BCD

Question 1

challenge

Answer 1

A test of one’s abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking: a career that offers a challenge.

Question 2

effort

Answer 2

A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.

Question 3

focus

Answer 3

The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system

Question 4

abet

Answer 4

To encourage, and support

Question 5

accord

Answer 5

to conform or agree;

Question 6

adept

Answer 6

to conform or agree;

Question 7

advocate

Answer 7

To speak, plead, or argue in favor

Question 8

agile

Answer 8

Characterized by quickness, lightness,

Question 9

aloof

Answer 9

Distant or uninvolved

Question 9

allot

Answer 9

distribute or apportion

Question 10

amiss

Answer 10

Out of proper order

Question 11

analogy

Answer 11

A similarity in some respects between things

Question 12

anarchy

Answer 12

Absence of any form of political authority.

Question 13

antics

Answer 13

A foolish or ludicrous act

Question 14

apprehend

Answer 14

To take into custody

Question 15

mindset

Answer 15

A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s responses to and

Question 16

articulate

Answer 16

Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words: articulate speech.

Question 17

assail

Answer 17

To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.

Question 18

assimilate

Answer 18

To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.

Question 19

atrocity

Answer 19

Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness.

Question 20

attribute

Answer 20

To regard as arising from a particular cause or source; ascribe: attributed their failure to

Question 21

audacious

Answer 21

1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.

Question 22

augment

Answer 22

To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters. See Synonyms at increase.

Question 23

authority

Answer 23

The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.

Question 24

avail

Answer 24

To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

Question 25

avid

Answer 25

Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking.

Question 26

awry

Answer 26

Away from the correct course; amiss: The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry.

Question 27

balmy

Answer 27

Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.

Question 28

banter

Answer 28

Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.

Question 29

barter

Answer 29

To trade goods or services without the exchange of money.

Question 30

benign

Answer 30

Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference.

Question 31

bizarre

Answer 31

Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way. See Synonyms at fantastic.

Question 32

blasé

Answer 32

Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.

Question 33

bonanza

Answer 33

A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore.

Question 34

bountiful

Answer 34

Marked by or producing abundance: a bountiful harvest; a bountiful land.

Question 35

Cache

Answer 35

An amount of goods or valuables, especially when kept in a concealed or hard-to-reach place: maintained a cache of food in case of emergencies.

Question 36

capacious

Answer 36

Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy: a capacious office building. See Synonyms at spacious.

Question 37

caption

Answer 37

A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.

Question 38

chastise

Answer 38

To punish, as for wrongdoing. See Synonyms at punish.

Question 39

citadel

Answer 39

A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.

Question 40

cite

Answer 40

To quote or refer to (a book or author, for example) as an authority or example in making an argument.

Question 41

clad

Answer 41

To sheathe or cover (a metal) with a metal.

Question 42

clarify

Answer 42

To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.

Question 43

commemorate

Answer 43

To honor the memory of (a person or event, for example), especially with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe.

Question 44

component

Answer 44

A constituent element, as of a system. See Synonyms at element.

Question 45

concept

Answer 45

A general idea or understanding of something: the concept of inertia; the concept of free will. See Synonyms at idea.

Question 46

confiscate

Answer 46

To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.

Question 47

connoisseur

Answer 47

A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.

Question 48

modify

Answer 48

To change in form or character; alter.

Question 49

wrangle

Answer 49

To quarrel noisily or angrily. See Synonyms at argue.

Question 50

prodigy

Answer 50

An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder

Question 51

theme

Answer 51

topic of discourse or discussion.

Question 52

sublime

Answer 52

Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

Question 53

spontaneous

Answer 53

Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated: a microorganism capable of spontaneous movement.

Question 54

rubble

Answer 54

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