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Question 1

pedant

Answer 1

n. someone who shows of knowledge
n. someone who pays undue attention to rules

Question 2

penchant

Answer 2

n. a strong preference for something

Question 3

penury

Answer 3

n. extreme poverty or destitution

Question 4

tangent

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n. a different topic

Question 5

technocracy

Answer 5

n. rule by scientists

Question 6

tedium

Answer 6

n. dullness
n. the feeling of being bored

Question 7

tenacious

Answer 7

adj. sticking strongly to something
adj. having greater than average longevity
adj. stubborn

Question 8

timorous

Answer 8

adj. easy to frighten

Question 9

tirade

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n. a long, angry rant

Question 10

torpid

Answer 10

adj. lacking physical or mental energy

Question 11

torpor

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n. a state of low physical or mental energy

Question 12

torrid

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adj. extremely hot
adj. having intense emotion or passion

Question 13

totalitarianism

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n. absolute, dictatorial control by the government

Question 14

tractable

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adj. easy to handle or control
adj. easily shaped

Question 15

anomalous

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adj. different front he norm; aberrant

Question 16

antipathy

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n. aversion; loathing

Question 17

approbate

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v. to approve

Question 18

appropriate

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v. to take by force
v. to assign for a certain purpose

Question 19

arbiter

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n. person chosen to solve a dispute

Question 20

archetype

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n. a typical example of something
n. the original on which something else is molded

Question 21

ardor

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n. feeling of great warmth or intensity

Question 22

arduous

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adj. requiring mental or physical strain
adj. demanding

Question 23

aria

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n. a solo vocal piece in an opera

Question 24

arid

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adj. extremely dry
adj. lacking spirit or vitality

Question 25

sundry

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adj. various, miscellaneous, separate