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Question 1

Ablution

Answer 1

the act of washing one’s body

Question 1

Abnegate

Answer 1

to deny to oneself; renounce; surrender

Question 2

Acidulous

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sour; ill tempered

Question 3

Adventitious

Answer 3

accidental

Question 4

Afflatus

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a creative impulse; divine inspiration

Question 5

Agathism

Answer 5

the belief that things ultimately lead to good

Question 6

Agnate

Answer 6

from the father’s side of the family

Question 7

Aleatory

Answer 7

based on chance

Question 8

Ana

Answer 8

a collection of materials that reflect a person or place

Question 9

Animus

Answer 9

hostile feeling

Question 10

Antediluvian

Answer 10

extremely old; antiquated

Question 11

Antinomy

Answer 11

a contradiction between two seemingly true statements

Question 12

Aphasia

Answer 12

loss of speech

Question 13

Aphorism

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a wise saying

Question 14

Arable

Answer 14

suitable for the growing of crops

Question 15

Arrant

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notoriously without moderation; downright

Question 16

Arriviste

Answer 16

a social climber; an upstart

Question 17

Aseptic

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surgically clean; free of germs

Question 18

Atrabilious

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inclined to melancholy

Question 19

Bailiwick

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a particular area of expertise

Question 20

Banausic

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routine; mechanical; boring

Question 21

Bellwether

Answer 21

a person who assumes a leadership role or takes initiative

Question 22

Benison

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blessing; benediction

Question 23

Bibulous

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highly absorbent; given to or fond of alcoholic beverages

Question 24

Bifurcated

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forked; divided into two branches

Question 25

Boondoggle

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a useless or valueless project or activity

Question 26

Bosky

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wooded; covered with trees and shrubs

Question 27

Braggadocio

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arrogant pretension; empty conceit

Question 28

Brummagem

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bogus; fraudulent; cheap; showy

Question 29

Caducity

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the frailty of old age; the quality of being perishable transitoriness

Question 30

Canard

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a fabricated story; or sensational report; a hoax

Question 31

Celerity

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haste; swiftness of movement

Question 32

Centrifugal

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proceeding in action away from the center or axle

Question 33

Claque

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an audience paid to clap; an obsequious audience

Question 34

Clerisy

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the intellectual elite

Question 35

Compendium

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a comprehensive summary

Question 36

Culvert

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a sewer or drain

Question 37

Daedal

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ingenious or complex in design

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Deciduous

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shedding or losing leaves on a particular season; not evergreen

Question 39

Defalcate

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to embezzle

Question 40

Defenestration

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the act of throwing someone or something out a window

Question 41

Deism

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the belief that god created the world and then left it to its own devices

Question 42

Demimonde

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a class of kept women or women of lower social standing;

Question 43

Denouement

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the outcome

Question 44

Denunciation

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open condemnation

Question 45

Diadem

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a crown that indicates royalty

Question 46

Dolorous

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sorrowful

Question 47

Éclat

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a dazzling success; acclaim

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Edacious

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having an instable appetite; great voracity

Question 49

Ephemeral

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short

Question 50

Epicene

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having characteristics of both male and female neuter

Question 51

Escarpment

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cliff; a steep slope resulting from erosion

Question 52

Esculent

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edible; suitable for eating

Question 53

Etiolate

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pale and drawn; to make weak by stunting growth

Question 54

Euthenics

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the science of improving the condition of humans by improving their environment

Question 55

Evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing; transient

Question 56

Evince

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to show; reveal

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Filial

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relating to a son

Question 58

Forward

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contrary; consistently disobedient

Question 59

Fustian

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ridiculously pompous; bombastic; grandiose in delivery

Question 60

Galoot

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a loutish oaf; a clumsy but somewhat likable person

Question 61

Gemeinschaft

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a group with similar tastes; a group bound by similar interests and kinship

Question 62

Grig

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a lively person

Question 63

Hegira

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an escape to avoid danger or to get away from an unpleasant location

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Homologate

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to confirm officially

Question 65

Hortative

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giving advice or exhortation

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Hugger

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mugger

Question 67

Imago

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an adult stage of an insect;

Question 68

Indeterminate

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vague; not known in advance

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Indubitable

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unquestionable

Question 70

Ineffable

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unutterable; unspeakable