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Question 1

cogent

Answer 1

convincing, persuasive

Question 2

earmark

Answer 2

1) allocate

2) characteristic, feature

Question 3

factotum

Answer 3

handyman, an employee who does all kinds of work

Question 4

wayward

Answer 4

1) disobedient, unmanageable

2) capricious, erratic, fickle

Question 5

vane

Answer 5

weathervane, anemoscope

Question 6

acerbic

Answer 6

1) acid, sour

2) (style) acrid, bitter, pungent, scathing, sharp

Question 7

ennui

Answer 7

boredom, languor, tedium

Question 8

sinecure

Answer 8

a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

easy post, pushover, cure all, soft touch

Question 9

magnanimous

Answer 9

broad-minded, generous, tolerant

Question 10

legerdemain

Answer 10

1) jugglery, magic, prestidigitation

2) deception, manipulation, trickery

Question 11

flagrant

Answer 11

1) blatant

2) atrocious, heinous

Question 12

poignant

Answer 12

bitter, incisive, pungent

Question 13

belie

Answer 13

1) deceive, mislead

2) disprove

Question 14

respite

Answer 14

pause, recess

Question 15

cabal

Answer 15

1) intrigue, plot, scheme

2) clique, coterie, faction, ring

Question 16

doctrine

Answer 16

creed, dogma, tenet