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Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

regard with disgust and hatred

Question 2

boisterous

Answer 2

(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

Question 3

chivalrous

Answer 3

courteous and gallant, especially toward women (typically used of a man or his behavior)

Question 4

churlish

Answer 4

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

Question 5

clandestine

Answer 5

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

Question 6

complacent

Answer 6

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

Question 7

cumbersome

Answer 7

large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy; slow or complicated and therefore inefficient

Question 8

debilitating

Answer 8

(of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm; tending to weaken something

Question 9

deliberate

Answer 9

done consciously and intentionally

Question 10

droll

Answer 10

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Question 11

eccentric

Answer 11

(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange

Question 12

fractious

Answer 12

(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome

Question 13

limpid

Answer 13

(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear

Question 14

mawkish

Answer 14

sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

Question 15

obeisance

Answer 15

deferential respect

Question 16

ostentatious

Answer 16

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

Question 17

panacea

Answer 17

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Question 18

perfunctory

Answer 18

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

Question 19

perilous

Answer 19

full of danger or risk

Question 20

pervasive

Answer 20

(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

Question 21

preclude

Answer 21

prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 22

predilection

Answer 22

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Question 23

rapacious

Answer 23

aggressively greedy or grasping

Question 24

relish

Answer 24

great enjoyment

Question 25

satirical

Answer 25

(of a person or their behavior) sarcastic, critical, and mocking another’s weaknesses

Question 26

sham

Answer 26

a thing that is not what it is purported to be; bogus, false

Question 27

skirt

Answer 27

go round or past the edge of; attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with

Question 28

sluggish

Answer 28

slow-moving or inactive; lacking energy or alertness

Question 29

spartan

Answer 29

showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta

Question 30

truculent

Answer 30

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant