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Question 1

Scion

Answer 1

2a : DESCENDANT, CHILD

especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family

Question 2

Verboten

Answer 2

not permitted or allowed : forbidden or prohibited by or as if by authority

Ex: These visits … qualify as “research” under the convoluted regulations of the U.S. embargo and are therefore deemed legal, whereas pleasure travel is verboten.

Question 3

To total

Answer 3

to make a total wreck of : DEMOLISH

Question 4

Consort

Answer 4

: SPOUSE

— compare PRINCE CONSORT, QUEEN CONSORT

Question 5

Devil-may-care

Answer 5

EASYGOING, CAREFREE
//a devil-may-care attitude

Question 6

Sartorial

Answer 6

broadly : of or relating to clothes
//poor sartorial taste

Question 7

To undergird

Answer 7

to form the basis or foundation of : STRENGTHEN, SUPPORT

Ex:facts and statistics subtly undergird his commentary

Question 8

To smelt

Answer 8

to melt or fuse (a substance, such as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal

Question 9

To eke out

Answer 9

to make (a supply) last by economy

Question 10

Anthropogenic

Answer 10

of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature

Ex:anthropogenic pollutants

Question 11

Ouroboros

Answer 11

a circular symbol that depicts a snake or dragon devouring its own tail and that is used especially to represent the eternal cycle of destruction and rebirth