7.8 vocab

Question 1

inadvertent

Answer 1

reckless; unintentional

Question 2

exhaustive

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full; comprehensive

Question 3

incongruous

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not symmetrical; inconsistent

Question 4

belittle

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to insult or underestimate

Question 5

unprecedented

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a first-time occurrence; never previously observed

Question 6

digress

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to veer off topic

Question 7

appease

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to calm; to appease by caving in

Question 8

frivolous

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not grave; not solemn with humor

Question 9

instigate

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to stir up

Question 10

sage

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wise; one who is wise

Question 11

predecessor

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someone or something that presented a threat before another

Question 12

jeopardy

Answer 12

threat

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tangible

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touchable; palpable

Question 14

indulgent

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tolerant; giving in to a desire

Question 15

remorse

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sorrow; regret

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pivotal

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crucial

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scrupulous

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rigorous, cautious, and moral

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refute

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demonstrate as untrue; to prove to be false

Question 19

respite

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a break; a time of reprieve

Question 20

stoic

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apathetic toward enjoyment or pleasure, at least on the surface

Question 21

volatile

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explosive, very unstable, and rapid to evaporate

Question 22

peripheral

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insignificant

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hedonistic

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indulgent and seeking pleasure

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idiom

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a strange phrase

Question 25

benefactor

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benevolent donor

Question 26

brevity

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briefness

Question 27

apocryphal

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a dubious beginning, untrue

Question 28

virtuoso

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superb performer in another art form or s musical instrument

Question 29

slander

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to disparage; to speak negatively and untruthfully about someone

Question 30

animosity

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antagonism; resentment

Question 31

deplete

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to exhaust; to shrink

Question 32

amity

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friendship

Question 33

stringent

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rigid; constrictive

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voluminous

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really huge and roomy

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auspicious

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favorable; indicating a successful outcome

Question 36

amass

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to assemble

Question 37

willful

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purposeful, obstinate, and determined to get one’s way

Question 38

obstinate

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adamant on getting one’s way

Question 39

bastion

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solidification; fortress

Question 40

trepidation

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apprehension; dread

Question 41

desecrate

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to desecrate a sacred location (the reverse of consecrate)

Question 42

fortuitous

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inadvertent good fortune; a coincidence

Question 43

vehement

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urgent; fervent

Question 44

assuage

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to calm, pacify, or alleviate

Question 45

prodigious

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very large

Question 46

torpor

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slackness; inactivity

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furtive

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secretive

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edious

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boring

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caustic

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acidic, caustic, and scorching

Question 50

hutch

Answer 50

a storage box or container