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Question 0

Aesthetics

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An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; Attractive; Referring to the look of something

Question 1

Abstract

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(Used as a tone word) based on ideas, not on concrete facts or events

Question 2

Agitate

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To upset, disturb

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Aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

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Altruistic

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Selflessness

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Ambivalence

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The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, an object, or an idea

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Anecdote

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A short account of an interesting or humorous incident

Question 7

Apathy

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Lack of interest or concern. Indifference

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Appetite

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To have a desire for

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Appropriate

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Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place. Fitting

Question 10

Articulate

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Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language

Question 11

Assiduous/ assiduity

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Persistent application or diligence. Unflagging effort

Question 12

Atavism

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The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes

Question 13

Austere

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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance. Somber and grave

Question 14

Breezy

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(Authors tone) casual or carefree

Question 15

Carnivalesque

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Having characteristics resembling what you would find at a carnival

Question 16

Charismatic

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Possessing personal magnetism or charm

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Coagulate

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To cause transformation of a liquid into a semi-solid or solid mass

Question 18

Concession

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Something, such as point previously claimed in an argument, that is later conceded; an acknowledgment or admission

Question 19

Curator

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The custodian of a collection. Someone who preserves and cares for something

Question 20

Cursory

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Hasty. Performed in a quick or superficial manner without attention to details

Question 21

Decry

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To condemn openly

Question 22

Deficit

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Inadequacy or insufficiency

Question 23

Defile

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To debase the pureness or excellence of. Corrupt

Question 24

Defray

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To pay for part of the cost of something. Ex- a school holding a fundraiser to defray the cost of new uniforms

Question 25

Delinquent

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Being overdue in payment. Not paid at the required or expected time

Question 26

Diminish

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To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

Question 27

Discrepancy

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Divergence of disagreement, as between facts or claims. Difference

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Disillusionment

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The act of disenchanting

Question 29

Dispirited

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Having lost enthusiasm and hope. Disheartened

Question 30

doctor

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to falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself

Question 31

dynamic

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characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress

Question 32

efficacious

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producing a desired effect; effective

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effusive

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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; the opposite of reticent

Question 34

elicit

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to bring or draw out (something latent); educe; to arrive at (ex- a truth) by logic

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

Question 36

ennui

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listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom

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equivocal

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uncertain; open to different interpretation (if you believe something implicitly, you believe in it without a doubt, so equivocally is the opposite- you are uncertain)

Question 38

esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a particular group

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evocative

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tending or having the power to draw forth or bring out something latent, hiddne, or unexpressed

Question 40

exasperate

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to make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly

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exhaustive

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treating all parts without omission; thorough

Question 42

facile

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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy

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fanaticism

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excessive irrational zeal or devotion

Question 44

fastidious

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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail

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fidelity

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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances

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fixed

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unchanging

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flippant/ flippancy

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marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert

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foreshorten

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to reduce the length of; curtail or abridge

Question 49

fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage