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Question 1

maelstrom

Answer 1

(n) seething very turbulent

Question 2

banal

Answer 2

(adj) common, ordinary

Question 3

fervent

Answer 3

(adj) exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

Question 4

germane

Answer 4

(adj) closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent

Question 5

sadist

Answer 5

(n) one who takes pleasure in seeing others hurt, or hurting others

Question 6

masochist

Answer 6

(n) one who takes pleasure in seeing him/herself hurt

Question 7

aggrandize

Answer 7

(v) to enlarge; to expand; to praise highly

Question 8

fortuitous

Answer 8

(adj) by chance, accidental; lucky or fortunate; unplanned by yielding a pleasant outcome

Question 9

alacrity

Answer 9

(n) promptness; eagerness and speedy readiness; action characterized by speed and politeness

Question 10

anomaly

Answer 10

(n) something that deviates from the norm or from expectations; a seemingly abnormal example

Question 11

lambaste

Answer 11

(v) to criticize harshly

Question 12

throe

Answer 12

(n) intense or violent pain or struggle

Question 13

insolent

Answer 13

(adj) contemptuous, rude, disrespectful or bold in behavior or language

Question 14

ennui

Answer 14

(n) boredom

Question 15

malapropism

Answer 15

(n) a usually humorous misuse of a word

Question 16

pedantic

Answer 16

(adj) overly learned (and warning others to know)