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Question 1

metamorphosis

Answer 1

a transformation as by magic

Question 2

prestige

Answer 2

fame or importance

Question 3

dublicity

Answer 3

deception, deceitfulness

Question 4

peruse

Answer 4

to read carefully

Question 5

disabuse

Answer 5

to free from error or falsehood

Question 6

transcribe

Answer 6

to copy over

Question 7

somber

Answer 7

dark and gloomy or dull

Question 8

debunk

Answer 8

to expose the falsehood of

Question 9

staunch

Answer 9

strongly loyal

Question 10

mortify

Answer 10

to humiliate

Question 11

blunder

Answer 11

to move carelessly

Question 12

putrid

Answer 12

in a foul state

Question 13

illicit

Answer 13

unlawful

Question 14

motif

Answer 14

recurring subject or theme

Question 15

scrupulous

Answer 15

conscientious and exact

Question 16

ruse

Answer 16

an action or device intended to decieve

Question 17

lineaments

Answer 17

any of the features of the body

Question 18

derelict

Answer 18

deserted, abandoned

Question 19

cynical

Answer 19

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

Question 20

ingrate

Answer 20

an ungrateful person

Question 21

caveat

Answer 21

a warning

Question 22

compound

Answer 22

building or group of buildings enclosed by a barrier

Question 23

appehension

Answer 23

worry or unease

Question 24

banal

Answer 24

dull or stale

Question 25

rustic

Answer 25

of or living in the country

Question 26

rejoinder

Answer 26

an answer esp. to another answer

Question 27

venial

Answer 27

easily excused or forgiven

Question 28

apt

Answer 28

appropriate

Question 29

exert

Answer 29

to put forth or bring to bear

Question 30

exodus

Answer 30

the departure of a large number of people

Question 31

suffrage

Answer 31

the right to vote

Question 32

diverge

Answer 32

to depart from a set course or opinion

Question 33

blithe

Answer 33

frivolous

Question 34

indelible

Answer 34

incapable of being removed or erased

Question 35

arbitrate

Answer 35

to settle a dispute or a fight between two parties

Question 36

pragmatic

Answer 36

dealing practically with a situation or a thing

Question 37

averse

Answer 37

opposed, reluctant

Question 38

dismal

Answer 38

causing gloom or depression

Question 39

circumspect

Answer 39

showing discretion and careful judgement

Question 40

underscore

Answer 40

to emphasize

Question 41

sedate

Answer 41

calm, quiet

Question 42

saline

Answer 42

or or containing common salt

Question 43

atheist

Answer 43

one who believes that God does mot exist

Question 44

icon

Answer 44

an image

Question 45

fallacy

Answer 45

a false notion

Question 46

analogy

Answer 46

a similarity between things that are otherwise disimilar

Question 47

abject

Answer 47

of the lowest degree

Question 48

aristocracy

Answer 48

a hereditary ruling class

Question 49

relegate

Answer 49

to assign to an obscure place

Question 50

ubiquitous

Answer 50

present everywhere