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Question 1

• someone who try to get something a you or a group want by talking to the people who make decisions

Answer 1

lobbyist

Question 2

• feeling or thinking that something will happen : expecting something
• expecting the birth of a child : soon to become a parent

Answer 2

expectant

Question 3

• a very bad headache

Answer 3

migraine

Question 4

• a stone used for sharpening knives and blades

Answer 4

whetstone

Question 5

• a physical condition in which a baby is very uncomfortable and cries for long periods of time

Answer 5

colic

Question 6

• not able to do something
• not capable

Answer 6

incapable

Question 7

• extension in one direction, size <the></the>
• the range over which something extends, scope

Answer 7

dimension

Question 8

• to spend time in quiet thought for religious purposes or relaxation

Answer 8

meditate

Question 9

• a book that contains an alphabetical list of names of people, businesses, etc.

Answer 9

directory

Question 10

• occurring over a wide area and affecting many individuals

Answer 10

pandemic

Question 11

• to glue, fill, or coat with epoxy resin

Answer 11

epoxy

Question 12

• very angry
• very powerful or violent
• very active or fast

Answer 12

furiously

Question 13

• relating to the highest female singing voice or the highest voice part in a singing group
• having a high sound range

Answer 13

soprano

Question 14

• of a straight line : joining two opposite corners of a shape (such as a square or rectangle) especially by crossing the center point of the shape

Answer 14

diagonal

Question 15

• to block by filling too full, overcrowd

Answer 15

congestion

Question 16

• a material (as flammable or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or to the environment if released without precautions

Answer 16

hazmat

Question 17

• not well-known : not known to most people

Answer 17

obscure

Question 18

• something that is so bad that it is seen as ridiculous

Answer 18

farce

Question 19

• a machine used for carrying people and things to different levels in a building

Answer 19

elevator

Question 20

• lasting a very short time
• lasting only a moment

Answer 20

momentary

Question 21

• to listen secretly to private conversation

Answer 21

eavesdropper

Question 22

• the height of something (such as an airplane) above the level of the sea

Answer 22

altitude

Question 23

• to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way

Answer 23

evaluate

Question 24

• one from whom an individual, group, or species is descended

Answer 24

ancestor

Question 25

• to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)

Answer 25

reprieve

Question 26

• graceful and attractive
• simple and clever

Answer 26

elegant

Question 27

• a musical piece made up of parts of other musical works
• a mixture of different people or things

Answer 27

medley

Question 28

• not feeling sentimental
• sentimental=resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought

Answer 28

unsentimental

Question 29

• being humble
• the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people

Answer 29

humility

Question 30

• to provide a supply of food

Answer 30

caterer

Question 31

• to think or worry very much about something

Answer 31

agonize

Question 32

• to sew a design on a piece of cloth

Answer 32

embroider

Question 33

• a period of time between events

Answer 33

interim

Question 34

• a large bird that has a long tail and is often hunted for food or sport
• the meat of the pheasant eaten as food

Answer 34

pheasant

Question 35

• a very common kind of duck

Answer 35

mallard

Question 36

• the time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out

Answer 36

curfew

Question 37

• a reddish-purple color

Answer 37

burgundy

Question 38

• serving to represent
• standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority

Answer 38

representative

Question 39

• extremely important and necessary
• very basic

Answer 39

essential

Question 40

• showing or having warmth of feeling, passionate <an></an>
• devoted <an></an>

Answer 40

ardent

Question 41

• a passageway (as in a school) into which compartments or rooms open

Answer 41

corridor

Question 42

• a small candy that usually contains medicine

Answer 42

lozenge

Question 43

• an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth

Answer 43

eclipse

Question 44

• a substance that is the main part of the cell walls of plants and that is used in making various products (such as paper)

Answer 44

cellulose

Question 45

• real or genuine
• not copied or false

Answer 45

authentic

Question 46

• a person and especially a young person who causes trouble or does things that annoy people

Answer 46

rascal

Question 47

• a bed on a frame with wheels that is used for moving people who are sick or injured

Answer 47

gurney

Question 48

• also called
• otherwise known as

Answer 48

alias

Question 49

• an object with several branches for holding candles or lights

Answer 49

candelabra

Question 50

• different from each other

Answer 50

disparity