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Question 1

obtuse

Answer 1

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Question 2

duplicity

Answer 2

deceitfulness; double-dealing

Question 3

thoroughgoing

Answer 3

involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something.

Question 4

demean

Answer 4

cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).

Question 5

decorum

Answer 5

behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety/etiquette.

Question 6

equivocated

Answer 6

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

Question 7

imbibe

Answer 7

absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).

Question 8

chauvinist

Answer 8

a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

Question 9

indecorous

Answer 9

not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper.

Question 10

meticulous

Answer 10

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Question 11

decimation

Answer 11

the killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species

Question 12

doleful

Answer 12

expressing sorrow; mournful.

Question 13

ploy

Answer 13

a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage.

Question 14

precedent

Answer 14

an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

Question 15

implausible

Answer 15

(of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.

Question 16

truncate

Answer 16

shorten the duration or extent of.

Question 17

perturbed

Answer 17

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

Question 18

cerebral

Answer 18

intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

Question 19

hound

Answer 19

harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Question 20

cornucopia

Answer 20

an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind.

Question 21

presumptuous

Answer 21

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Question 22

elude

Answer 22

evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.

Question 23

reverent

Answer 23

feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.