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Question 1

impregnable

Answer 1

adj. able to withstand attack

Question 2

daft

Answer 2

adj. mad, crazy
adj. foolish

Question 3

solemn

Answer 3

adj. deeply earnest, grave
adj. of a very serious nature; gloomy

Question 4

impromptu

Answer 4

adj. spontaneously done without preparation

Question 5

impudent

Answer 5

adj. improperly disrespectful

Question 6

bedizen

Answer 6

v. to adorn, usually in a poorly conceived or tasteless manner

Question 7

incense

Answer 7

v. to make angry

Question 8

volition

Answer 8

n. a conscious decision or the capability of choosing
n. willingness

Question 9

tamp

Answer 9

v. to plug
v. to drive in or down by a series of blows

Question 10

steel

Answer 10

v. to make hard, strong or obdurate
v. to fill with determination

Question 11

gossamer

Answer 11

adj. delicate, insubstantial, flimsy

Question 12

inimical

Answer 12

adj. hostile, unfriendly

Question 13

vainglorious

Answer 13

adj. boastful of one’s accomplishments or accolades; vain

Question 14

pariah

Answer 14

n. an outcast; a rejected or despised person

Question 15

indelible

Answer 15

adj. impossible to remove or to forget

Question 16

byzantine

Answer 16

adj. complex, intricate, labyrinthine

Question 17

inveigh

Answer 17

v. to attack verbally, to deprecate

Question 18

peccadillo

Answer 18

n. a slight infraction of rules, a minor sin

Question 19

panegyric

Answer 19

n. a formal and elaborate public compliment; praise, laudation

Question 20

quaff

Answer 20

v. to drink deeply; to intoxicate oneself with great enjoyment

Question 21

inchoate

Answer 21

adj. not fully formed

Question 22

essay

Answer 22

n. an attempt or trial
v. to test, try, experiment, investigate

Question 23

incisive

Answer 23

adj. quick to understand or perceptive
adj. clearly expressed; decisive

Question 24

incorrigible

Answer 24

adj. unable to be corrected or reformed

Question 25

inculcate

Answer 25

v. to teach by frequent repetition