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Question 1

prestige

Answer 1

fame or importance based on reputation or achievements

Question 2

duplicity

Answer 2

deception; deceitfulness; double-dealing

Question 3

peruse

Answer 3

to read carefully

Question 4

disabuse

Answer 4

to free from error or falsehood

Question 5

fallacy

Answer 5

a false notion; esp. one based on incorrect reasoning

Question 6

abject

Answer 6

of the lowest degree; brought low in condition

Question 7

relegate

Answer 7

to assign to an obscure place or condition; to send away

Question 8

ubiquitous

Answer 8

present everywhere

Question 9

staunch

Answer 9

strongly loyal

Question 10

blunder

Answer 10

to move carelessly

Question 11

putrid

Answer 11

in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten

Question 12

motif

Answer 12

a recurring subject or theme; esp. in a work of art or literature

Question 13

scrupulous

Answer 13

conscientious and exact; having principles

Question 14

ruse

Answer 14

an action or device intended to deceive

Question 15

lineaments

Answer 15

any of the features of the body; usually the face

Question 16

derelict

Answer 16

deserted, abandoned (of a building)

Question 17

cynical

Answer 17

distrusting others from a sense that everyone’s motives are selfish

Question 18

ingrate

Answer 18

an ungrateful person

Question 19

caveat

Answer 19

a warning

Question 20

apprehension

Answer 20

worry or unease

Question 21

banal

Answer 21

dull or stale, commonplace

Question 22

rejoinder

Answer 22

an answer, esp. to another answer

Question 23

venial

Answer 23

easily excused or forgiven

Question 24

apt

Answer 24

appropriate; having a natural tendency

Question 25

exodus

Answer 25

the departure of a large number of people

Question 26

blithe

Answer 26

frivolous, casual; carefree

Question 27

indelible

Answer 27

incapable of being removed or erased

Question 28

arbitrate

Answer 28

to settle a dispute or a flight between two parties

Question 29

pragmatic

Answer 29

dealing practically with a situation or a thing; based on experience rather than theory

Question 30

averse

Answer 30

opposed; reluctant; repelled

Question 31

circumspect

Answer 31

showing discretion and careful judgment

Question 32

underscore

Answer 32

to emphasize