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Question 1

Antecedent

Answer 1

noun: A preceding circumstance.

Question 2

Antediluvian

Answer 2

adjective: Very old, old-fashioned, out of date.

Question 3

Anthropomorphic

Answer 3

adjective: Attribution to human motivation, characteristics, or behavior towards, objects, animals, or natural phenomena.

Question 4

Artifice

Answer 4

noun: A clever trick or stratagem. (chicanery, guile, legerdemain, pretense).

Question 5

Bauble

Answer 5

noun: A small showy ornament of little value.

Question 6

Bibliophile

Answer 6

noun: A lover or collector of books.

Question 7

Blanch

Answer 7

verb: To draw back from or shy away from, as from fear.

Question 8

Caucus

Answer 8

noun: A meeting of party leaders to select candidates.

Question 9

Debilitate

Answer 9

verb: To sap strength from; to weaken. (attenuate, enervate).

Question 10

Definitive

Answer 10

noun: Authoritative and complete; final.

Question 11

Edifice

Answer 11

noun: A building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.

Question 12

Facade

Answer 12

noun: A superficial appearance or illusion of something.

Question 13

Farcical

Answer 13

adjective: Broadly or extravagantly humorous.

Question 14

Filibuster

Answer 14

noun/verb: The use of obstructionist tactics for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

Question 15

Gall

Answer 15

noun: Exasperation; vexation; irritation or annoyance.

Question 16

Glib

Answer 16

adjective: Performed with natural ease. (Unctuous)

Question 17

Hallow

Answer 17

verb: To make or set apart as holy. (Sanctify)

Question 18

Hew

Answer 18

verb: To make or shape with an ax.

Question 19

Hoary

Answer 19

adjective: Ancient or venerable; ancient.

Question 20

Idiosyncratic

Answer 20

adjective: Characterized by a habit, mannerism, or other physical or mental behavior.

Question 21

Illimitable

Answer 21

adjective: Impossible to limit or circumscribe; limitless.

Question 22

Insufferable

Answer 22

adjective: Not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable.

Question 23

Jubilee

Answer 23

noun: A special celebrated anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary.

Question 24

Juggernaut

Answer 24

noun: Something, such as a belief or an institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion or to which people are ruthlessly sacrificed.

Question 25

Lapidary

Answer 25

noun: One who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.

Question 28

Lascivious

Answer 28

adjective: Indicating sexual interest. (wanton; lewd; salacious)

Question 29

Pejorative

Answer 29

adjective: Having, or characterized by, a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect, tone, or force.

Question 30

Peremptory

Answer 30

adjective: Putting an end to all debate or action.

Question 31

Perorate

Answer 31

verb: To speak at great length, often in a bombastic or grandiloquent manner.

Question 32

Perquisite

Answer 32

noun: An incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage above and beyond regular salary, compensation, income, or wages.

Question 33

Petulant

Answer 33

adjective: Unreasonably irritable or very ill-tempered. (fractious, querulous, choleric, churlish).

Question 34

Prolix

Answer 34

adjective: Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length.

Question 35

Tintinnabulation

Answer 35

noun: The ringing or sounding of bells.

Question 36

Totem

Answer 36

noun: Anything serving as a distinctive, often venerated, emblem or symbol.

Question 37

Visceral

Answer 37

adjective: Characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect.