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Question 1

comply

Answer 1

v. to yield or act in accordance with requests, conditions, etc.

Question 2

peccadillo

Answer 2

n. a minor sin

Question 3

incendiary

Answer 3

adj. causing or capable of causing fire; stirring up trouble

Question 4

impunity

Answer 4

n. exemption from punishment or harm

Question 5

proficient

Answer 5

adj. very skillful, esp. through training

Question 6

precede

Answer 6

v. to go before

Question 7

benefactor

Answer 7

n. one who helps and supports others

Question 8

flout

Answer 8

v. intentionally and obviously disobey

Question 9

erode

Answer 9

v. to wear away slowly

Question 10

spate

Answer 10

n. a large number or amount of something, esp. in a brief time

Question 11

imbue

Answer 11

v. to inspire; to permeate; to fil with a mood or tone

Question 12

credulous

Answer 12

adj. tending to believe too easily

Question 13

bravura

Answer 13

n. a showy display

Question 14

omniscient

Answer 14

adj. all-knowing

Question 15

untenable

Answer 15

adj. indefensible, or impossible to maintain

Question 16

veneer

Answer 16

n. an attractive, ultimately misleading outward show; thin layer

Question 17

legible

Answer 17

adj. capable of being read or deciphered

Question 18

recount

Answer 18

v. to tell in detail

Question 19

prevaricate

Answer 19

v. to speak or write evasively in order to avoid telling the truth

Question 20

sedentary

Answer 20

adj. sitting down most of the time

Question 21

veracious

Answer 21

adj. honest; truthful

Question 22

venerate

Answer 22

v. to look upon with respect and honor

Question 23

raconteur

Answer 23

n. one who tells stories with skill

Question 24

leaning

Answer 24

n. a preference or inclination

Question 25

premature

Answer 25

adj. happening, done, arriving, or existing before the proper time