Word List 65

Question 1

Mutability

Answer 1

Ability to change in form; Fickleness

Question 2

Timorous

Answer 2

Fearful; Demonstrating fear

Question 3

Amend

Answer 3

Correct; Change, generally for the better

Question 4

Drone

Answer 4

Talk dully; Buzz or murmur like a bee

Question 5

Anguish

Answer 5

Acute pain; Extreme suffering

Question 6

Enumerate

Answer 6

List; Mention one by one

Question 7

Revert

Answer 7

Relapse; Backslide; Turn back to

Question 8

Sanctimonious

Answer 8

Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness

Question 9

Pristine

Answer 9

Characteristic of earlier times; Primitive; Unspoiled

Question 10

Shirk

Answer 10

Avoid (responsibility, work, etc.)

Question 11

Wean

Answer 11

Accustom a bay to not nurse; Give up a cherished activity

Question 12

Lewd

Answer 12

Lustful

Question 13

Nauseate

Answer 13

Cause to become sick; Fill with disgust

Question 14

Plenitude

Answer 14

Abundance; Completeness

Question 15

Infirmity

Answer 15

Weakness

Question 16

Incorporate

Answer 16

Introduce something into a larger whole; Combine; Unite

Question 17

Imperceptible

Answer 17

Unnoticeable; Undetectable

Question 18

Bestial

Answer 18

Beastlike; Brutal

Question 19

Invective

Answer 19

Abuse

Question 20

Annihilate

Answer 20

Destroy

Question 21

Perjury

Answer 21

False testimony while under oath

Question 22

Anonymous

Answer 22

Having no name

Question 23

Convoluted

Answer 23

Coiled around; Involved; Intricate

Question 24

Sanction

Answer 24

Approve; Ratify

Question 25

Appall

Answer 25

Dismay; Shock

Question 26

Acetic

Answer 26

Vinegary

Question 27

Nip

Answer 27

Stop something’s growth or development; Snip off; Bite; Make numb with cold

Question 28

Shrewd

Answer 28

Clever; Astute

Question 29

Gaffe

Answer 29

Social blunder

Question 30

Austere

Answer 30

Forbiddingly stern; Severely simple and unornamented

Question 31

Profusion

Answer 31

Overabundance; Lavish expenditure; Excess

Question 32

Beatific

Answer 32

Giving bliss; Blissful

Question 33

Sanctuary

Answer 33

Refuge; Shelter; Shrine; Holy place

Question 34

Brawn

Answer 34

Muscular strength; Sturdiness

Question 35

Litigation

Answer 35

Lawsuit

Question 36

Venial

Answer 36

Forgivable; Trivial

Question 37

Paradigm

Answer 37

Model; Example; Pattern

Question 38

Ambivalence

Answer 38

The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Question 39

Yen

Answer 39

Longing; Urge

Question 40

Permeable

Answer 40

Penetrable; Porous; Allowing liquids or gas to pass through

Question 41

Incompatible

Answer 41

Inharmonious

Question 42

Apex

Answer 42

Tip; Summit; Climax

Question 43

Centrifugal

Answer 43

Radiating; Departing from the center

Question 44

Baffle

Answer 44

Frustrate; Perplex

Question 45

Spat

Answer 45

Squabble; Minor dispute