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Question 1

Adduce

Answer 1

verb: To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.

Question 2

Amity

Answer 2

noun: Peaceful relations, as between nations.

Question 3

Brummagem

Answer 3

adjective: Showy but inferior and worthless.

Question 4

Desultory

Answer 4

adjective: Lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected.

Question 5

Disabuse

Answer 5

verb: To be corrected or apprised of a falsehood, error, fallacy, or misconception.

Question 6

Epithet

Answer 6

noun: A term used to broadly characterized a person or thing, often in a derogatory manner.

Question 7

Mete

Answer 7

verb: To distribute by or as if by measuring.

Question 8

Milieu

Answer 8

noun: The totality of one’s surroundings and the conditions that affect and influence an individual.

Question 9

Oeuvre

Answer 9

noun: The sum or totality of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.

Question 10

Perfunctory

Answer 10

adjective: Done routinely and executed with little interest or care.

Question 11

Peripatetic

Answer 11

adjective: Walking about or from place to place.

Question 12

Philistine

Answer 12

noun: A smug, ignorant person regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic cultural values.

Question 13

Picayune

Answer 13

adjective: Of little value or account.

Question 14

Plethora

Answer 14

noun: An overabundance; an excess.

Question 15

Pretext

Answer 15

noun: Something that is put forward to conceal an actual purpose, objective, or ulterior motive.

Question 16

Pusillanimous

Answer 16

adjective: Lacking courage or resolution; cowardly.

Question 17

Recrudescence

Answer 17

noun: To break out anew or come into renewed activity.

Question 18

Rectitude

Answer 18

noun: Moral virtue; righteousness; principled or ethical; integrity.

Question 19

Renascent

Answer 19

adjective: Coming again into being.

Question 20

Satyr

Answer 20

noun: One of a class of woodland deities.

Question 21

Secular

Answer 21

adjective: Worldly rather than spiritual.

Question 22

Serendipity

Answer 22

noun: Making fortunate discoveries by accident or chance.

Question 23

Sobriquet

Answer 23

noun: An affectionate or humorous nickname.

Question 24

Unscrupulous

Answer 24

adjective: Dishonest or unprincipled.

Question 25

Usury

Answer 25

noun: The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest.

Question 26

Utilitarian

Answer 26

adjective: Having regard for utility or usefulness rather than beauty, aesthetics, or ornamentation.

Question 27

Uxorious

Answer 27

adjective: Doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive towards one’s wife.

Question 28

Vacuous

Answer 28

adjective: Devoid of matter; empty.

Question 29

Venial

Answer 29

adjective: Easily excused or forgiven; pardonable.

Question 30

Virtuoso

Answer 30

noun: A person who has exceptional knowledge or skill in a field.

Question 31

Vitriolic

Answer 31

adjective: Bitterly scathing; caustic.

Question 32

Weather

Answer 32

verb: To come through safely; to endure difficult or trying circumstances.

Question 33

Wizened

Answer 33

adjective: Shriveled, wrinkled, or dried up, especially with age.

Question 34

Xenophobia

Answer 34

noun: An unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of foreigners.

Question 35

Yoke

Answer 35

noun: Something that connects or joins together; a bond or tie.