1551-1600

Question 1

upheaval

Answer 1

a major change or period of change that causes a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc.

Question 2

hackneyed

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overused; cliche; trite; not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often

Question 3

chaos

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complete confusion and disorder; a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything

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fraternal

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related to brothers; made up of members who share an interest or purpose

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contemporaries

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a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another person

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unkempt

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uncared for; neglected; disheveled

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adept

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expert at

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monochromatic

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having or made up of one color or shades of one color

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delude

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deceive

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mischance

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bad luck

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precarious

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uncertain; risky; not safe, strong, or steady

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insidious

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treacherous; stealthy; sly; causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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enfranchise

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to admit to the rights of citizenship

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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trek

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travel; journey

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sinecure

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an office or position requiring little or not work, especially one yielding profitable returns

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misconception

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a wrong or mistaken idea

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cultivate

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to improve or develop by careful attention, training, or study

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precept

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practical rule guiding conduct

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vertiginous

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causing or likely to cause a feeling of dizziness especially because of great height

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ingrate

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ungrateful person

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onset

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the beginning of something

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mediate

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to work with opposing sides in an argument or dispute in order to get an agreement

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dislodge

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to forcefully remove from a place or position

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extent

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the range, distance, or space that is covered or affected by something or included in something

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pellucid

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very clear; easy to understand

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countercultural

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a culture with values and customs are very different from and usually opposed to those accepted by most of society

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accommodate

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to do something helpful for; to provide what is needed or wanted for

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gorge

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stuff oneself

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temperamental

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likely to become upset or angry

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fortify

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to strengthen by building military

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bucolic

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rustic; pastoral

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disperse

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to go or move in different directions; to spread apart

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vigorous

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healthy and strong

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gesticulate

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to make gestures with the hands

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avarice

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a strong desire to have or get money; greed

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remnant

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remainder

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spatial

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relating to space

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materialism

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preoccupation with physical comforts and things

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oppress

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to treat in a cruel or unfair way

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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lacerate

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to cut or tear deeply or roughly

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mock

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to laugh at or make fun of especially by copying an action or a way of behaving or speaking

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disavow

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to say that you are not responsible for; to deny that you know about or are involved in

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encroach

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to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone; to cover more land gradually

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reproach

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express disapproval or disappointment

Question 48

expedition

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a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose

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wrought

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carefully formed or worked into shape

Question 50

mortgage (v)

Answer 50

to place under advance obligation; pledge