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Question 1

ulterior

Answer 1

lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed

Question 2

primate

Answer 2

a bishop of highest rank in a country or province

Question 3

apt

Answer 3

appropriate; having a natural tendency

Question 4

heresy

Answer 4

deviation from church doctrine or from an established belief

Question 5

surmount

Answer 5

to overcome (e.g., an obstacle); to climb to the top of

Question 6

defame

Answer 6

to attack a person’s reputation; to slander

Question 7

marquee

Answer 7

a sign over the entrance to a public building

Question 8

coy

Answer 8

bashful; shy; quiet; pretending to be shy

Question 9

ersatz

Answer 9

artificial; not genuine; fake

Question 10

Credible

Answer 10

capable of being believed

Question 11

revert

Answer 11

to return to a former condition

Question 12

feet

Answer 12

an act or accomplishment showing skill

Question 13

respite

Answer 13

temporary relief

Question 14

sojourn

Answer 14

a brief visit

Question 15

subterfuge

Answer 15

a sneaky or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness

Question 16

solicit

Answer 16

to ask for; to seek

Question 17

ellipsis

Answer 17

in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods

Question 18

moribound

Answer 18

approaching death; nearly obsolete

Question 19

clique

Answer 19

a exclusive group of people

Question 20

endorse

Answer 20

to give approval or support to

Question 21

truculent

Answer 21

inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility

Question 22

forensic

Answer 22

related to the law or debate

Question 23

auditory

Answer 23

relating to the sense of hearing

Question 24

propensity

Answer 24

a natural inclination; a tendency

Question 25

valedictory

Answer 25

a farewell speech

Question 26

recreant

Answer 26

showing faithless disloyalty; n. a disloyal coward

Question 27

predominant

Answer 27

surpassing all others; most common

Question 28

oscillate

Answer 28

to move back and forth regularly

Question 29

serene

Answer 29

calm and peaceful

Question 30

poise

Answer 30

self-assurance; composure; equilibrium

Question 31

niche

Answer 31

a place or situation suited for a person or thing; a recess in a wall

Question 32

perspicacious

Answer 32

having keen perception or understanding

Question 33

primeval

Answer 33

relating to the beginning of the fist world ages

Question 34

quell

Answer 34

to ease; to calm down

Question 35

umbrage

Answer 35

offense; resentment

Question 36

scourge

Answer 36

cause of widespread suffering

Question 37

mammoth

Answer 37

very large; of clumsy or unwieldy size

Question 38

abound

Answer 38

to be plentiful

Question 39

clandestine

Answer 39

done in secret, esp. to conceal something improper

Question 40

rejoinder

Answer 40

an answer; esp. to another answer

Question 41

instigate

Answer 41

to stir up or arouse; to foment

Question 42

sweltering

Answer 42

oppressively hot and humid

Question 43

humdrum

Answer 43

dull; routine; commonplace

Question 44

intimate

Answer 44

to make known subtly; to hint

Question 45

pilfer

Answer 45

to steal a small amount

Question 46

renegade

Answer 46

someone who rejects one group, cause, or allegiance for another

Question 47

sedentary

Answer 47

sitting down most of the time

Question 48

reverie

Answer 48

daydream

Question 49

resign

Answer 49

to accept a bad situation

Question 50

bellicose

Answer 50

warlike