Word List 63

Question 1

Analgesic

Answer 1

Causing insensitivity to pain

Question 2

Monetary

Answer 2

Pertaining to money

Question 3

Menagerie

Answer 3

Collection of wild animals

Question 4

Glimmer

Answer 4

Shine erratically; Twinkle

Question 5

Empathy

Answer 5

Ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.

Question 6

Submissive

Answer 6

Yielding; Timid

Question 7

Dross

Answer 7

Waste matter; Worthless impurities

Question 8

Disinclination

Answer 8

Unwillingness

Question 9

Bowdlerize

Answer 9

Expurgate

Question 10

Pejorative

Answer 10

Negative in connotation; Having a belittling effect

Question 11

Cadaverous

Answer 11

Like a corpse; Pale

Question 12

Spasmodic

Answer 12

Fitful; periodic

Question 13

Genealogy

Answer 13

Record of descent; Lineage

Question 14

Pragmatist

Answer 14

Practical person

Question 15

Titular

Answer 15

Nominal holding of title without obligations

Question 16

Hoard

Answer 16

Stockpile; Accumulate for future use

Question 17

Bastion

Answer 17

Fortress; Defense

Question 18

Minuscule

Answer 18

Extremely small

Question 19

Vindictive

Answer 19

Out for revenge; Malicious

Question 20

Obnoxious

Answer 20

Offensive

Question 21

Servitude

Answer 21

Slavery; Compulsory labor

Question 22

Maudlin

Answer 22

Effusively sentimental

Question 23

Outlandish

Answer 23

Bizarre; Peculiar; Unconventional

Question 24

Stellar

Answer 24

Pertaining to the stars

Question 25

Brandish

Answer 25

Wave around; Flourish

Question 26

Momentum

Answer 26

Quantity of motion of a moving body; Impetus

Question 27

Marked

Answer 27

Noticeable or pronounced; Targeted for vengeance

Question 28

Fitful

Answer 28

Spasmodic; Intermittent

Question 29

Turgid

Answer 29

Swollen; Distended

Question 30

Ovation

Answer 30

Enthusiastic applause

Question 31

Pragmatic

Answer 31

Practical (as opposed to idealistic); Concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

Question 32

Broach

Answer 32

Introduce; Open up

Question 33

Devoid

Answer 33

Lacking

Question 34

Forsake

Answer 34

Desert; Abandon; Renounce

Question 35

Worldly

Answer 35

Engrossed in matters of this earth; Not spiritual

Question 36

Smelt

Answer 36

Melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition

Question 37

Tryst

Answer 37

Meeting

Question 38

Assail

Answer 38

Assault

Question 39

Seismic

Answer 39

Pertaining to earthquakes

Question 40

Dislodge

Answer 40

Remove (forcibly)

Question 41

Attest

Answer 41

Testify, bear witness

Question 42

Propensity

Answer 42

Natural inclination

Question 43

Tremulous

Answer 43

Trembling; Wavering

Question 44

Hulking

Answer 44

Massive; Bulky; Great in size

Question 45

Skinflint

Answer 45

Stingy person; Miser