Plm

Question 1

Challenge

Answer 1

A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.

Question 2

Effort

Answer 2

The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

Question 3

force

Answer 3

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

Question 4

mindset

Answer 4

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

Question 5

gravity

Answer 5

The natural attraction between physical bodies, especially when one of the bodies is a celestial body, such as the earth.

Question 6

chorus

Answer 6

A group of singers who perform together, usually singing multi-part compositions with more than one singer for each part.

Question 7

Radiant

Answer 7

Emitting heat or light: a radiant star.

Question 8

random

Answer 8

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements.`

Question 9

drone

Answer 9

A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.

Question 10

grim

Answer 10

Discouraging or depressing: The business news has been grim lately.

Question 11

Bellow

Answer 11

To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull.

Question 12

canine

Answer 12

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the canids.

Question 13

casual

Answer 13

Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal: a casual evening with friends.

Question 14

compromise

Answer 14

A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.

Question 15

downright

Answer 15

Thoroughgoing; unequivocal: a downright lie.

Question 16

endure

Answer 16

To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer: endure an Arctic winter.

Question 17

Emblem

Answer 17

A distinctive badge, design, or device: trucks marked with the company emblem; the emblem of the air force.

Question 18

ensue

Answer 18

To take place afterward or as a result. See Synonyms at follow.

Question 19

permanent

Answer 19

Lasting or remaining without essential change: “the universal human yearning for something permanent, enduring, without shadow of change” (Willa Cather).

Question 19

ponder

Answer 19

To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.

Question 19

perjury

Answer 19

The crime of willfully and knowingly making a false statement about a material fact while under oath.

Question 20

pique

Answer 20

To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

Question 20

persist

Answer 20

To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.

Question 20

perturb

Answer 20

To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious: I was perturbed by his off-color remarks.

Question 21

pluck

Answer 21

To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken.

Question 22

poised

Answer 22

Assured; composed.

Question 23

potential

Answer 23

Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped: a potential problem; a substance with many potential uses.

Question 24

predatory

Answer 24

Living or characterized by preying on other animals: a predatory insect; predatory instincts

Question 25

presume

Answer 25

To take for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary: "I presume you're tired after the long ride" (Edith Wharton).

Question 26

preview

Answer 26

An advance showing, as of a movie or art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins.

Question 27

prior

Answer 27

Preceding in time or order: “[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval” (Seymour M. Hersh).

Question 28

prowess

Answer 28

Superior skill or ability.

Question 29

Radiant

Answer 29

Emitting heat or light: a radiant sta

Question 30

random

Answer 30

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective: random movements. See Synonyms at chance.

Question 31

rant

Answer 31

To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.

Question 32

recede

Answer 32

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.

Question 33

reprimand

Answer 33

To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way. See Synonyms at admonish.

Question 34

resume

Answer 34

A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application.

Question 35

retort

Answer 35

To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner. See Synonyms at answer.

Question 36

robust

Answer 36

Full of health and strength; vigorous. See Synonyms at healthy.

Question 37

rupture

Answer 37

An instance of breaking open or bursting: a rupture in the fuel line.

Question 38

Saga

Answer 38

A prose narrative usually written in Iceland between 1120 and 1400, dealing with the families that first settled Iceland and their descendants, with the histories of the kings of Norway, and with the myths and legends of early Germanic gods and heroes.

Question 39

sequel

Answer 39

Something that follows as a continuation, especially a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.

Question 40

sham

Answer 40

Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine: “Because she had been so readily unfaithful, her marriage was a sham” (Alice Munro).

Question 41

shirk

Answer 41

shirk

Question 42

simultaneously

Answer 42

Happening, existing, or done at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary.

Question 43

snare

Answer 43

A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.

Question 44

species

Answer 44

Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. The species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus. Species names are represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in Ananas comosus, the pineapple, and Equus caballus, the horse.

Question 45

status

Answer 45

Position relative to that of others; standing: Her status is that of a guest.

Question 46

stodgy

Answer 46

Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. See Synonyms at dull.