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Question 1

Aberration

Answer 1

noun: A state or condition markedly different form the norm. (anomaly).

Question 2

Abject

Answer 2

adjective: Most unfortunate or miserable; pitiful.

Question 3

Ablution

Answer 3

noun: Act of cleansing; washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious ceremony. (sanctify).

Question 4

Abnegate

Answer 4

verb: To deny (something) to oneself; restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure. (ascetic).

Question 5

Alacrity

Answer 5

noun: Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness. (celerity).

Question 6

Allay

Answer 6

verb: To lessen the intensity of severity of, to ease or sooth; to calm or pacify. (assuage, abate, alleviate, mitigate, mollify, pacify).

Question 7

Allegory

Answer 7

noun: Symbolic representation; an extended metaphor in narrative form.

Question 8

Au courant

Answer 8

adjective: Fully aware or familiar; cognizant; up-to-date.

Question 9

Austere

Answer 9

adjective: Stern in manner or appearance.

Question 10

Aversion

Answer 10

noun: Strong or fixed dislike; a feeling of repugnance.

Question 11

Bourgeois

Answer 11

noun: A member of the middle class.

Question 14

Cloister

Answer 14

verb: To confine or seclude; to shut away from the world.

Question 17

Cogent

Answer 17

adjective: Having the power to compel conviction or move the will. (sagacious).

Question 18

Commensurate

Answer 18

adjective: Proportional; corresponding in size or degree; proportionate.

Question 19

Conciliate

Answer 19

verb: To overcome the distrust or animosity of someone. (mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quell).

Question 20

Deciduous

Answer 20

adjective: Losing leaves in the fall; short-lived; temporary. (evanescent).

Question 21

Derogate

Answer 21

verb: To belittle; to deviate from a standard or expectation; to go astray or stray. (disparage).

Question 22

Dilatory

Answer 22

adjective: Slow; tending to or inclined to delay or postpone; procrastinating.

Question 23

Ethos

Answer 23

noun: The disposition, character, or fundamental values and beliefs peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement.

Question 24

Euphemism

Answer 24

noun: An act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.

Question 25

Euphony

Answer 25

noun: Pleasant, agreeable, harmonious sound.

Question 26

Extemporaneous

Answer 26

adjective: Unrehearsed; done on the spur of the moment; impromptu.

Question 27

Extraneous

Answer 27

adjective: Irrelevant; unrelated; unnecessary; inessential or unrelated to the topic or matter at hand.

Question 28

Felicitous

Answer 28

adjective: Suitable; appropriate; well spoken; marked by happiness or good fortune. (germane).

Question 29

Founder

Answer 29

verb: To fall helplessly; to sink; to cave in; to fail utterly.

Question 30

Furtive

Answer 30

adjective: Secret; characterized by stealth; expressive of hidden motives or purposes. (surreptitious).

Question 31

Heterogeneous

Answer 31

adjective: Composed of unlike parts.

Question 32

Homage

Answer 32

noun: Public honor, recognition, or respect. (encomium).

Question 33

Imprecation

Answer 33

noun: A curse.

Question 34

Impregnable

Answer 34

adjective: Totally safe from attack; invulnerable; impervious to outside influence.

Question 35

Impudent

Answer 35

adjective: Arrogant; audacious; characterized by an offensive boldness. (insolent, impertinent).

Question 36

Impugn

Answer 36

verb: To call into question; to challenge an argument; to attack verbally; to attack as false.

Question 37

Indefatigable

Answer 37

adjective: Tireless; incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued.

Question 38

Ingratiate

Answer 38

verb: To bring oneself purposely into another’s good grades especially by deliberate effort.

Question 39

Iniquity

Answer 39

noun: Sin; an evil act; gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.