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Question 1

banter

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talk in which people make jokes about each other in a friendly way

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grounded in

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to give basic knowledge about

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insipid

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lacking in flavor; dull; not interesting or exciting

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deviate

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to do something that is different or to be different from what is usual or expected

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plaster

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to put on a surface

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convoluted

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very complicated and difficult to understand

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vanquish

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to defeat completely in a war, battle, etc.

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laggard

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slow; sluggish

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taunt

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to say insulting things to in order to make that person angry

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ideal

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exactly right for a particular purpose

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demerit

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a bad quality in something or someone; a feature or part of something or someone that is unpleasant

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inefficacious

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not effective; unable to produce a desired result

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affinity

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the state of being similar or the same

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solicitous

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worried; concerned

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credulous

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gullible; eager to believe

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imbue

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to fill with a certain quality or feeling; to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence

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vaunt

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to speak vaingloriously of; boast of

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bequest

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the act of giving; something left to someone in a will

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disenfranchise

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deprive of a civil right

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flaccid

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flabby

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magnanimity

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having or showing a generous and kind nature

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resolve

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to make a definite and serious decision to do something

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clemency

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disposition to be lenient

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mundane

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dull and ordinary; worldly as opposed to spiritual; characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary; commonplace

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vagrant

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a homeless wanderer

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dispassionate

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calm; impartial

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flimsy

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having little substance or significance; not believable

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hypocrisy

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the behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do; behavior that does not agree with what someone claims to believe or feel

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puny

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small and weak

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tenuous

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not certain, definite, or strong; flimsy, weak, or uncertain; literary; very thin

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colloquial

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used when people are speaking in an informal way

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aboriginal

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

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aggravate

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act or result of making a condition worse

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invoke

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to mention in an attempt to make people feel a certain way or have a certain idea in their mind

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receptive

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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.

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elitist

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regarding other people as inferior because they lack power, wealth, etc.

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platitude

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stereotyped expression, commonplace, a cliche, a dull or trite remark

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ineffable

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too great, powerful, beautiful, etc., to be described or expressed; inexpressible

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fuel (v)

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give support or strength to

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disputatious

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argumentative; fond or arguing

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sanctum

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a place where you are not bothered by other people

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solidify

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to make stronger and more certain or to become stronger and more certain

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deface

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mar; disfigure

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indicative

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showing something; indicating something

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plateau

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period when something does not increase or advance any further

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encompass

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include as a part; cover, include

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sanctimonious

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falsely holy; feigning piety

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bowdlerize

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change by removing parts that could offend people; expurgate

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romanticize

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idealize

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foil

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prevent from doing something or achieving a goal; defeat