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Question 1

caprice (n)

Answer 1

A sudden, unpredictable change of one’s mind or the weather

She was known for her caprice.

Question 2

spurn (v)

Answer 2

To reject with disdain or scorn………

She was known to spurn the advances of suitors.

Question 3

piquancy (adj)

Answer 3

Agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor.

The soup had a piquancy.

Question 4

repose (n)

Answer 4

peace; tranquillity; calm.

She was so cute when she was in repose.

Question 5

pursuant (adj)

Answer 5

proceeding after; following (usually followed by to ):

Pursuant to his studies he took a job in an office.

Question 6

intestate (adj)

Answer 6

to die without a will: He died intestate.

Question 7

rote (n)

Answer 7

routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure: The rote of daily living.

Question 8

boll (n)

Answer 8

a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.

Question 9

bomoan (v)

Answer 9

to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.

Question 10

deplore (v)

Answer 10

to regret deeply or strongly; lament: to deplore the present state of morality.

Question 11

ensue (v)

Answer 11

to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.

Question 12

demure (v)

Answer 12

characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.

Question 13

abreast (adj)

Answer 13

side by side; beside each other in a line: They walked two abreast down the street.

Question 14

inflect (v)

Answer 14

to modulate (the voice).

Question 15

austere (adj)

Answer 15

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.

Question 16

bequeath (v)

Answer 16

to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.

Question 17

demean (v)

Answer 17

to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe.