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Question 1

Abject

Answer 1

Adj: 1. to the highest degree; extreme (des. sth. bad) 2. lacking dignity or pride; despicable (des. person/behavior)

Question 2

Abnegation

Answer 2

N: the act of renouncing or rejecting something; refusal.

Question 3

Abjure

Answer 3

V: solemnly renounce or give up (a belief, cause, or claim).

Question 4

Abrogate

Answer 4

V: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Question 5

Abstemious

Answer 5

Adj: not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

Question 6

Accost

Answer 6

v: approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Question 7

Acumen

Answer 7

n; the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

Question 8

Adulterate

Answer 8

v; render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one; contaminate.

Question 9

Adumbrate

Answer 9

v; indicate faintly.

Question 10

aggrandize

Answer 10

v; increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Question 11

Adj: 1. to the highest degree; extreme (des. sth. bad) 2. lacking dignity or pride; despicable (des. person/behavior)

Answer 11

abject

Question 12

N: the act of renouncing or rejecting something; refusal

Answer 12

abnegation

Question 13

V: solemnly renounce or give up (a belief, cause, or claim).

Answer 13

abjure

Question 14

V: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Answer 14

abrogate

Question 15

Adj: not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

Answer 15

abstemious

Question 16

v: approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Answer 16

accost

Question 17

n; the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

Answer 17

acumen

Question 18

v; render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.

Answer 18

adulterate

Question 19

v; indicate faintly.

Answer 19

adumbrate

Question 20

v; increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Answer 20

aggrandize

Question 21

His rejection caused her _ misery.

Answer 21

abject

Question 22

She stood without shame for her _ actions

Answer 22

abject

Question 23

She _ her role as secretary of state after the scandal

Answer 23

abjured

Question 24

Her _ of the new authority resulted in her imprisonment.

Answer 24

abnegation

Question 25

Laws that prevented women from voting were finally _.

Answer 25

abrogate

Question 26

He found it hard to be _ when eating.

Answer 26

abstemious

Question 27

The customer _ the poor worker, what a Karen!

Answer 27

accoust

Question 28

Paige Buecker’s basketball _ makes her a top prospect

Answer 28

acumen

Question 29

The impoverished community’s water had been _ with chemicals.

Answer 29

adulterate

Question 30

Her elegant features were merely _ in the dim light.

Answer 30

adumbrated

Question 31

In an attempt to _ her reputation, the actress made posts that advocated the black lives matter movement

Answer 31

aggrandize