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acrimonious

Answer 1

(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter

Question 2

belligerent

Answer 2

hostile and aggressive

Question 3

beneficent

Answer 3

(of a person) generous or doing good

Question 4

canny

Answer 4

having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters; pleasant; nice

Question 5

cavalier

Answer 5

showing a lack of proper concern; offhand

Question 6

distressed

Answer 6

suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain

Question 7

dwindling

Answer 7

gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength

Question 8

eclipse

Answer 8

an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination

Question 9

encyclopedic

Answer 9

comprehensive in terms of information

Question 10

exacerbate

Answer 10

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

Question 11

exasperated

Answer 11

intensely irritated and frustrated

Question 12

fungible

Answer 12

(of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable

Question 13

hackneyed

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(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

Question 14

incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

Question 15

interchangeable

Answer 15

(of two things) able to be interchanged; apparently identical, very similar

Question 16

laconic

Answer 16

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Question 17

lucrative

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producing a great deal of profit

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magisterial

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having or showing great authority

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onerous

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(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

Question 20

opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure; the public disgrace arising from someone’s shameful conduct

Question 21

parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

Question 22

peripheral

Answer 22

relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something

Question 23

provocative

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causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

Question 24

renounce

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formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession); reject and stop using or consuming

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tempestuous

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characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

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tenable

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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

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transgression

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an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

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urbane

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courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man)

Question 29

verisimilitude

Answer 29

the appearance of being true or real

Question 30

vitiate

Answer 30

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of