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Question 1

Abhorrence

Answer 1

noun: To regard with extreme repugnance. (anathema, aversion, repugnance).

Question 2

Alleviate

Answer 2

verb: To lessen, lighten, relieve; to make more bearable (allay, assuage, palliate, mitigate, mollify, pacify).

Question 3

Brevity

Answer 3

noun: Shortness of duration or in expression; conciseness.

Question 4

Concurrence

Answer 4

noun: Agreement in opinion; a simultaneous occurrence. (concomitant)

Question 5

Consternation

Answer 5

noun: A sate of paralyzing dismay or confusion; bewilderment.

Question 6

Conterminous

Answer 6

adjective: Having a boundary in common.

Question 7

De facto

Answer 7

adjective: “In fact”; this phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practice purposes.

Question 8

Depreciate

Answer 8

verb: To lower in value or worth; to decrease in value.

Question 9

Devoid

Answer 9

adjective: Completely lacking; empty.

Question 10

Discomfit

Answer 10

verb: To make uneasy or perplexed; to cause to lose one’s composure.

Question 11

Expedite

Answer 11

verb: To accelerate the progress of; to execute promptly; to dispatch or hasten.

Question 12

Exuberant

Answer 12

adjective: Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy. (ebullient)

Question 13

Impertinence

Answer 13

noun: Insolence; rudeness. (audacity)

Question 14

Infamous

Answer 14

adjective: Characterized by a nefarious reputation or legacy brought about by something felonious, shocking, or brutal. (ignominious, nefarious)

Question 15

Insipid

Answer 15

adjective: Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; boring or uninspiring; unimaginative; dull. (prosaic, pedestrian)

Question 16

Insouciant

Answer 16

adjective: Free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; unworried; nonchalant.

Question 17

Intimate

Answer 17

verb: To communicate or make known indirectly; to hint at or suggest.

Question 20

Malthusian

Answer 20

adjective: Of or relating to Thomas Robert Malthus, or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and, unless it is checked by moral restraint or by disease, famine, war, or other disaster, widespread poverty and social degradation inevitably result.

Question 21

Obstinate

Answer 21

adjective: Not easily subdued or influenced; stubborn; adhering steadfast to an opinion or course of action. (dogmatic, indomitable, pertinacious, recalcitrant).

Question 22

Palatable

Answer 22

adjective: Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities; agreeable to the sense of taste; savory.

Question 23

Penury

Answer 23

noun: Extreme want or poverty; destitution; extreme dearth; barrenness or insufficiency. (privation).

Question 24

Perpetuity

Answer 24

noun: Endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity; continuing without interruption.

Question 25

Pithy

Answer 25

adjective: Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; highly insightful and perceptive. (cogent, sagacious, trenchant)

Question 26

Prima facie

Answer 26

noun: At first appearance; at first view, before investigation; plain or clear; self-evident; obvious.

Question 27

Querulous

Answer 27

adjective: Habitually complaining. (irascible, petulant)

Question 28

Reprobate

Answer 28

noun: A depraved or morally unprincipled person; a person rejected by society and beyond hope of salvation.

Question 31

Sagacity

Answer 31

noun: Showing keen judgment and perception; the quality of being discerning and farsighted. (acumen)

Question 32

Scofflaw

Answer 32

noun: A person who flouts or violates the law, especially one who fails to pay fines owed.

Question 33

Sententious

Answer 33

adjective: Terse and energetic in expression; concise and full of meaning; pithy; given to pompous moralizing.

Question 34

Sublimation

Answer 34

noun: An subconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels.

Question 35

Travesty

Answer 35

noun: An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work; a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.

Question 36

Tumult

Answer 36

noun: A disorderly commotion or disturbance; a tempestuous uprising; a riot. (clamor, disorder, maelstrom).

Question 37

Unequivocal

Answer 37

adjective: Having only one possible meaning or interpretation; unambiguous; absolute.

Question 38

Unrequited

Answer 38

adjective: Not returned or reciprocated.

Question 39

Vehemence

Answer 39

noun: Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; adamant; impassioned. (devotion, demonstrative, eagerness, earnestness)