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Question 1

Tractable

Answer 1

(Adj) easy to control or influence

Question 2

Languish

Answer 2

(V.) 1. To lose or lack vitality, grow weak

2. Be forced into an unpleasant place or situation

Question 3

Repeal

Answer 3

(V) to revoke; annul

Question 4

Ingratiating

Answer 4

(Adj) intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic

Question 5

Preclude

Answer 5

(V) prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 6

Quandry

Answer 6

(N) 1. A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
2. A difficult situation; a practical dilemma

Question 7

Unfettered

Answer 7

(Adj) not confined or restricted

Question 8

Maverick

Answer 8

(N) an unorthodox or independent minded person

(Adj) unorthodox

Question 9

Luddite

Answer 9

(N) a person opposed to the increased industrialization or new technology

Question 10

Strident

Answer 10

(Adj) presenting a point of view, especially controversial, in an excessively forceful way

Question 11

Omniscient

Answer 11

(Adj) all-knowing

Question 12

Infantilize

Answer 12

(V) to great as a child or in a way that denies their maturity in age and experience

Question 13

Starlet

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(N) a young female actress with aspirations to become a star

Question 14

Preponderance

Answer 14

(N) the quality of being greater in number, quantity and importance

Question 15

Debilitate

Answer 15

(V) make (someone) very weak or infirm