Words 6

Question 1

actuary

Answer 1

a person who analyzes statistics + uses them to calculate insurance risks + premiums

Question 2

ambiguous

Answer 2

unclear, open to interpretation

Question 3

exigent

Answer 3

requiring immediate aid or action, pressing

Question 4

exiguous

Answer 4

inadequate, very little

Question 5

benefactor

Answer 5

a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

Question 6

beneficence

Answer 6

the quality of performing acts of kindness or charity

Question 7

indictment

Answer 7

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

Question 8

interdiction

Answer 8

the act of prohibiting or forbidding something

Question 9

circadian

Answer 9

recurring naturally on a 24-hour cycle

Question 10

diurnal

Answer 10

daily

active during the day

Question 11

circumstantial

Answer 11

pointing indirectly towards someone’s guilt but not confirming it

Question 12

redemption

Answer 12

moral improvement

the state of being saved from evil or sin

Question 13

preemptive

Answer 13

serving to prevent attack by disabling the enemy

Question 14

preempted

Answer 14

to take action to prevent an anticipated event from happening

Question 15

intransigent

Answer 15

uncompromising, characterized by the refusal to abandon a position

Question 16

ineffable

Answer 16

unspeakable, indescribable

Question 17

nefarious

Answer 17

wicked, evil, criminal

Question 18

indifference

Answer 18

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

Question 19

infer

Answer 19

conclude from evidence + reasoning rather than from explicit statements

Question 20

malediction

Answer 20

curse

Question 21

otiose

Answer 21

producing no useful result, futile

Question 22

restitution

Answer 22

the return of something that has been stolen or lost

Question 23

resilient

Answer 23

able to be happy again after something bad has happened

Question 24

statutory

Answer 24

carrying a penalty as ordered by written law passed by a legislative body

Question 25

desultory

Answer 25

not connected with the main subject

lacking enthusiasm or purpose

Question 26

constituency

Answer 26

a body of voters in a given area who elect a representative to a legislative body

Question 27

intractable

Answer 27

difficult, stubborn

difficult to relieve or cure

Question 28

distraction

Answer 28

something that directs one’s attention away from something else

Question 29

valedictorian

Answer 29

the student with the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the farewell address at the commencement ceremony

Question 30

indict

Answer 30

formally accuse

Question 31

peremptory

Answer 31

expecting to be obeyed immediately without question

Question 32

salient

Answer 32

most important, most noticeable

Question 33

negotiable

Answer 33

open to discussion + modification

Question 34

statute

Answer 34

written law passed by a legislative body