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Question 1

Apoplexy

Answer 1

A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to lack of oxygen in the brain

Question 2

Arduous

Answer 2

Difficult to accomplish

Question 3

Canon

Answer 3

Conforming to orthodox or recognized views

Question 4

Capacious

Answer 4

Large in capacity

Question 5

Credulity

Answer 5

Tendency to believe readily

Question 6

Debonnaire

Answer 6

Courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm

Question 7

Earnest

Answer 7

Serious; Showing sincerity of feeling; Grave; Important

Question 8

Effrontery

Answer 8

Shameless boldness; Impudence

Question 9

Epigram

Answer 9

A witty saying

Question 10

Equanimity

Answer 10

Mental calmness or stability especially in a difficult situation

Question 11

Expurgation

Answer 11

Deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Question 12

Farce

Answer 12

A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbably situations

Question 13

Flat

Answer 13

Apartment

Question 14

Forte

Answer 14

One’s strong point or strength

Question 15

Gorgon

Answer 15

Any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had snakes for hair

Question 16

Impetuous

Answer 16

Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Question 17

Indecorous

Answer 17

Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

Question 18

Indignant

Answer 18

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 19

Indiscretion

Answer 19

Behavior or speech that displays a lack of good judgment

Question 20

Insuperable

Answer 20

Incapable of being surmounted or excelled

Question 21

Inversion

Answer 21

Reversal of the normal order or words

Question 22

Machination

Answer 22

A crafty and involved plot to achieve sinister ends

Question 23

Mercenary

Answer 23

Working or acting merely for money or other reward at the expense of ethics

Question 24

Misanthrope

Answer 24

Someone who dislikes people in general

Question 25

Neologism

Answer 25

A newly coined word or expression