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Question 1

infer

Answer 1

to derive by reasoning They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.

Question 2

assuage

Answer 2

to make mild or less severe. The apology assuaged his anger.

Question 3

entail

Answer 3

to impose as a burden

Question 4

convex

Answer 4

rounded outward like a dome, as opposed to concave which is like a bowl.

Question 5

contrite

Answer 5

show sincere remorse. He was contrite over his actions.

Question 6

Orient

Answer 6

Far East, Asia

Question 7

conjugal

Answer 7

pertaining to the relation between marriage partners

Question 8

homily

Answer 8

a sermon

Question 9

fervency

Answer 9

warmth or intensity of feeling

Question 10

perjury

Answer 10

to lie under oath

Question 11

affluent

Answer 11

having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich: an affluent person.

Question 12

barrister

Answer 12

Informal. any lawyer.

Question 13

baluster

Answer 13

Architecture . any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.

Question 14

clerical

Answer 14

doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff.

Question 15

emigrate

Answer 15

to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate: to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.

Question 16

elegy

Answer 16

a mournful poem

Question 17

heraldry

Answer 17

a coat of arms

Question 18

microcosm

Answer 18

a world in miniature,

Question 19

dialect

Answer 19

a regional variety of a language. In the south, they speak a different dialect of english.

Question 20

lathe

Answer 20

a machine used for working with wood

Question 21

splice

Answer 21

to join together by interweaving.