15

Question 1

alienate

Answer 1

cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Question 3

apropos

Answer 3

with reference to; concerning

Question 4

cloak

Answer 4

something serving to hide or disguise something

Question 5

consensus

Answer 5

a general agreement

Question 6

distort

Answer 6

pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading or false account or impression of

Question 7

divergent

Answer 7

tending to be different or develop in different directions

Question 8

elated

Answer 8

ecstatically happy

Question 9

enchant

Answer 9

fill (someone) with great delight; charm; bewitch

Question 10

entrenched

Answer 10

(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained

Question 11

exotic

Answer 11

originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country

Question 12

exploitative

Answer 12

making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit

Question 13

foreseeable

Answer 13

able to be foreseen or predicted

Question 14

forsake

Answer 14

abandon (someone or something); renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant)

Question 15

gratify

Answer 15

give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction; indulge or satisfy (a desire)

Question 16

heed

Answer 16

pay attention to; take notice of

Question 17

judicious

Answer 17

having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense

Question 18

lucid

Answer 18

expressed clearly; easy to understand; showing ability to think clearly, especially in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity

Question 19

pertinent

Answer 19

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

Question 20

propriety

Answer 20

the details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct; the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

Question 21

scintillating

Answer 21

sparkling or shining brightly; brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful

Question 22

sensational

Answer 22

(of an event, a person, or a piece of information) causing great public interest and excitement

Question 23

sophisticated

Answer 23

having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture

Question 24

strife

Answer 24

angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

Question 25

understated

Answer 25

presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way

Question 26

unscrupulous

Answer 26

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

Question 27

veracity

Answer 27

habitual truthfulness; conformity to facts, accuracy

Question 28

virulent

Answer 28

(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects

Question 29

volatile

Answer 29

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures