1751-1800

Question 1

distrust

Answer 1

to have no trust or confidence in

Question 2

literal

Answer 2

giving the meaning of each individual word; exact

Question 3

mellifluous

Answer 3

sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

Question 4

irreproachable

Answer 4

not deserving criticism or blame; having no fault

Question 5

plethora

Answer 5

excess; overabundance

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subject to

Answer 6

to cause or force to experience

Question 7

guru

Answer 7

a teacher or guide that you trust

Question 8

predicament

Answer 8

a difficult or unpleasant situation

Question 9

vault

Answer 9

to accomplish something as if by leaping suddenly or vigorously

Question 10

iniquitous

Answer 10

wicked; immoral; unrighteous

Question 11

dulcet

Answer 11

sweet sounding

Question 12

pioneer

Answer 12

a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc.

Question 13

salutary

Answer 13

wholesome, healthful, remedial

Question 14

glib

Answer 14

said or done too easily or carelessly; showing little preparation or thought

Question 15

aggrieve

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to distress or bring grief to; cause to suffer; to treat unfairly

Question 16

clinch

Answer 16

to make final; to settle; to embrace

Question 17

impair

Answer 17

to make weaker or worse

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lighthearted

Answer 18

having or showing a cheerful and happy nature

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spry

Answer 19

vigorously active; nimble; full of life and energy

Question 20

embark

Answer 20

to begin a journey especially on a ship or airplane

Question 21

magnitude

Answer 21

the size, extent, or importance of something

Question 22

extended metaphor

Answer 22

a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work, especially a poem

Question 23

yen

Answer 23

longing; urge

Question 24

abyss

Answer 24

a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

Question 25

shun

Answer 25

to avoid

Question 26

bewilder

Answer 26

to confuse very much

Question 27

scorn

Answer 27

to show that you think is not worthy of respect or approval; to feel or express scorn of

Question 28

dead

Answer 28

complete, total, or absolute

Question 29

quizzical

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showing that you do not understand something or that you find something strange or amusing

Question 30

frenetic

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frenzied; frantic

Question 31

perverse

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willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary

Question 32

substantiate

Answer 32

to prove the truth of

Question 33

defer

Answer 33

put off, delay

Question 34

sinister

Answer 34

evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

Question 35

inscribe

Answer 35

to write or cut on something

Question 36

concede

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to say that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of; to admit usually in an unwilling way

Question 37

recapitulate

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summarize

Question 38

dismember

Answer 38

cut into small parts

Question 39

disparate

Answer 39

different from each other

Question 40

acrophobia

Answer 40

fear of heights

Question 41

tactile

Answer 41

relating to the sense of touch

Question 42

empathy

Answer 42

the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions

Question 43

urban

Answer 43

of or relating to cities and the people who live in them; urban legend

Question 44

diminish

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to become or to cause to become less in size, importance, etc.

Question 45

flaunt

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display ostentatiously; to show in a very open way so that other people will notice

Question 46

annul

Answer 46

make void

Question 47

satiate

Answer 47

satisfy fully

Question 48

comparatively

Answer 48

when measured or judged against something else; in comparison with something else

Question 49

relish

Answer 49

savor; enjoy

Question 50

filial

Answer 50

pertaining to a son or daughter