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Question 1

nepotism

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n. showing favoritism to relatives

Question 2

loiter

Answer 2

v. to stand about without purpose; to delay

Question 3

compress

Answer 3

n. a pad of folded cloth for applying pressure, heat, etc.

Question 4

tenacious

Answer 4

adj. extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive

Question 5

accede

Answer 5

v. to agree to something

Question 6

epitome

Answer 6

a representative example of a type

Question 7

amiable

Answer 7

adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable

Question 8

relish

Answer 8

v. to enjoy

Question 9

desolate

Answer 9

adj. left alone; lonely; deserted

Question 10

happy

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adj. fortunate; being especially well adapted

Question 11

arid

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adj. dry and barren; not interesting

Question 12

faze

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v. to disturb; to disconcert

Question 13

repent

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v. to fell remorse for a past action

Question 14

byproduct

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n. a side-effect; something produced in the making of something else

Question 15

refractory

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adj. stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

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elegy

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n. a poem that mourns a death; a composition (e.g., a piece of music) that resembles such a poem in mood

Question 17

hallmark

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n. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality

Question 18

rebuff

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v. to refuse someone; to reject an offer

Question 19

perfidious

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adj. marked by extreme treachery

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impeach

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v. to formally charge (an official) with wrongdoing; to discredit

Question 21

desultory

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adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

Question 22

torso

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n. the trunk of the human body

Question 23

cordial

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adj. warm and friendly; polite and respectful

Question 24

intrinsic

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adj. relating to the essential nature of a something

Question 25

unkempt

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adj. sloppy; messy; unclean