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Question 1

obloquy

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n. abusive language; damage to one’s reputation

Question 2

abate

Answer 2

v. to decrease in intensity

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

v. to willingly let go of; to relinquish

Question 4

aberrant

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adj. abnormal, deviating from the norm

Question 5

abrade

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v. to erode or rub away

Question 6

abridge

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v. to condense; to shorten

Question 7

abscond

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v. to run away secretly and hide

Question 8

abstruse

Answer 8

adj. difficult to comprehend

Question 9

accolade

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n. recognition for an accomplishment

Question 10

acerbic

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adj. sour or bitter tasting, or of a bitter temperament

Question 11

acumen

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n. insightfulness

Question 12

adhesion

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n. the state of being physically attached
n. the state of belonging to an organization

Question 13

admonish

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v. to warn, to gently reprimand

Question 14

adroit

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adj. skillful, competent

Question 15

adulate

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v. to give excessive praise

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affable

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adj. gentle, friendly, or of a kind nature

Question 17

affluent

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adj. wealthy

Question 18

aggrandize

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v. to exagerate; to increase the scope of or to make greater

Question 19

affront

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n. an offensive act or statement
v. to insult openly

Question 20

agrarian

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adj. pertaining to farming or land matters

Question 21

alacrity

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n. enthusiasm; speed

Question 22

vug

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n. a small cavity in a rock

Question 23

petrous

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adj. rock-hard; stony

Question 24

tautology

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n. a statement that is trivially true; unnecessary repitition

Question 25

gambol

Answer 25

v. to skip playfully, to folic