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Question 1

unconscionable

Answer 1

not right or reasonable.

Question 2

fastidious

Answer 2

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Question 3

convivial

Answer 3

(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.

Question 4

factitious

Answer 4

artificially created or developed.

Question 5

circumscribe

Answer 5

restrict (something) within limits.

Question 6

promulgate

Answer 6

promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).

Question 7

apposite

Answer 7

apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.

Question 8

goad

Answer 8

provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction

Question 9

vaunted

Answer 9

praised or boasted about, especially in an excessive way.

Question 10

aesthete

Answer 10

a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty.

Question 11

moot

Answer 11

subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.

Question 12

desiccate

Answer 12

remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Question 13

ignoble

Answer 13

not honorable in character or purpose.

Question 14

implacable

Answer 14

unable to be placated (make (someone) less angry or hostile).

Question 15

dogmatic

Answer 15

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Question 16

proselytize

Answer 16

convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.

Question 17

perspicacious

Answer 17

having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

Question 18

junta

Answer 18

a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

Question 19

guffaw

Answer 19

laugh in a loud or boisterous way.

Question 20

cadaverous

Answer 20

resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony.

Question 21

conflate

Answer 21

combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one.

Question 22

dispensation

Answer 22

exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Question 23

unstinting

Answer 23

given or giving without restraint; unsparing.

Question 24

supercilious

Answer 24

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Question 25

pugnacious

Answer 25

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

Question 26

besmirch

Answer 26

damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others