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Question 1

bleak

Answer 1

adj. gloomy and somber; dreary

Question 2

comprise

Answer 2

v. to include; to contain; to be composed of

Question 3

denounce

Answer 3

v. to speak out against; to accuse publicly

Question 4

recrimination

Answer 4

n. a reply to one charge with a countercharge

Question 5

meticulous

Answer 5

adj. extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky

Question 6

coalition

Answer 6

n. an alliance, esp. a temporary one

Question 7

succulent

Answer 7

adj. full of juice; highly enjoyable

Question 8

transcend

Answer 8

v. to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

Question 9

fervid

Answer 9

adj. extremely emotional; passionate

Question 10

veer

Answer 10

v. to change direction

Question 11

repress

Answer 11

v. to hold back; to put down by force

Question 12

charge

Answer 12

n. a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another

Question 13

confiscate

Answer 13

v. to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority

Question 14

stamina

Answer 14

n. resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

Question 15

virtuoso

Answer 15

n. one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts

Question 16

ostentatious

Answer 16

adj. showy; pretentious

Question 17

wan

Answer 17

adj. sickly pale; colorless

Question 18

amorphous

Answer 18

adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

Question 19

sordid

Answer 19

adj. extremely dirty; morally corrupt

Question 20

protract

Answer 20

v. to extend the duration of; to prolong

Question 21

incessant

Answer 21

adj. never pausing; continuous; without a stop

Question 22

indigenous

Answer 22

adj. native, occurring naturally

Question 23

idiom

Answer 23

n. a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words (e.g., “keep tabs on”)

Question 24

ersatz

Answer 24

adj. artificial; not genuine; fake

Question 25

woe

Answer 25

n. deep distress or misery; misfortune