Deck 37

Question 1

dissident

Answer 1

adj. dissenting; rebellious

Question 2

disavowal

Answer 2

n. denial; disclaiming

Question 3

curator

Answer 3

n. superintendent; manager

Question 4

controvert

Answer 4

v. oppose with arguments; attempt to refute

Question 5

cordon

Answer 5

n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

Question 6

conclusive

Answer 6

adj. decisive; ending all debate

Question 7

beseige

Answer 7

v. surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)

Question 8

blandishment

Answer 8

n. flattery

Question 9

blare

Answer 9

n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

Question 10

assent

Answer 10

v. agree; accept

Question 11

allay

Answer 11

v. calm; pacify

Question 12

ambience

Answer 12

n. environment; atmosphere

Question 13

abnegation

Answer 13

n. repudiation; self-sacrifice

Question 14

advent

Answer 14

n. arrival

Question 15

amorous

Answer 15

adj. moved by sexual love; loving

Question 16

appreciate

Answer 16

v. be thankful for; increase in worth

Question 17

archaeology

Answer 17

n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Question 18

asymmetric

Answer 18

adj. not identical on both sides of a central dividing line

Question 19

auditory

Answer 19

adj. pertaining to the sense of hearing

Question 20

balk

Answer 20

v. foil or thwart; stop short; refuse to go on

Question 21

bask

Answer 21

v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

Question 22

belittle

Answer 22

v. disparage or depreciate; put down

Question 23

barterer

Answer 23

n. trader

Question 24

bogus

Answer 24

adj. counterfeit; not authentic

Question 25

bode

Answer 25

v. foreshadow; portend

Question 26

boycott

Answer 26

v. refrain from buying or using

Question 27

buffet (v)

Answer 27

v. slap; batter; knock about

Question 28

cadence

Answer 28

n. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat

Question 29

cant

Answer 29

n. insincere expressions of piety; jargon of theives

Question 30

carnivorous

Answer 30

adj. meat-eating

Question 31

cadaver

Answer 31

n. corpse

Question 32

check

Answer 32

v. stop motion; curb or restrain

Question 33

confiscate

Answer 33

v. seize; commandeer

Question 34

connotation

Answer 34

n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression

Question 35

contagion

Answer 35

n. infection

Question 36

contrived

Answer 36

adj. forced; atificial; not spontaneous

Question 37

creed

Answer 37

n. system of religious or ethical belief

Question 38

dearth

Answer 38

n. scarcity

Question 39

decollete

Answer 39

adj. having a low-necked dress

Question 40

definitive

Answer 40

adj. final; complete

Question 41

desecrate

Answer 41

v. profane; violate the sanctity of

Question 42

delve

Answer 42

v. dig; investigate

Question 43

differentiate

Answer 43

v. distinguish; perceive a difference between

Question 44

disarray

Answer 44

n. disorderly or untidy state

Question 45

diverse

Answer 45

adj. differing in some characteristics; various

Question 46

don

Answer 46

v. put on

Question 47

embargo

Answer 47

n. ban on commerce or other activity

Question 48

enumerate

Answer 48

v. list; mention one by one

Question 49

exodus

Answer 49

n. departure

Question 50

feral

Answer 50

adj. not domestic; wild

Question 51

frustrate

Answer 51

v. thwart; defeat

Question 52

forebears

Answer 52

n. ancestors

Question 53

genealogy

Answer 53

n. record of descent; lineage

Question 54

girth

Answer 54

n. distance around something; circumference

Question 55

hoard

Answer 55

v. stockpile; accumulate for future use

Question 56

ignoble

Answer 56

adj. unworthy; base in nature; not noble

Question 57

impartial

Answer 57

adj. not biased; fair

Question 58

incriminate

Answer 58

v. accuse

Question 59

infusion

Answer 59

n. act of introducing or instilling a quality; liquid solution

Question 60

interrogate

Answer 60

v. question closely; cross-examine