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Question 1

imprecation

Answer 1

n. a curse

Question 2

fulsome

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adj. offensively flattering or insincere
adj. offensive to the taste
adj. generous or abundant

Question 3

disingenuous

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adj. lacking in sincerity or candor

Question 4

refulgent

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adj. shining radiantly; brilliant

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ineluctable

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adj. certain, inevitable, unavoidable

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epistle

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n. a written message, usually a formal letter

Question 7

apostate

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n. one who abandons a belief, cause, party or religion

Question 8

sophistry

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n. fallacious reasoning; faulty, although plausible, logic

Question 9

factitious

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adj. produced artificially; not natural
adj. fake

Question 10

extenuate

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v. to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of; to mitigate

Question 11

gainsay

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v. to declare false
v. to deny
v. to contradict or claim exception to

Question 12

perspicuity

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n. clarity or perceptiveness in speech, though, or writing

Question 13

vitiate

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v. to reduce the quality of
v. to corrupt

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phlegmatic

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adj. hard to excite, calm, sluggish
adj. unemotional, stoic

Question 15

pied

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adj. containing patches of two or more colors, usually in blotches

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stygian

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adj. dark, gloomy, dismal
adj. infernal, hellish

Question 17

militate

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v. to have substantial weight or bearing on; to argue for or against

Question 18

nostrum

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n. cure-all, questionable remedy, or a placebo

Question 19

ambit

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n. the extent, boundary or scope of something

Question 20

precocious

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adj. unusually quick development or maturation, especially in intelligence

Question 21

regale

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v. to entertain; to feast

Question 22

enjoin

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v. to command or direct an action with authority
v. to prohibit or forbid an action

Question 23

obstreperous

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adj. unruly, noisy, loudly, stubborn

Question 24

attenuate

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v. to weaken or reduce in force or value
v. to make small or fine

Question 25

palliate

Answer 25

v. to make something appear less serious; to mitigate; to alleviate