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WWaW List #21-22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Equivocate | To Hedge |
| Superfluous | Unnecessary |
| Bilateral | Two-Sided |
| Unilateral | One-Sided |
| Circumspect | Cautious |
| Commensurate | Of Like Measure |
| Malevolence | Evil Intent |
| Neophyte | Beginner |
| Misanthropist | People-Hater |
| Bellicose | Warlike |
| Anthropomorphic | Man-Shaped |
| Captious | Fault-Finding |
| Neologism | New word |
| Malediction | A Curse |
| Incredulous | Not Believing |
| Omniscient | All-Knowing |
| Monomania | Obsession With One Thing |
| Specious | False |
| Excoriate | Verbally Flog |
| Prototype | First Model |
| Xenophobia | Fear Of Foreigners |
| Benediction | Blessing |
| Amorphous | Shapeless |
| Preponderance | Bulk |
| Magnanimous | Great-Minded |
| Mollify | Make Soft |
| Ichthyologist | Fish Scientist |
| Polyglot | Multi-Linguist |
| Diaphanous | Semitransparent |
| Somniferous | Bringing Sleep |
| Sinecure | An Easy Lucrative job |
| Soliloquy | Speech To Oneself |
| Adherent | Supporter |
| Abjure | Renounce |
| Caustic | Burning |
| Confluence | A Flowing Together |
| Depose | Topple From Power |
| Egomania | Self-Obsession |
| Egregious | Blatant |
| Analgesic | Painkiller |
| Chiromancy | Palm Reading |
| Oligarchy | Government By A Few |
| Intractable | Stubborn |
| Intransigent | Not Compromising |
| Perfidious | Treacherous |
| Perspicuous | Brilliantly Clear |
| Ingenuous | Innocent And Naive |
| Circumlocution | Talking In Circles |
| Gregarious | Sociable |
| Discursive | Rambling |