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Question 1

abreast

Answer 1

side by side and facing the same way; alongside or even with something

Question 2

confound

Answer 2

cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations; mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish

Question 3

digression

Answer 3

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Question 4

discrepancy

Answer 4

a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

Question 5

duplicitous

Answer 5

deceitful

Question 6

expedient

Answer 6

(of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

Question 7

fabricate

Answer 7

invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent

Question 8

glum

Answer 8

looking or feeling dejected; morose

Question 9

harbinger

Answer 9

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner of something

Question 10

intrinsic

Answer 10

belonging naturally; essential

Question 11

largesse

Answer 11

generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others; money or gifts given generously

Question 12

libertine

Answer 12

characterized by a disregard of morality, especially in sexual matters; freethinking in matters of religion (noun:) a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters

Question 13

malfeasance

Answer 13

wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Question 14

manifest

Answer 14

display or show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate

Question 15

minute

Answer 15

extremely small; so small as to verge on insignificance

Question 16

modish

Answer 16

conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable

Question 17

nascent

Answer 17

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Question 18

perennial

Answer 18

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

Question 19

pious

Answer 19

devoutly religious

Question 20

providential

Answer 20

occurring at a favorable time; opportune

Question 21

prowess

Answer 21

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Question 22

schism

Answer 22

a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief

Question 23

slander

Answer 23

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation:

Question 24

stalwart

Answer 24

loyal, reliable, and hardworking

Question 25

supplicate

Answer 25

ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

Question 26

terse

Answer 26

sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 27

tirade

Answer 27

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

Question 28

universal

Answer 28

of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases

Question 29

vanquish

Answer 29

defeat thoroughly

Question 30

woeful

Answer 30

characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery