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Question 1

antiseptic

Answer 1

clean, sterile

Question 2

antithesis

Answer 2

exact opposite

Question 3

apathetic

Answer 3

feeling or showing little emotion

Question 4

apex

Answer 4

the highest point

Question 5

apocryphal

Answer 5

of questionable authenticity

Question 6

apprehension

Answer 6

anxiety or fear about the future

Question 7

approbation

Answer 7

approval or praise

Question 8

arbitrary

Answer 8

random; for no definite reason

Question 9

arcane

Answer 9

known or understood by only a few

Question 10

archetypal

Answer 10

very typical of a certain kind of person or thing

Question 11

arrogate

Answer 11

to take without justification

Question 12

articulate

Answer 12

able to speak clearly and expressively

Question 13

artificial

Answer 13

fake; not natural

Question 14

ascetic

Answer 14

one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

Question 15

aspersion

Answer 15

a damaging or derogatory statement

Question 16

assertion

Answer 16

a declaration or statement

Question 17

assiduous

Answer 17

hard-working

Question 18

atrophy

Answer 18

to waste away

Question 19

austere

Answer 19

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

Question 20

avenue

Answer 20

path; possible approach

Question 21

avid

Answer 21

eager

Question 22

contusion

Answer 22

bruise, injury

Question 23

convivial

Answer 23

sociable

Question 24

corpulence

Answer 24

extreme fatness

Question 25

counteract

Answer 25

to neutralize, make ineffective

Question 26

covet

Answer 26

desire

Question 27

culmination

Answer 27

the highest point of attainment; the end or climax

Question 28

cupidity

Answer 28

greed; strong desire

Question 29

debacle

Answer 29

sudden, complete disaster

Question 30

defuse

Answer 30

remove, withdraw