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Question 1

succinct

Answer 1

adj. brief

Question 2

transient

Answer 2

adj. not permanent
adj. moving from place to place
n. one who moves from place to place

Question 3

trepidation

Answer 3

n. a feeling of fear or agitation

Question 4

turbid

Answer 4

adj. clouded due to sediment
adj. confused

Question 5

ubiquitous

Answer 5

adj. present everywhere

Question 6

unfeigned

Answer 6

adj. sincerely felt or expressed

Question 7

unimpeachable

Answer 7

adj. beyond doubt or suspicion

Question 8

untenable

Answer 8

adj. impossible to maintain or defend, as of an opinion

Question 9

vacillate

Answer 9

v. to waver between conflicting positions

Question 10

vacuous

Answer 10

adj. devoid of significance or matter; empty
adj. lacking serious purpose or occupation

Question 11

vociferous

Answer 11

adj. loud and insistent, esp. to compel attention

Question 12

wanderlust

Answer 12

n. the desire to travel

Question 13

wheedle

Answer 13

v. to coax or persuade

Question 14

volatile

Answer 14

adj. likely to change suddenly
adj. liable to lead to violence
adj. evaporating easily

Question 15

zenith

Answer 15

n. the highest point or peak
n. the point directly above one’s head

Question 16

abjure

Answer 16

v. to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant or avoid

Question 17

condign

Answer 17

adj. deserved, adequate

Question 18

debonair

Answer 18

adj. suave, urbane, affable, genial, charming

Question 19

inveigle

Answer 19

v. to obtain by deception or flattery

Question 20

philistine

Answer 20

adj. barbaric; lacking culture
n. an individual guided by commonplace, rather than artistic or intellectual, values

Question 21

suffuse

Answer 21

v. to spread through or over something, as with liquid, color, or light

Question 22

mettlesome

Answer 22

adj. courageous, high-spirited

Question 23

compunction

Answer 23

n. hesitation or unease at committing (or having committed) an act

Question 24

contravene

Answer 24

v. to violate, or to conflict with a rule or principle

Question 25

limn

Answer 25

v. to draw; to describe; to depict