1651-1700

Question 1

profess

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v. to declare or claim openly

Question 2

imbibe

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v. to drink; to absorb

Question 3

status quo

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n. the existing state of affairs at a particular time

Question 4

rustic

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adj. of or living in the country

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pliant

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adj. easily bent; pliable; adaptable or compliant

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slumber

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v. to sleep

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genesis

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n. birth; beginning; origin

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repast

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n. a meal

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indigent

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adj. poor; needy; destitute

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trove

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n. a collection of valuable items

Question 11

benighted

Answer 11

adj. in a state of moral or intellectual darkness

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mot

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n. a tiny particle; a speck

Question 13

fatuous

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adj. smugly foolish; complacently stupid

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dilapidated

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adj. decayed or fallen into partial ruin, esp. through disuse or age

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neologism

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n. new word or phrase

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minutiae

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n. trivial details

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trowel

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n. a flat-bladed tool used for spreading cement

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disarming

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adj. reducing or preventing criticism with charm

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impalpable

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adj. that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

Question 20

objective

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adj. having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice

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rescind

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v. to take back or cancel

Question 22

luminary

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n. a person who has achieved fame in a particular field

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wily

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adj. full of cunning

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bumptious

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adj. crudely aggressive, pushy

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titanic

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adj. very large; of great scope or power

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expunge

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v. to erase; to eliminate completely

Question 27

hegemony

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n. strong influence; domination

Question 28

aplomb

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n. self-assurance; self-confidence; poise

Question 29

bourgeoisie

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n. the middle class

Question 30

finesse

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n. subtle skill in performance or in handling a situation

Question 31

segregate

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v. to separate into groups or parts

Question 32

gustatory

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adj. relating to the sense of taste

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juvenile

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adj. not fully grown; immature

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tendentious

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adj. having a bias; favoring a cause (usually in print)

Question 35

chameleon

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n. a lizard that rapidly changes its skin color; an inconstant person

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dogged

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adj. refusing to give up despite difficulties

Question 37

inimical

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adj. harmful in effect; hostile

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punctilious

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adj. careful about every detail of behavior

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exegesis

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n. critical explanation or analysis, esp. of a text

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malevolent

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adj. showing hatred; dangerous

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banal

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adj. dull or stale; commonplace

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convivial

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adj. sociable; festive

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epiphany

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n. a sudden flash of understanding

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precocious

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adj. developing earlier than usual, esp. mentally

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importune

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v. to beg desperately and repeatedly

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barter

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v. to trade without using money

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omnipotent

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adj. all-powerful

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solace

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n. comfort in a time of distress

Question 49

amend

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v. to improve through change or correction

Question 50

miasma

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n. a noxious or poisonous atmosphere