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Question 1

condescend

Answer 1

to lower oneself to a less formal or less dignified level

Question 2

enigma

Answer 2

something that is puzzling

Question 3

plight

Answer 3

sad situation

Question 4

impasse

Answer 4

a dead-end

Question 5

ostensible

Answer 5

outwardly appearing as such

Question 6

hovel

Answer 6

a small, miserable dwelling

Question 7

pastoral

Answer 7

relating to the country life

Question 8

superfluous

Answer 8

unnecessary; extra

Question 9

proscribe

Answer 9

to prohibit or forbid

Question 10

consanguinity

Answer 10

blood relationship

Question 11

complicity

Answer 11

involvement as an accomlice in a crime or wrongful act

Question 12

paucity

Answer 12

smallness of number; scarcity

Question 13

sycophant

Answer 13

one who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth

Question 14

tractable

Answer 14

easily managed or controlled

Question 15

holistic

Answer 15

dealing with something as a whole rather than parts

Question 16

verdant

Answer 16

green

Question 17

promulgate

Answer 17

to make known by official announcement

Question 18

forte

Answer 18

something at which a person exels

Question 19

harbinger

Answer 19

someone or something that indicates whats to come

Question 20

adversity

Answer 20

misfortune or trouble

Question 21

castigate

Answer 21

to criticize severely

Question 22

oratory

Answer 22

public speaking; marked by rhetoric

Question 23

conduit

Answer 23

a channel for conducting fluids

Question 24

wont

Answer 24

accustomed

Question 25

brook

Answer 25

to tolerate

Question 26

consecrate

Answer 26

to make or set apart as sacred

Question 27

espouse

Answer 27

to give loyalty or support to

Question 28

modicum

Answer 28

small quantity

Question 29

edifice

Answer 29

a building or architectural monument