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Question 1

expiate

Answer 1

to show that you are sorry for bad behavior by doing something or accepting punishment

Question 2

expedite

Answer 2

to make something happen more quickly

Question 3

appurtenance

Answer 3

a possession or piece of property that is considered to be a typical feature of a particular way of living

Question 4

impenitent

Answer 4

not sorry or ashamed about something bad you have done

Question 5

leitmotiv

Answer 5

a phrase or other feature that is repeated often in a work of art, literature, or music and that tells you something about it

Question 6

volatile

Answer 6

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse

Question 7

paraphernalia

Answer 7

all the objects needed for connected with a particular activity

Question 8

bailiwick

Answer 8

the area that a person or an organization is interested in, is responsible for, or controls

Question 9

iconoclastic

Answer 9

strongly opposing generally accepted beliefs and traditions

Question 10

outlandish

Answer 10

strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like

Question 11

posterity

Answer 11

the people who will exist in the future

Question 12

extenuate

Answer 12

cause (an offense) to seem less serious

Question 13

tilt the balance/scales

Answer 13

If something tilts the balance, it is the thing that causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made when other situations or decisions are possible

Question 14

consummate

Answer 14

perfect, or complete in every way

Question 15

insufferable

Answer 15

very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable and therefore extremely difficult to bear

Question 16

voracious

Answer 16

very eager for something, especially a lot of food

Question 17

vouchsafe

Answer 17

to tell or give something to someone

Question 18

virulent

Answer 18

full of hate and violent opposition

Question 19

venal

Answer 19

a venal activity is done in order to get money

Question 20

bygone

Answer 20

belonging to or happening in a past time

Question 21

berate

Answer 21

to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone

Question 22

idyllic

Answer 22

an idyllic place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful

Question 23

sanctity

Answer 23

the quality of being holy

Question 24

mortify

Answer 24

to make someone very embarrassed

Question 25

delinquency

Answer 25

behavior, especially of a young person, that is is illegal or not acceptable

Question 26

libelous

Answer 26

a piece of writing that is libelous contains bad and false statements about a person

Question 27

upkeep

Answer 27

the cost or process of keeping something in good condition

Question 28

the mists of time

Answer 28

used to show that something happened a very long time ago and is difficult to remember clearly

Question 29

lambaste

Answer 29

to criticize someone or something severely

Question 30

chide

Answer 30

to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly

Question 31

simper

Answer 31

to smile in a silly or annoying way

Question 32

convulsion

Answer 32

a sudden movement of the muscles in your body that you cannot control

Question 33

usurer

Answer 33

a person who lends someone money with the agreement that they will pay back a much larger amount of money later

Question 34

ingratiate

Answer 34

to make someone like you by praising or trying to please them

Question 35

behemoth

Answer 35

something that is extremely large and often extremely powerful

Question 36

compunction

Answer 36

a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might done

Question 37

surfeit

Answer 37

an amount that is too large, or is more than needed

Question 38

precipitous

Answer 38

dangerously high or steep

Question 39

nomenclature

Answer 39

a system for naming things, especially in a particular area of science

Question 40

defame

Answer 40

to damage the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true

Question 41

sacrosanct

Answer 41

too important or special to be changed

Question 42

sacrilege

Answer 42

the act of treating something holy or important without respect

Question 43

oblation

Answer 43

something that is offered as a religious sacrifice

Question 44

flagellate

Answer 44

to whip yourself or someone, especially as a religious act

Question 45

restitution

Answer 45

the return of objects that were stolen or lost