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Question 1

rejoinder

Answer 1

n. an answer, esp. to another answer

Question 2

venial

Answer 2

adj. easily excused or forgiven

Question 3

apt

Answer 3

adj. appropriate; having a natural tendency

Question 4

exert

Answer 4

v. to put forth or bring to bear

Question 5

exodus

Answer 5

n. the departure of a large number of people

Question 6

suffrage

Answer 6

n. the right to vote

Question 7

diverge

Answer 7

v. to depart from a set course or opinion

Question 8

blithe

Answer 8

adj. frivolous; casual; carefree

Question 9

indelible

Answer 9

adj. incapable of being removed or erased

Question 10

arbitrate

Answer 10

v. to settle a dispute or a fight between two parties

Question 11

pragmatic

Answer 11

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

Question 12

averse

Answer 12

adj. opposed, reluctant; repelled

Question 13

dismal

Answer 13

adj. causing gloom or depression

Question 14

circumspect

Answer 14

adj. showing discretion and careful judgment

Question 15

underscore

Answer 15

v. to emphasize

Question 16

sedate

Answer 16

adj. calm; quiet

Question 17

saline

Answer 17

adj. of or containing common salt

Question 18

atheist

Answer 18

n. one who believes that God does not exist

Question 19

icon

Answer 19

n. an image; a symbol; a representation of a holy person, esp. in the Orthodox Christian churches

Question 20

fallacy

Answer 20

n. a false notion, esp. one based on incorrect reasoning

Question 21

analogy

Answer 21

n. a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar; a comparison based on such similarity

Question 22

abject

Answer 22

adj. of the lowest degree; brought low in condition

Question 23

aristocracy

Answer 23

n. a hereditary ruling class; a group considered to be superior to the others

Question 24

relegate

Answer 24

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

Question 25

ubiquitous

Answer 25

adj. present everywhere