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Question 1

brazen (adj)

Answer 1

shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.

Question 2

ravel (v)

Answer 2

to tangle or entangle.

Question 3

aspen (n)

Answer 3

any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.

Question 4

bevel (n)

Answer 4

the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.

Question 5

credence (n)

Answer 5

belief as to the truth of something: to give credence to a claim.

Question 6

fracas (n)

Answer 6

a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.

Question 7

cipher (n)

Answer 7

a method of secret writing using substitution or transposition of letters according to a key

Question 8

harrow (n)

Answer 8

an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.

Question 9

fallow (n)

Answer 9

not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year. The land lay fallow for three years.

Question 10

apiece (adv)

Answer 10

for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each: We ate an orange apiece. The cakes cost a dollar apiece.

Question 11

conceit (n)

Answer 11

an excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability, importance, wit, etc.

Question 12

sheik (n)

Answer 12

Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.

Question 13

wry (adj)

Answer 13

twisted, contorted, or askew

Question 14

e’er

Answer 14

ever

Question 15

wholesome (adj)

Answer 15

conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.

Question 16

effigy (n)

Answer 16

a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.

Question 17

amnesty (n)

Answer 17

a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.

Question 18

justify (v)

Answer 18

Theology . to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit.

Question 19

berth (n)

Answer 19

a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.

Question 20

cede (v)

Answer 20

to yield or formally surrender to another: to cede territory.