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Question 1

rakish

Answer 1

having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.

Question 2

slapdash

Answer 2

done too hurriedly and carelessly.

Question 3

blinkered

Answer 3

having or showing a limited outlook

Question 4

carping

Answer 4

difficult to please; critical.

Question 5

itinerant

Answer 5

traveling from place to place.

Question 6

sinecure

Answer 6

a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

Question 7

insouciance

Answer 7

casual lack of concern; indifference.

Question 8

derisive

Answer 8

expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 9

engender

Answer 9

cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Question 10

jingoism

Answer 10

extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.

Question 11

exegesis

Answer 11

critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

Question 12

arrant

Answer 12

complete, utter.

Question 13

portentous

Answer 13

done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.

Question 14

insolvent

Answer 14

unable to pay debts owed.

Question 15

languid

Answer 15

(of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.

Question 16

castigate

Answer 16

reprimand (someone) severely.
Reprimand-a rebuke, especially an official one.
Rebuke- express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

Question 17

splenetic

Answer 17

bad-tempered; spiteful.

Question 18

dilatory

Answer 18

slow to act.

Question 19

overweening

Answer 19

showing excessive confidence or pride.

Question 20

travail

Answer 20

painful or laborious effort.

Question 21

spurn

Answer 21

reject with disdain or contempt.

Question 22

didactic

Answer 22

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

Question 23

repudiate

Answer 23

refuse to accept or be associated with.

Question 24

inscrutable

Answer 24

impossible to understand or interpret.

Question 25

eke

Answer 25

manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty.

Question 26

benighted

Answer 26

overtaken by darkness.