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Question 1

culminate

Answer 1

reach a climax or point of highest development.

Question 2

imbroglio

Answer 2

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Question 3

callow

Answer 3

(of a young person) inexperienced and immature.

Question 4

circumvent

Answer 4

find a way around (an obstacle).

Question 5

tawdy

Answer 5

having a cheap and ugly appearance: morally low or bad.

Question 6

facile

Answer 6

(especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.

Question 7

sycophant

Answer 7

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

Question 8

besotted

Answer 8

strongly infatuated.

Question 9

amorphous

Answer 9

without a clearly defined shape or form.

Question 10

rile

Answer 10

make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

Question 11

phantasmagorical

Answer 11

describes something with a dreamlike, fantastical, unreal

Question 12

malapropism

Answer 12

the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect

Question 13

redress

Answer 13

remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).

Question 14

facetious

Answer 14

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

Question 15

unprepossessing

Answer 15

not particularly attractive or appealing to the eye.

Question 16

maladroit

Answer 16

ineffective or bungling; clumsy.

Question 17

abrogate

Answer 17

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Question 18

glean

Answer 18

extract (information) from various sources.

Question 19

peevish

Answer 19

easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Question 20

eponym

Answer 20

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

Question 21

bridle

Answer 21

bring (something) under control;

Question 22

lionize

Answer 22

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.

Question 23

aboveboard

Answer 23

legitimate, honest, and open.

Question 24

behoove

Answer 24

it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent(necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility) on.

Question 25

quip

Answer 25

a witty remark