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Question 1

Arrears

Answer 1

The state of being in debt

Question 2

Brandish

Answer 2

To wave or display threateningly

Question 3

Compunction

Answer 3

Guilt, remorse at having done something wrong

Question 4

Concert

Answer 4

Combined action or agreement

Question 5

Copious

Answer 5

Large amount of

Question 6

Diatribe

Answer 6

A tirade a bitter denunciation

Question 7

Entity

Answer 7

Something that exists; something of value

Question 8

Fathom

Answer 8

To understand; to penitents the meaning of

Question 9

Impetuous

Answer 9

Unpredictable; headstrong

Question 10

Induce

Answer 10

To cause; to influence

Question 11

Pandemic

Answer 11

Prevalent or common throughout a large area

Question 12

Pluralism

Answer 12

A condition of society in which distance groups exist and function together yet retain their own identities

Question 13

Secede

Answer 13

To withdraw from an alliance or group

Question 14

Serene

Answer 14

Calm, peaceful, tranquil, untroubled

Question 15

Travesty

Answer 15

A grotesque or shameful perversion

Question 16

Appraise

Answer 16

To estimate the value of quality of; to access

Question 17

Ascribe

Answer 17

To credit or assign; to attribute

Question 18

Brazen

Answer 18

Bold, blunt, impudent

Question 19

Cursory

Answer 19

Hasty, quick

Question 20

Craven

Answer 20

Cowardly

Question 21

Duress

Answer 21

Done under threat

Question 22

Extort

Answer 22

To obtain through force, threat, or illicit means

Question 23

Estrange

Answer 23

To cause or feel removed from; to stray

Question 24

Iridescent

Answer 24

Displaying glowing colors

Question 25

Intersperse

Answer 25

To scatter among; to place at intervals

Question 26

Livid

Answer 26

Angry; enraged

Question 27

Marginal

Answer 27

Low in quality; mediocre

Question 28

Nebulous

Answer 28

Vague; unclear; hazy

Question 29

Oust

Answer 29

To banish; to expel

Question 30

Draconian

Answer 30

Harsh, cruel