Terms
This word describes the wasting away of a body organ or tissue.
Define the word "expound."
What is to explain something in detail?
This is a synonym for a state of being overly demanding or hard to please.
What is fastidious?
The opposite of whitewashing something is to ________ it.
What is stigmatize?
Police officers must make sure that crime suspects are made ________ of their rights before they are questioned.
What is cognizant?
This noun refers to a state of agreement or harmony.
What is concord?
This is a way of understanding the meaning of the word "efficacy."
What is the definition of the power to produce a desired result?
This synonym refers to the act of gathering or collecting.
What is garner?
A person who is the opposite of insincere could be considered __.
What is candid?
If you know a crime is going to be committed but do nothing to prevent it, you may be accused of __.
What is complicity?
This word indicates that a person has a strong attraction or inclination.
What is a penchant?
If you hallow something, that means that you have ____.
What is to set apart as holy or sacred?
A synonym for an extremely difficult concept is __.
What is abstruse?
The opposite of a harmonious agreement is __.
What is discord?
The remarkably __ mind of Albert Einstein produced theories that revolutionized the science of physics.
What is fecund?
This word is used to describe a bad-tempered individual or a person who is difficult to deal with.
What is a curmudgeon?
This definition would best match the word "vagary."
What is an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion?
This would be a word that would be synonymous with the phrase "a bitterly harsh criticism."
What is mordant?
This word is one of the antonyms of the word "ineffectiveness."
What is efficacy?
The family complained about the unsightly collection of __ cars in their neighbor’s driveway.
What is derelict?
This word, when used as a verb, indicates that a person or thing is approaching.
What is a harbinger?
Define the term that means having keenness in observing and understanding.
What is perspicacity?
This adjective could be substituted for words like arrogant, unbridled, or inflated.
What is overweening?
This is an antonym for the word "sensible."
What is inane?
The senator’s speech was more of a __ than a reasoned address.
What is diatribe?