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Question 1

impugn

Answer 1

v. to challenge or attack one’s beliefs or motives as false

Question 2

voluble

Answer 2

adj. able to speak easily and in quantity, glib, talkative

Question 3

misogynist

Answer 3

n. one who hates women

Question 4

pedagogy

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n. the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

Question 5

ambient

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adj. relating to the immediate surroundings; surrounding environment

Question 6

inquest

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n. a judicial inquiry of some matter of some matter held before a jury
n. an investigation, inquiry

Question 7

preen

Answer 7

v. to primp, to dress up
v. to clean fur or feathers of an animal

Question 8

parry

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v. to block, evade, or ward off

Question 9

guy

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n. a rope or cord attached to something as a brace

Question 10

sallow

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adj. of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion

Question 11

plangent

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adj. pounding, thundering, resounding

Question 12

peripatetic

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adj. itinerant, nomadic

Question 13

rue

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v. to regret; to feel or experience remorse

Question 14

macerate

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v. to soften by steeping in a liquid, or decompose
v. to emaciate; to starve

Question 15

callow

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adj. lacking maturity or experience

Question 16

wistful

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adj. yearning, longing, or melancholy

Question 17

corroborate

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v. to confirm or validate

Question 18

couch

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v. to express in indirect terms; to frame in a certain way

Question 19

innervate

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v. to give nervous energy to; to supply with nerves

Question 20

impecunious

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adj. poor; without any money

Question 21

grovel

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v. to behave in a servile manner
v. to indulge in unworthy pursuits

Question 22

epicurean

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adj. characterized by luxury (esp. in terms of food and drink) or by a propensity for indulging in luxury

Question 23

hirsute

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adj. hairy, shaggy

Question 24

countenance

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n. appearance of a person’s face
v. to permit, to allow

Question 25

scurvy

Answer 25

adj. not admirable, despicable