Word List 54

Question 1

Truism

Answer 1

Self-evident truth

Question 2

Curmudgeon

Answer 2

Churlish, miserly individual

Question 3

Dupe

Answer 3

Someone easily fooled

Question 4

Carnage

Answer 4

Destruction of life

Question 5

Exotic

Answer 5

Not native; Strange

Question 6

Waggish

Answer 6

Mischievous; Humorous; Tricky

Question 7

Autocratic

Answer 7

Having absolute, unchecked power; Dictatorial

Question 8

Pacifist

Answer 8

One opposed to force; Anti militarist

Question 9

Amplify

Answer 9

Broaden or clarify by expanding; Intensify; Make stronger

Question 10

Sinister

Answer 10

Evil

Question 11

Chide

Answer 11

Scold

Question 12

Exceptionable

Answer 12

Objectionable

Question 13

Incipient

Answer 13

Beginning; In an early stage

Question 14

Fastidious

Answer 14

Difficult to please; Squeamish

Question 15

Bustle

Answer 15

Move about energetically; Teem

Question 16

Hoax

Answer 16

Trick; Practical joke

Question 17

Bereft

Answer 17

Deprived of; Lacking; Desolate because of a loss

Question 18

Whimsical

Answer 18

Capricious; Fanciful

Question 19

Abscond

Answer 19

Depart secretly and hide

Question 20

Furlough

Answer 20

Leave of absence; Vacation granted a soldier or civil servant

Question 21

Inept

Answer 21

Lacking skill; Unsuited; Incompetent

Question 22

Mannered

Answer 22

Affected; Not natural

Question 23

Arboretum

Answer 23

Place where different tree varieties are exhibited

Question 24

Plumage

Answer 24

Feathers of a bird

Question 25

Apocalyptic

Answer 25

Prophetic; Pertaining to revelations

Question 26

Misconception

Answer 26

Mistaken idea

Question 27

Redolent

Answer 27

Fragrant; Odorous; Suggestive of an odor

Question 28

Insurrection

Answer 28

Rebellion; Uprising

Question 29

Obsessive

Answer 29

Related to thinking about something constantly; Preoccupying

Question 30

Hover

Answer 30

Hand about; Wait nearby

Question 31

Corporeal

Answer 31

bodily; Material

Question 32

Espionage

Answer 32

Spying

Question 33

Nostalgia

Answer 33

Homesickness; Longing for the past

Question 34

Importunate

Answer 34

Urging; Demanding

Question 35

Lope

Answer 35

Gallop slowly

Question 36

Incrustation

Answer 36

Hard coating or crust

Question 37

Metallurgical

Answer 37

Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

Question 38

Pertinent

Answer 38

To the point; Relevant

Question 39

Abstemious

Answer 39

Sparing in eating and drinking; Temperate

Question 40

Anonymity

Answer 40

State of being nameless; Anonymousness

Question 41

Drudgery

Answer 41

Menial work

Question 42

Whinny

Answer 42

Neigh like a horse, esp. in a gentle tone

Question 43

Parsimony

Answer 43

Stinginess; Excessive frugality

Question 44

Bombastic

Answer 44

Pompous; Using inflated language

Question 45

Seedy

Answer 45

Run-down; Decrepit; Disreputable