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Question 1

Absolve

Answer 1

verb: To forgive or free from blame. (exonerate, exculpate).

Question 2

Abysmal

Answer 2

adjective: Extremely poor in condition, performance, or quality. (egregious).

Question 3

Acquiesce

Answer 3

verb: To comply passively; to give in.

Question 4

Adroit

Answer 4

adjective: Very skillful; highly accomplished. (dexterous, deft).

Question 5

Advocate

Answer 5

verb: To support or be in favor of.

Question 8

Aesthetic

Answer 8

adjective: Concerned with or appreciative of beauty or the arts.

Question 11

Affinity

Answer 11

noun: Sympathy, attraction, kinship; a natural attraction.

Question 12

Aggrandize

Answer 12

verb: To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation; to make appear greater; to exaggerate.

Question 13

Allusion

Answer 13

noun: An indirect reference to some person, place, thing, or event, usually historically significant.

Question 14

Altruistic

Answer 14

adjective: Characterized by an unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selfless.

Question 15

Analogous

Answer 15

adjective: Comparable or parallel to something else; similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.

Question 16

Anathema

Answer 16

noun: Something shunned or highly disliked; a detested or reviled thing.

Question 17

Antithetical

Answer 17

adjective: Of diametrical opposition or in direct contrast.

Question 18

Banal

Answer 18

adjective: Commonplace; trite; unimaginative or unoriginal; uninspired; (pedestrian, prosaic)

Question 19

Baroque

Answer 19

adjective: Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early seventeenth to the mid-eighteenth century.

Question 20

Beleaguer

Answer 20

verb: To harass; to plague; to annoy persistently. (importune).

Question 21

Bellicose

Answer 21

adjective: Warlike; aggressive; pugnacious; having or showing a ready disposition to fight or do battle.

Question 22

Belligerent

Answer 22

adjective: Hostile; inclined or eager to fight; aggressive.

Question 23

Capricious

Answer 23

adjective: Impulsive; whimsical; highly unpredictable. (mercurial).

Question 24

Catharsis

Answer 24

noun: Purification or cleansing; a technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.

Question 25

Circuitous

Answer 25

adjective: Roundabout or indirect; deviating from a straight course; purposefully evasive or indirect.

Question 26

Deleterious

Answer 26

adjective: Harmful; destructive; detrimental; having a harmful effect.

Question 27

Demagogue

Answer 27

noun: A political leader or speaker who gains power, influence, and popularity by arousing or fomenting the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.

Question 28

Discordant

Answer 28

adjective: Harsh sounding; badly out of tune; disagreeable in sound or quality. (dissonant).

Question 29

Dogmatic

Answer 29

adjective: Rigidly fixed in opinion; characterized by arrogance and by unproved or unproven principles, precepts, or tenets.

Question 30

Eclectic

Answer 30

adjective: Made up of or combing elements from a variety of diverse sources; selecting what seems best from various styles, movements, or ideas.

Question 31

Efficacious

Answer 31

adjective: Producing the desired result; efficient and effective.

Question 32

Egregious

Answer 32

adjective: Conspicuously bad or offensive; flagrant or glaring. (abysmal).

Question 33

Elucidate

Answer 33

verb: To explain or clarify; to make free from confusion or ambiguity.

Question 34

Enigmatic

Answer 34

adjective: Puzzling or inexplicable; difficult to comprehend; elusive in meaning.

Question 35

Fecund

Answer 35

adjective: Fertile; fruitful; productive; marked by intellectual productivity. (prolific).

Question 36

Fidelity

Answer 36

noun: Loyalty; allegiance; faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.

Question 37

Garrulous

Answer 37

adjective: Very talkative; given to excessive and often trivial or rambling discourse. (loquacious).

Question 38

Gnostic

Answer 38

adjective: Possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters.

Question 39

Gratuitous

Answer 39

adjective: Unnecessary and unjustified; unwarranted; uncalled for; superfluous.