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Question 1

disingenous

Answer 1

not straightforward or candid

Question 2

cadaver

Answer 2

a dead body esp. a human to be dissected

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

sharp; clever

Question 4

evanescent

Answer 4

fading from sight; transient

Question 5

clemency

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mercy, or leniency

Question 6

facet

Answer 6

any of a number of sides or aspects

Question 7

dialect

Answer 7

a variety of language esp. regional

Question 8

contrite

Answer 8

feeling sorry for what one has done

Question 9

municipal

Answer 9

relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-governemnet

Question 10

dispel

Answer 10

to rid one’s mind of

Question 11

assuage

Answer 11

to lessen pain

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

on the surface only

Question 13

assiduous

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diligent

Question 14

extemporaneous

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done with little or no preperation

Question 15

impute

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to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

Question 16

benign

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kindly; creating a favorable influence

Question 17

blase

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indifferent or bored with life

Question 18

testy

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irritable; touchy

Question 19

senile

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showing the marked deterioration of old age

Question 20

currency

Answer 20

general acceptance or use

Question 21

verisimilitude

Answer 21

resemblance to the truth

Question 22

pernicious

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very harmful or destructive

Question 23

induct

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to place formally in office

Question 24

appreciate

Answer 24

grow in value

Question 25

ponder

Answer 25

to think over with great care