#171-182

Question 1

zygote

Answer 1

(n): the cell produced by the union of two gametes before it undergoes cleavage

Question 2

vivacious

Answer 2

(adj): lively; animated; spirited

Question 3

specter

Answer 3

(n): (1) a ghost; (2) something widely feared as terrible or dreadful

Question 4

feral

Answer 4

(adj): of or characteristic of wild animals; not domesticated or cultivated; wild

Question 5

nebulous

Answer 5

(adj): hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

Question 6

goad

Answer 6

(v): to provoke or annoy in order to provoke an action or reaction

Question 7

wizened

Answer 7

(adj): shriveled or wrinkled with age; withered

Question 8

belligerent

Answer 8

(adj): hostile and aggressive

Question 9

sardonic

Answer 9

(adj): mocking or cynical

Question 10

aloof

Answer 10

(adj): uninterested; unfriendly

Question 11

disconsolate

Answer 11

(adj): without comfort or consolation; unhappy

Question 12

circuitous

Answer 12

(adj): of a route or journey longer than the most direct way