Word List 67

Question 1

Gloat

Answer 1

Express evil satisfaction; View malevolently

Question 2

Annuity

Answer 2

Yearly allowance

Question 3

Forestall

Answer 3

Prevent by taking action in advance

Question 4

Exuberance

Answer 4

Overflowing abundance; Joyful enthusiasm; Flamboyance

Question 5

Tenacious

Answer 5

Holding fast

Question 6

Render

Answer 6

Deliver; Provide; Represent

Question 7

Protrude

Answer 7

Stick out

Question 8

Pastoral

Answer 8

Rural

Question 9

Parry

Answer 9

Ward off a blow; Deflect

Question 10

Douse

Answer 10

Plunge into water; Drench; Extinguish

Question 11

Rhetorical

Answer 11

Pertaining to effective communication; Insincere in language

Question 12

Acrophobia

Answer 12

Fear of heights

Question 13

Mutinous

Answer 13

Unruly; Rebellious

Question 14

Coalition

Answer 14

Partnership; League; Union

Question 15

Pachyderm

Answer 15

Thick-skinned animal

Question 16

Grovel

Answer 16

Crawl or creep on ground; Remain prostrate

Question 17

Decelerate

Answer 17

Slow down

Question 18

Clairvoyant

Answer 18

Having foresight; Fortuneteller

Question 19

Allocate

Answer 19

Assign

Question 20

Impenitent

Answer 20

Not repentant

Question 21

Disputatious

Answer 21

Argumentative; Fond of arguing

Question 22

Proletarian

Answer 22

Member of working class; Blue collar person

Question 23

Supersede

Answer 23

Cause to be set aside; Replace; Make obsolete

Question 24

Strident

Answer 24

Loud and harsh; Insistent

Question 25

Receptive

Answer 25

Quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions

Question 26

Peccadillo

Answer 26

Slight offense

Question 27

Complement

Answer 27

Complete; Consummate; Make perfect

Question 28

Impunity

Answer 28

Freedom from punishment or harm

Question 29

Poseur

Answer 29

Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant

Question 30

Malevolent

Answer 30

Wishing evil

Question 31

Vanguard

Answer 31

Forerunners; Advance forces

Question 32

Benign

Answer 32

Kindly; Favorable; Not malignant

Question 33

Epitaph

Answer 33

Inscription in memory of a dead person

Question 34

Elusive

Answer 34

Evasive; Baffling; Hard to rasp

Question 35

Tribute

Answer 35

Tax levied by a ruler; Mark of respect

Question 36

Veneer

Answer 36

Thin layer; Cover

Question 37

Slur

Answer 37

Insult to one’s character or reputation; Slander

Question 38

Addle

Answer 38

Muddle; Drive crazy; Become rotten

Question 39

Maul

Answer 39

Handle roughly

Question 40

Subservient

Answer 40

Behaving like a slave; Servile; Obsequious

Question 41

Lament

Answer 41

Grieve; Express sorrow

Question 42

Slur

Answer 42

Speak indistinctly; mumble

Question 43

Diverge

Answer 43

Vary; Go in different directions from the same point

Question 44

Anthropocentric

Answer 44

Regarding human beings as the center of the universe

Question 45

Invigorate

Answer 45

Energize; Stimulate