Word Watch 1-40

Question 1

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as left.

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abscond (verb)

Question 2

Something trivial or commonplace that concludes a significant event

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anticlimax (noun)

Question 3

A natural ability to do something

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aptitude (noun)

Question 4

An examination or dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by diseaase

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Autopsy (noun)

Question 4

Become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions

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Acclimate (verb)

Question 4

Invading or characterized by conflict or opposition

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Adversarial (adjective)

Question 5

With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe

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Agape (adjective)

Question 5

A seemingly magical process of transformation creation or combination

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Alchemy (noun)

Question 5

Chronologically misplaced, belonging to a time period other than the one being portrayed

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Anachronistic (adjective)

Question 5

Senseless talk or writing

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Balderdash (noun)

Question 6

Dirty and disheveled

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Bedraggled (adjective)

Question 7

A large group of people or things of a particular kind

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Bevy (noun)

Question 7

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something

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Bluff (noun)

Question 8

Having an unpleasant sound

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Cacophonous (adjective)

Question 9

An open top glass typically serving wine; like a flask

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Carafe (noun)

Question 9

Something that causes an important event to happen

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Catalyst (noun)

Question 10

Swiftness of movement

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Celerity (noun)

Question 10

A person who supervises conduct and morals

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Censor (noun)

Question 10

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

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Cliche (noun)

Question 11

To damage the good reputation of someone

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Defame (verb)

Question 12

The act of lowering something or someone to a less respected state

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Degradation (noun)

Question 12

Purify a liquid by vaporizing it then condense it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid

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Distill (verb)

Question 13

Suffering from indigestion

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Dyspeptic (adjective)

Question 14

Main course of a meal

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Entree (noun)

Question 15

When the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length everywhere on earth

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Equinox (noun)

Question 16

Containing or characterized by error

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Erroneous (adjective)

Question 17

Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place

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Exorcise (verb)

Question 18

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling state, or injury)

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Feign (verb)

Question 19

Subtly skillful handling of a situation

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Finesse (noun)

Question 19

Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre

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Ghastly (adjective)

Question 19

To contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

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Grimace (verb)

Question 20

An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present

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Hallucination (noun)

Question 21

The part of the brain that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory

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Hippocampus (noun)

Question 22

To deceive or trick (someone)

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Hoodwink (verb)

Question 23

Characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions

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Iconoclastic (adjective)

Question 23

A phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning

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Idiom (noun)

Question 24

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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Indolent (Adjective)

Question 25

A person who complains a great deal

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Kvetch (noun)

Question 25

Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air especially by means of supernatural or magical power

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Levitate (verb)