1001-1050

Question 1

renounce

Answer 1

abandon; disown; repudiate

Question 2

protean

Answer 2

able to change into many different forms or able to do many different things

Question 3

plague (v)

Answer 3

to cause constant or repeated trouble, illness, etc., for

Question 4

penetrating

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spreading out deeply or widely

Question 5

however

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to whatever degree or extent; no matter how

Question 6

imbecile

Answer 6

a very stupid person; an idiot or fool

Question 7

embrace

Answer 7

to accept readily or gladly

Question 8

monolithic

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solidly uniform; unyielding

Question 9

frenzy

Answer 9

state of extreme excitement, confusion or agitation; great and often wild or uncontrolled activity

Question 10

exaggerate

Answer 10

to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is

Question 11

ill-conceived

Answer 11

badly planned; not showing good judgment

Question 12

gush

Answer 12

a sudden outward flow of a large amount of liquid

Question 13

mischievous

Answer 13

causing or tending to cause annoyance or minor harm or damage

Question 14

levy

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impose; collect a payment; to use legal authority to demand and collect

Question 15

inane

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very silly or stupid

Question 16

unerring

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always right and accurate; making no errors

Question 17

awestruck

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filled with feelings of fear and wonder; filled with awe

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abjure

Answer 18

to reject formally

Question 19

condescend

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to show that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people

Question 20

renowned

Answer 20

great fame and respect

Question 21

interdisciplinary

Answer 21

involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic areas of knowledge; involving two or more disciplines

Question 22

employ

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to use for a particular purpose or to do something

Question 23

outrun

Answer 23

to be or become more or greater than

Question 24

way station

Answer 24

a place where people can stop to rest, supplies, etc., during a long journey

Question 25

controvert

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oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict

Question 26

symbolize

Answer 26

to be a symbol of

Question 27

cession

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yielding to another; ceding

Question 28

upstart

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a person who has recently begun an activity become successful, etc., and who does not show proper respect for older and more experienced people

Question 29

daunting

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tending to make people afraid or less confident; very difficult to do or deal with

Question 30

purvey

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to provide, furnish, supply items as a business or service

Question 31

mend

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to make usable again; to repair

Question 32

heartfelt

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deeply felt; very sincere

Question 33

self-deprecating

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belittling

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resourceful

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able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems

Question 35

throes

Answer 35

painful emotions, sensations, or feelings

Question 36

voluble

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talking a lot in an energetic and rapid way

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fleeting

Answer 37

not lasting; lasting for only a short time

Question 38

plummet

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to fall suddenly straight down especially from a very high place

Question 39

pursue

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to try to get or do over a period of time

Question 40

retreat

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to change your opinion or statement about something because it is unpopular

Question 41

peeved

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angry or annoyed

Question 42

posterity

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people in the future; descendants; future generations

Question 43

metaphysical

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of or relating to things that are thought to exist but that cannot be seen

Question 44

subjective

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based on feelings or opinions rather than facts

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oration

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a formal speech

Question 46

marginal

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not very important

Question 47

nebulous

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vague; hazy; cloudy; not clear; difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.

Question 48

ravenous

Answer 48

very hungry

Question 49

candor

Answer 49

frankness; open honesty

Question 50

intersperse

Answer 50

to put at different places among other things