Word List 71

Question 1

Deranged

Answer 1

Insane

Question 2

Rationalize

Answer 2

Give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; Offer an excuse

Question 3

Choleric

Answer 3

Hot-tempered

Question 4

Protean

Answer 4

Versatile; Able to take on many shapes

Question 5

Hiatus

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Gap; Interruption in duration of continuity; Pause

Question 6

Laceration

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Torn, ragged wound

Question 7

Definitive

Answer 7

Final; Complete

Question 8

Graphic

Answer 8

Pertaining to the art of delineating; Vividly described

Question 9

Enfranchise

Answer 9

To admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)

Question 10

Gargantuan

Answer 10

Huge; Enormous

Question 11

Slapdash

Answer 11

Haphazard; Careless; Sloppy

Question 12

Comeuppance

Answer 12

Rebuke; Deserts

Question 13

Potent

Answer 13

Powerful; Persuasive; Greatly influential

Question 14

Reprisal

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Retaliation

Question 15

Ballast

Answer 15

Heavy substance used to add stability or weight

Question 16

Ignite

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Kindle; Light

Question 17

Philanderer

Answer 17

Faithless lover; Flirt

Question 18

Absolute

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Complete; Totally unlimited; Certain

Question 19

Rivulet

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Small stream

Question 20

Aseptic

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Preventing infection; Having a cleansing effect

Question 21

Wispy

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Thin; Slight; Barely discernible

Question 22

Portly

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Stately; Stout

Question 23

Jettison

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Throw overboard

Question 24

Abstinence

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Restraint from eating or drinking

Question 25

Drab

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Dull; Lacking color; Cheerless

Question 26

Assimilate

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Absorb; Cause to become homogeneous

Question 27

Aria

Answer 27

Operatic solo

Question 28

Countenance

Answer 28

Face

Question 29

Angular

Answer 29

Sharp-cornered; Stiff in manner

Question 30

Inverse

Answer 30

Opposite

Question 31

Nominal

Answer 31

In name only; Trifling

Question 32

Prelude

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Introduction; Forerunner

Question 33

Nonplus

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Bring to halt by confusion; Perplex

Question 34

Aggrandize

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Increase or intensify

Question 35

Hyperbole

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Exaggeration; Overstatement

Question 36

Prodigal

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Wasteful; Reckless with money

Question 37

Equivocate

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Lie; Mislead; Attempt to conceal the truth

Question 38

Legend

Answer 38

Explanatory list of symbols on a map

Question 39

Addiction

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Compulsive, habitual need

Question 40

Avert

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Prevent; Turn away

Question 41

Prolong

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Make longer; Draw out; Lengthen

Question 42

Provident

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Displaying foresight; Thrifty; Preparing for emergencies

Question 43

Olfactory

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Concerning the sense of smell

Question 44

Touchy

Answer 44

Sensitive; Irascible

Question 45

Inegrity

Answer 45

Uprightness; Wholeness