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Question 1

Affectation

Answer 1

noun: A show, pretense, or display; behavior that is assumed or contrived rather than natural. (pretense)

Question 2

Archetype

Answer 2

noun: An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned. (quintessence)

Question 3

Celerity

Answer 3

noun: Swiftness of action or motion; speed.

Question 4

Concatenation

Answer 4

noun: The state of being linked together as in a chain.

Question 5

Concomitant

Answer 5

adjective: Accompanying; attendant.

Question 8

Ebullient

Answer 8

adjective: Overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement.

Question 9

Efficacious

Answer 9

adjective: Characterized by having or producing the desired result or effect.

Question 10

Elide

Answer 10

verb: To omit or slur over in pronunciation; to eliminate or leave out of consideration. (abridge, obviate)

Question 11

Febrile

Answer 11

adjective: Pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

Question 12

Fiat

Answer 12

noun: An arbitrary order or decree; authorization or sanction.

Question 13

Filial

Answer 13

adjective: Relating to the relationship of child to parent.

Question 14

Genuflect

Answer 14

verb: To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.

Question 15

Ignominious

Answer 15

adjective: Disgraceful; dishonorable; contemptible; bearing or deserving shame.

Question 16

Imprudent

Answer 16

adjective: Lacking discretion; unwise.

Question 17

Impunity

Answer 17

noun: Exemption from punishment.

Question 18

Induce

Answer 18

verb: To move by persuasion or evidence; to bring about, produce, cause; to influence.

Question 19

Ineffable

Answer 19

adjective: Incapable of being expressed or described in words.

Question 20

Injunction

Answer 20

verb: A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.

Question 21

Insuperable

Answer 21

adjective: Incapable of being defeated or overcome. (indomitable, impregnable)

Question 22

Malfeasance

Answer 22

noun: The performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law.

Question 23

Mercenary

Answer 23

adjective: Soldier(s) hired into foreign service.

Question 24

Odious

Answer 24

adjective: Deserving of hatred or repugnance; arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. (inimical, execrable)

Question 25

Plenary

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adjective: Complete in all respects; unlimited or full; fully attended by all qualified members.

Question 26

Prejudice

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noun: Preconceived judgment or opinion; an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of fact.

Question 27

Propriety

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noun: Socially acceptable conduct or speech; the quality of being proper. (decorum)

Question 28

Reprehensible

Answer 28

adjective: Despicable; detestable; deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy; contemptible.

Question 29

Repudiation

Answer 29

noun: Rejection of authority or validity; refusal to accept or ratify.

Question 30

Sartorial

Answer 30

adjective: Of or relating to a tailor or finely tailored clothes.

Question 31

Schism

Answer 31

noun: Division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties or factions.

Question 32

Solace

Answer 32

verb: To console; soothe; to comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; condolence.

Question 33

Solipsism

Answer 33

noun: Extreme preoccupation with and over-indulgence of one’s feelings and desires.

Question 34

Superannuate

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verb: To allow a person to retire on a pension because of age or infirmity; to remove due to age or obsolescence.

Question 35

Supercilious

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adjective: Haughty or arrogant behavior; patronizing. (imperious, insolent)

Question 36

Thwart

Answer 36

verb: To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of another; to frustrate or baffle; to foil; to defeat.

Question 37

Veracity

Answer 37

noun: Devotion to the truth; conformity to fact or truth; accuracy or precision. (fidelity)