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Question 1

odium

Answer 1

n. repugnance, hatred
n. strong dislike

Question 2

officious

Answer 2

adj. prone to giving unwanted advice

Question 3

opaque

Answer 3

adj. blocking all light
adj. hard to understand

Question 4

opportune

Answer 4

adj. happening under fitting circumstances, or at an appropriate or favorable time

Question 5

superflous

Answer 5

adj. more than necessary; unnecessary

Question 6

supersede

Answer 6

v. to substitute; to take precedence over

Question 7

supplant

Answer 7

v. to replace

Question 8

supplicate

Answer 8

v. to humbly ask

Question 9

surmount

Answer 9

v. to overcome
v. to rise above

Question 10

surreptitious

Answer 10

adj. secretive

Question 11

symbiotic

Answer 11

adj. related to a relationship that is beneficial for all involved

Question 12

synapse

Answer 12

n. the small gap between the cells of nerves

Question 13

synchronous

Answer 13

adj. operating at the same time or at the same rate

Question 14

tacit

Answer 14

adj. implied or unspoken

Question 15

taciturn

Answer 15

adj. tending to be silent; quiet

Question 16

exacerbate

Answer 16

v. to make worse

Question 17

exact

Answer 17

v. to forcibly obtain

Question 18

exculpate

Answer 18

v. to free from blame

Question 19

exhort

Answer 19

v. to urge by strong appeal

Question 20

exigent

Answer 20

adj. requiring immediate attention; pressing, demanding

Question 21

exonerate

Answer 21

v. to clear of blame or guilt

Question 22

expedient

Answer 22

adj. beneficial for one’s goal
n. a hastily prepared solution to a sudden problem

Question 23

expedite

Answer 23

v. to speed up

Question 24

expiate

Answer 24

v. to atone for

Question 25

extemporaneous

Answer 25

adj. made up on the spot, ad-libbed