21-40

Question 1

moderation

Answer 1

the quality of doing something within reasonable limits

Question 2

sentiments

Answer 2

a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something

Question 3

preferment

Answer 3

the process by which someone receives a more important job, position, etc.

Question 4

ridicule

Answer 4

unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid

Question 5

venerable

Answer 5

deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance

Question 6

dispositions

Answer 6

the particular type of character that a person naturally has

Question 7

parliamentary

Answer 7

of or relating to a parliament

Question 8

exertions

Answer 8

the use of a lot of mental or physical effort

Question 9

vex

Answer 9

to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset

Question 10

obtruding

Answer 10

to make something or to become too noticeable, especially by interrupting

Question 11

solitude

Answer 11

he situation of being alone without other people

Question 12

alliance

Answer 12

a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims

Question 13

casuistry

Answer 13

the use of clever arguments to trick people

Question 14

logos

Answer 14

the word of god

Question 15

claim

Answer 15

assume a position toward an idea, fact

Question 16

enthrallment

Answer 16

the state of being fascinated/ enslaved

Question 17

shame

Answer 17

a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior

Question 18

wry

Answer 18

using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.

Question 19

asyndeton

Answer 19

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

Question 20

protrude

Answer 20

extend beyond or above a surface.