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Question 1

abate

Answer 1

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread

Question 2

abjure

Answer 2

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

Question 3

anomalous

Answer 3

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

Question 5

arcane

Answer 5

understood by few; mysterious or secret

Question 6

arduous

Answer 6

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

Question 7

artless

Answer 7

without guile or deception; without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple

Question 8

ascetic

Answer 8

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

Question 9

assuage

Answer 9

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Question 10

betray

Answer 10

expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy

Question 11

bucolic

Answer 11

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Question 12

burgeon

Answer 12

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Question 13

cacophonous

Answer 13

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Question 14

canonize

Answer 14

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint; treat or regard as being above reproach or of great significance

Question 15

censure

Answer 15

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement; the expression of formal disapproval

Question 16

chicanery

Answer 16

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

Question 17

coalesce

Answer 17

come together to form one mass or whole; combine (elements) in a mass or whole

Question 18

cogent

Answer 18

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing

Question 19

compelling

Answer 19

evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way

Question 20

contend

Answer 20

struggle to surmount (overcome) (a difficulty or danger)

Question 21

copious

Answer 21

abundant in supply or quantity

Question 22

cosmopolitan

Answer 22

including or containing people from many different countries

Question 23

deference

Answer 23

humble submission and respect

Question 24

desultory

Answer 24

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; (of conversation or speech) going constantly from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused; occurring randomly or occasionally

Question 25

diffident

Answer 25

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Question 26

dilatory

Answer 26

slow to act; intended to cause delay

Question 27

equivocate

Answer 27

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

Question 28

polarize

Answer 28

restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction; divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

Question 29

prodigal

Answer 29

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Question 30

verbose

Answer 30

using or expressed in more words than are needed