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Question 1

antedate

Answer 1

precede in time; come before (something) in date; indicate or discover that (a document, event, or word) should be assigned to an earlier date

Question 2

banish

Answer 2

send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment

Question 3

bridle

Answer 3

show one’s resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin

Question 4

comply

Answer 4

(of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command

Question 5

crestfallen

Answer 5

sad and disappointed

Question 6

curtail

Answer 6

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on

Question 7

elucidate

Answer 7

make (something) clear; explain

Question 8

evade

Answer 8

escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery

Question 9

feckless

Answer 9

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

Question 10

fester

Answer 10

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate; (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference

Question 11

iconoclastic

Answer 11

characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions

Question 12

immure

Answer 12

enclose or confine (someone) against their will

Question 13

improvise

Answer 13

create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation; produce or make from whatever is available

Question 14

inhibit

Answer 14

hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)

Question 15

inscrutable

Answer 15

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 16

lionize

Answer 16

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity

Question 17

monotonous

Answer 17

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

Question 18

peculiar

Answer 18

strange or odd; unusual

Question 19

premeditate

Answer 19

(of an action, especially a crime) thought out or planned beforehand

Question 20

profligate

Answer 20

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

Question 21

reconcile

Answer 21

restore friendly relations between; cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible

Question 22

refine

Answer 22

remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process; improve (something) by making small changes, in particular make (an idea, theory, or method) more subtle and accurate

Question 23

relinquish

Answer 23

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

Question 24

ruminate

Answer 24

think deeply about something

Question 25

skittish

Answer 25

(of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable; (of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared

Question 26

superfluous

Answer 26

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Question 27

synoptic

Answer 27

of or forming a general summary or synopsis

Question 28

thorough

Answer 28

complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial; performed or written with great care and completeness

Question 29

visionary

Answer 29

(especially of a person) thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom