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Question 1

caste

Answer 1

rigid and hereditary social class

Question 2

tantamount

Answer 2

equivalent in effect or value

Question 3

prosaic

Answer 3

straightforward; lacking in imagination

Question 4

placebo

Answer 4

something presented as a drug, but having no actual effect

Question 5

hierarchy

Answer 5

ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority

Question 6

euphony

Answer 6

pleasing sound, esp of words

Question 7

buoy

Answer 7

to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of

Question 8

fleet

Answer 8

moving swiftly

Question 9

artifact

Answer 9

an object produced by human work, esp. one of historical of archaeological intrest

Question 10

demeanor

Answer 10

outward behavior, esp. that reveals one’s personality or attitude

Question 11

amorphous

Answer 11

without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

Question 12

milestone

Answer 12

an important event

Question 13

become

Answer 13

to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with

Question 14

defer

Answer 14

to delay; to put off

Question 15

bowdlerize

Answer 15

to censor, esp. prudishly

Question 16

fervent

Answer 16

passionate;eager; earnest

Question 17

penchant

Answer 17

strong liking

Question 18

climax

Answer 18

the point of greatest intensity, which marks the end of an ascending process

Question 19

requisite

Answer 19

needed; necessary

Question 20

comely

Answer 20

attractive or pleasing in appearance; pretty; handsome

Question 21

vogue

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prevailing fashion

Question 22

obsequious

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showing too great a willingness to serve or obey

Question 23

scion

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an heir; a descendant

Question 24

margin

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a border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference

Question 25

patron

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a sponsor; a supporter; a regular customer

Question 26

disconcert

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to make confused or uneasy

Question 27

prodigal

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exceedingly or recklessly wasteful

Question 28

shard

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a fragment of a brittle substance, e.g . glass or pottery; a small piece of something

Question 29

sarcasm

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harsh, often ironic ridicule, intended to hurt

Question 30

deluge

Answer 30

a great flood

Question 31

extortion

Answer 31

taking (property or money) by force or threat of force

Question 32

cognizant

Answer 32

aware (with “of”)

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stagnant

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inactive; not moving

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indescriminate

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unselective; random; unrestrained

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stark

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not ornamented; plain; absolute

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racorous

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bitter and resentful

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posterity

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future generations

Question 38

kindling

Answer 38

dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

Question 39

rift

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a break in friendly relations

Question 40

rancid

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spoiled or rotten (esp. oils or fats)

Question 41

permeate

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to spread or flow throughout

Question 42

visceral

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instincitive; relating to the internal organs

Question 43

opportunist

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one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so

Question 44

primp

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to dress or groom with careful attention to detail

Question 45

stamina

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resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

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homely

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unattractive, plain looking

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bar

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to keep out; exclude

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desultory

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lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

Question 49

tangible

Answer 49

able to be touched or treated as real

Question 50

embroil

Answer 50

to engage in trouble; to complicate