthy; Base; Vile

Question 38

Irreparable

Answer 38

Not able to be corrected or repaired

Question 39

Pique

Answer 39

Provoke or arouse; Annoy

Question 40

Spartan

Answer 40

Avoiding luxury and comfort; Sternly disciplined

Question 41

Pander

Answer 41

Cater to the low desires of others

Question 42

Amenities

Answer 42

Convenient features; Courtesies

Question 43

Hodgepodge

Answer 43

Jumble; Mixture of ill-suited elements

Question 44

Stint

Answer 44

Be thrifty; Set limits

Question 45

Corrugated

Answer 45

Wrinkled; Ridged