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Question 1

diminish

Answer 1

make or become less

Question 2

dire

Answer 2

awful, gloomy

Question 3

disaffected

Answer 3

rebellious, resentful of authority

Question 4

discomfit

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to embarrass and confuse

Question 5

discord

Answer 5

disagreement

Question 6

disdain

Answer 6

to regard with scorn

Question 7

dismay

Answer 7

to discourage

Question 8

disparage

Answer 8

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

Question 9

disparate

Answer 9

different

Question 10

dispatch

Answer 10

to send

Question 11

dispel

Answer 11

to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering.

Question 12

disrepute

Answer 12

disgrace, loss of reputation

Question 13

diversification

Answer 13

spreading out investments to reduce risk

Question 14

divisive

Answer 14

(adj.) - causing conflict, opposition

Question 15

doctrine

Answer 15

that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas

Question 16

dogmatic

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arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs

Question 17

dominion

Answer 17

an area ruled or controlled

Question 18

dour

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stern and ill-humored

Question 19

dreary

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sad, gloomy

Question 20

dubious

Answer 20

hesitating or doubting

Question 21

duplicity

Answer 21

intentional deceit in speech or conduct

Question 22

duress

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compulsion, force

Question 23

ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

Question 24

eccentric

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odd

Question 25

eclectic

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made up of a variety of sources or styles

Question 26

edict

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an official order

Question 27

egregious

Answer 27

outstandingly bad

Question 28

elegy

Answer 28

a sorrowful poem or speech

Question 29

elicit

Answer 29

to draw forth

Question 30

eloquent

Answer 30

well spoken