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Question 1

futile

Answer 1

(adj) useless, frivolous, trivial

Question 2

dubious

Answer 2

(adj) uncertain, questionable, feeling doubt; undecided

Question 3

immutable

Answer 3

(adj) unchangeable, unchanging

Question 4

florid

Answer 4

(adj) very flowery in style; ornate

Question 5

tenuous

Answer 5

(adj) having little substance; flimsy, weak; lacking stability; shaky

Question 6

garrulous

Answer 6

(adj) talkative, wordy (garrulity)

Question 7

nihilism

Answer 7

(n) a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless/useless

Question 8

elusive

Answer 8

(adj) hard to hold, find; to escape the notice of

Question 9

surreptitious

Answer 9

(adj) done, made, or acquired by stealth; clandestine

Question 10

assiduous

Answer 10

(adj) steadily attentive, diligent

Question 11

amenable

Answer 11

(adj) compliant, accommodating

Question 12

ebullience

Answer 12

(n) exuberance; boiling, agitated

Question 13

grandiose

Answer 13

(adj) affectedly splendid; impressive, imposing

Question 14

truncate

Answer 14

(v) to shorten as if by cutting (usually not literal)

Question 15

imperious

Answer 15

(adj) commanding, lordly, arrogant, domineering

Question 16

bedlam

Answer 16

(n) a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion