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Question 1

Charlatan-

Answer 1

1. a person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people

Question 2

Emphatic-

Answer 2

1. uttered with or marked by emphasis
2. tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action
3. attracting special attention

Question 3

Garish-

Answer 3

1. clothed in vivid colors
2. excessively or disturbingly vivid b) offensively or distressingly bright
3. tastelessly showy

Question 4

Incessant-

Answer 4

1. continuing without stopping

2. continuing or following without interruption

Question 5

Melodramatic-

Answer 5

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of melodrama

2. appealing to the emotions : sense

Question 6

Opaque-

Answer 6

1. blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity
2. a) hard to understand or explain b) obtuse or thick headed

Question 7

Quadruped-

Answer 7

1. an animal having four feet

Question 8

Manifestations-

Answer 8

1. the act, process, or an instance of manifesting
2. perceptible, outward, or visible expression
3. one of forms in which an individual is manifested

Question 9

Nuances-

Answer 9

1. a subtle distinction or variable
2. a subtle quality
3. sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)

Question 10

Permeated-

Answer 10

1. to diffuse through or penetrate something
2. to spread or diffuse through
3. to pass through the pores or interstices of

Question 11

Rancor-

Answer 11

1. bitter deep-seated ill-will

Question 12

Repercussions-

Answer 12

1. reflection, reverberation
2. a) an action or effect given or exerted in return : a reciprocal action or effect b) a widespread, indirect or unforeseen effect of an act, action, or event

Question 13

Bequeath-

Answer 13

1. to give or leave by will -used especially of personal property
2. to hand down : transit

Question 14

Despot-

Answer 14

1. a) a ruler with absolute power and authority b) a person exercising power tyrannically
2. a) a Byzantine emperor or prince
   b) a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 15

Feign-

Answer 15

1. a) to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression b) to assert as if true

Question 16

Heresy-

Answer 16

1. a) adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma b) denial of a reveled truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church c) an opinion or doctrine contrary dogma
2. a) dissent or deviation from from a dominant theory, opinion or practice b) an opinion, doctrine, or practice to the truth or general accepted belief

Question 17

Reprimand-

Answer 17

1. to criticize (a person) severely or formally
2. chide for fault
3. a several or formal reproof

Question 18

Sovereign-

Answer 18

1. highest in power or authority
2. having independent authority
3. a person (as a king or queen) or body of persons having authority in a state

Question 19

Supplanted-

Answer 19

1. to take the place of (another) especially by force or trickery
2. to take place of especially by reason of superior excellence or power

Question 20

Incise-

Answer 20

1. to cut into

2. a) to carve figures, letters or devices into b) to carve (as an inscription) into a surface

Question 21

Menagerie-

Answer 21

1. a) a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition b) a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition
2. a varied mixture

Question 22

Opportune-

Answer 22

1. suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence

2. occurring at an appropriate time

Question 23

Tedious-

Answer 23

1. tiring bc of length or dullness

Question 24

Variant-

Answer 24

1. differing from others of its kind or class
2. varying usually slightly from the standard of type
3. one that exhibits variation from a type or norm

Question 25

Abstain-

Answer 25

1. to choose not to do or have something

2. to choose not to vote