words

Question 1

hypothecate

Answer 1

pledge as security; to offer collateral in order to gain money

Question 2

heterodox

Answer 2

unorthodox; having a different opinion; divergent; unconventional; not conforming

Question 3

paterfamilias

Answer 3

male head of family

Question 4

putative

Answer 4

thought-to-be; generally regarded or reported to be

Question 5

aver

Answer 5

to affirm or declare; to assert, state, or allege

Question 6

megaton

Answer 6

force of a million tons of dynamite

Question 7

sangfroid

Answer 7

cold-blooded composure; ability to keep your cool under pressure

Question 8

alter ego

Answer 8

second self; an alternate personality; another version of yourself

Question 9

altercation

Answer 9

a heated dispute; a noisy

Question 10

contravene

Answer 10

go against; to violate or to conflict with

Question 11

confluence

Answer 11

a flowing together; meeting or gathering; a coming together

Question 12

circumlocution

Answer 12

talking in circles; blathering; using too many words

Question 13

soliloquy

Answer 13

a speech to oneself

Question 14

mollify

Answer 14

make soft (as in emotions); to calm down; to appease

Question 15

gregarious

Answer 15

sociable; outgoing; life of the party; affable