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Question 1

Hospitable

Answer 1

Welcoming, friendly

Question 2

Hypothesis (hypothetical)

Answer 2

Theory, guess

Question 3

Iconoclast (iconoclastic)

Answer 3

Someone who attacks traditional beliefs

Question 4

Ideology

Answer 4

System of ideas, way of thinking

Question 5

Idiosyncrasy (idiosyncratic)

Answer 5

Unique personal trait

Question 6

Impeccable

Answer 6

Perfect

Question 7

Impetuous

Answer 7

Impulsive, spontaneous

Question 8

Impetus

Answer 8

Motivation, impulse

Question 9

Incarnate

Answer 9

1. Possessing a concrete, material form

2. In the flesh

Question 10

Incontrovertible

Answer 10

Definite, unable to be denied

Question 11

Incorrigible

Answer 11

Incapable of being corrected or improved

Question 12

Incredulous

Answer 12

Disbelieving, skeptical

Question 13

Indiscriminate

Answer 13

Unselective, random

Question 14

Indisposed

Answer 14

1. ill

2. Unwilling

Question 15

Induce

Answer 15

1. Bring about, cause

2. Arrive at a conclusion by logical reasoning

Question 16

Inert

Answer 16

Not moving or active

Question 17

Inherent

Answer 17

Innate, inborn, natural

Question 18

Innovate

Answer 18

Make something new, change, create

Question 19

Insidious

Answer 19

Sneaky, stealthy, treacherous

Question 20

Insular

Answer 20

1. related to or similar to an island

2. Narrow-minded, isolated

Question 21

Integrity

Answer 21

1. Honesty, dignity

2. Completeness

Question 22

Inundate

Answer 22

Flood, overwhelm

Question 23

Irony

Answer 23

Difference between what is expected and what actual happens

Question 24

Laborious

Answer 24

Involving hard work

Question 25

Lofty

Answer 25

1. Tall
2. Majestic, noble
3. Arrogant

Question 26

Lucid

Answer 26

Clear, easily understood

Question 27

Lurid

Answer 27

Sensational, shocking

Question 28

Malign

Answer 28

1. (Adj) evil

2. (V) criticize, speak ill of

Question 29

Mar

Answer 29

Hurt someone’s appearance

Question 30

Meander

Answer 30

Wander

Question 31

Mercenary

Answer 31

1. (Adj) motivated by $

2: (n) soldier hired to fight for a foreign country

Question 32

Mercurial

Answer 32

Unpredictable, inconsistent

Question 33

Mitigate (mitigation)

Answer 33

Make less serious, reduce

Question 34

Muted

Answer 34

Quiet, soft

Question 35

Myopic

Answer 35

1. Nearsighted

2. Unimaginative

Question 36

Nebulous

Answer 36

Vague, cloudy

Question 37

Nonchalance (nonchalant)

Answer 37

Lack of concern

Question 38

Notorious (notoriety)

Answer 38

Famous for something bad

Question 39

Novelty

Answer 39

1. Newness, originality

2. A trinket or toy

Question 40

Odoriferous

Answer 40

Having a strong or unpleasant smell

Question 41

Opaque (opacity)

Answer 41

1. Not transparent

2. Hard to understand

Question 42

Opportunist (opportunistic)

Answer 42

A person who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically

Question 43

Orthodox

Answer 43

Conservative

Question 44

Oversight

Answer 44

Mistake

Question 45

Parochial

Answer 45

1. Relating to church

2. Narrow-minded, unsophiscated

Question 46

Particular (particularity)

Answer 46

1. Specific, individual

2. Fussy, demanding

Question 47

Partisan

Answer 47

1. Supporter of a party or a cause

2. Someone who is prejudiced towards a certain cause

Question 48

Patronize

Answer 48

1. Support financially

2. Act superior, look down on

Question 49

Peremptory

Answer 49

Bossy, commanding

Question 50

Perennial

Answer 50

Long-lasting, continual

Question 51

Perfidious

Answer 51

Untrustworthy, disloyal

Question 52

Perverse

Answer 52

1. Unacceptable, unreasonable

2. Unnatural, abnormal

Question 53

Pigment

Answer 53

Substance that gives color

Question 54

Plebeian

Answer 54

Common citizen

Question 55

Poignant

Answer 55

Emotionally touching

Question 56

Pragmatic (pragmatism, pragmatist)

Answer 56

Practical

Question 57

Precipitate

Answer 57

Cause a sudden outcome

Question 58

Hierarchy

Answer 58

Ranking, classification