Words

Question 1

something light, delicate or insubstantial

Answer 1

gossamer

Question 2

a brilliant scarlet red

Answer 2

vermillion

Question 3

gruesome; glaringly vivid or sensational

Answer 3

lurid

Question 4

abounding in or resembling blubber; puffy

Answer 4

blubbery

Question 5

a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water

Answer 5

promotory

Question 6

rich, fancy or dressy clothing; finery

Answer 6

regalia

Question 7

to make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud

Answer 7

to squelch

Question 8

to roll, toss or heave, as waves or the sea

Answer 8

to welter

Question 9

to scratch or scrape, as with claws or hands

Answer 9

to scrabble

Question 10

to rush forward in an uncontrollable way

Answer 10

to careen

Question 11

to make young or youthful again

Answer 11

to rejuvenate

Question 12

subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation

Answer 12

sophistry

Question 13

being mentally sharp or clever

Answer 13

astute

Question 14

permission to do sth however one chooses to do it

Answer 14

carte blanche

Question 15

very angry, enraged or furious

Answer 15

livid

Question 16

to feel joy or great delight

Answer 16

to jubilate

Question 17

coming from another source

Answer 17

adventitious

Question 18

smallness of number or quantity

Answer 18

paucity

Question 19

to cause irritation or annoyance on someone

Answer 19

to exasperate

Question 20

pleasant, friendly or suitable

Answer 20

congenial

Question 21

to feel or show deep respect and honor for someone or something

Answer 21

to venerate

Question 22

causing damage or wear by rubbing, grinding, or scraping

Answer 22

abrasive

Question 23

lacking proper respect or seriousness

Answer 23

flippant

Question 24

to trouble or harass

Answer 24

to beleaguer

Question 25

someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain

Answer 25

enigma

Question 26

a fence of stakes used for defense or to a line of steep cliffs

Answer 26

palisade

Question 27

to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

Answer 27

to rankle

Question 28

timid, meek, or unassertive person

Answer 28

milquetoast

Question 29

to exclude from a group by common consent

Answer 29

to ostracize

Question 30

an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with bacteria or viruses and serve in their transmission

Answer 30

fomite

Question 31

comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy

Answer 31

commodious

Question 32

a person or thing that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity

Answer 32

interloper

Question 33

to cause (people) to take action on something that they are excited or concerned about

Answer 33

to galvanize

Question 34

behaving in a way that seems polite, kind, or pleasing but is not genuine or believable

Answer 34

smarmy

Question 35

a tall framework over an oil well that supports equipment used in drilling

Answer 35

derrick

Question 36

pretentious, fancy or pompous

Answer 36

hoity-toity

Question 37

proportionate or equal in size, amount, or degree

Answer 37

commensurate

Question 38

an area inhabited by people who are different in some way from the people in the surrounding areas

Answer 38

enclave

Question 39

to run away

Answer 39

to skedaddle

Question 40

sad or depressed

Answer 40

dejected

Question 41

tending to find fault and raise objections; calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument

Answer 41

captious

Question 42

being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence; having the disposition of an enemy; reflecting or indicating hostility

Answer 42

inimical

Question 43

former, sometime

Answer 43

quondam

Question 44

to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting

Answer 44

to deter

Question 45

to punish by a fine; to obtain by fraud, duress, or theft

Answer 45

to mulct