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Question 1

sedulous

Answer 1

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

Question 2

auspicious

Answer 2

conducive to success; favorable.

Question 3

tortuous

Answer 3

full of twists and turns.

Question 4

devolve

Answer 4

transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.

Question 5

posit

Answer 5

assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument.

Question 6

desideratum

Answer 6

something that is needed or wanted.

Question 7

doughty

Answer 7

brave and persistent.

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

soporific

Answer 9

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

Question 10

pyrrhic

Answer 10

(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Question 11

leery

Answer 11

cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

Question 12

chortle

Answer 12

laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle.

Question 13

tendentious

Answer 13

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.

Question 14

tantamount

Answer 14

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.

Question 15

impute

Answer 15

represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.

Question 16

infelicitous

Answer 16

unfortunate; inappropriate.

Question 17

largess

Answer 17

generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

Question 18

smattering

Answer 18

a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject.

Question 19

canard

Answer 19

an unfounded rumor or story.

Question 20

winsome

Answer 20

attractive or appealing in appearance or character.

Question 21

expansive

Answer 21

covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging.

Question 22

fete

Answer 22

honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.

Question 23

renege

Answer 23

go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.

Question 24

pillory

Answer 24

attack or ridicule publicly.

Question 25

raillery

Answer 25

good-humored teasing.

Question 26

flummox

Answer 26

perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder.