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Question 1

defunct

Answer 1

adj. having ceased to exist or lived

Question 2

circumscribe

Answer 2

v. to form or mark the limits of; to restrict or limit severely

Question 3

anarchy

Answer 3

n. the absence of government

Question 4

cornucopia

Answer 4

n. an abundance

Question 5

extant

Answer 5

adj. currently or actually existing

Question 6

vigilant

Answer 6

adj. alert and watchful, esp. for what is dangerous

Question 7

abstinence

Answer 7

n. the act of voluntarily doing without something

Question 8

brood

Answer 8

v. to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length

Question 9

chagrin

Answer 9

n. feeling of embarrassment because of failure or disappointment

Question 10

infamous

Answer 10

adj. having a bad reputation

Question 11

season

Answer 11

v. to make competent through experience; to accustom

Question 12

petulant

Answer 12

adj. impatient or irritable, esp. over a minor annoyance

Question 13

renege

Answer 13

to fail to carry out a promise

Question 14

hangar

Answer 14

n. a structure used for housing aircraft

Question 15

egregious

Answer 15

adj. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad

Question 16

polyglot

Answer 16

n. one who speaks many languages

adj. speaking many languages

Question 17

acclimate

Answer 17

v. to make comfortable in a new environment; to adapt to

Question 18

incorrigible

Answer 18

adj. unable to be corrected or reformed

Question 19

frank

Answer 19

adj. open and sincere; straightforward

Question 20

lucrative

Answer 20

adj. producing wealth; profitable

Question 21

check

Answer 21

v. to restrain or block

Question 22

magnanimous

Answer 22

adj. generous; noble in mind

Question 23

protégé

Answer 23

n. one whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by another person

Question 24

pacify

Answer 24

v. to make peaceful; to restore calm

Question 25

insular

Answer 25

adj. narrow in outlook; provincial