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Question 1

bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

Question 2

nimble

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agile, quick, and neat in movement nimble in fingers

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realign

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to organize in a different way

Question 4

surly

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rude and unfriendly

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absolve

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pardon

Question 6

papyrus

Answer 6

paper made from papyrus that was used in ancient times

Question 7

boon

Answer 7

something pleasant or helpful

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elude

Answer 8

to avoid or escape

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opulence

Answer 9

very comfortable and expensive; luxurious

Question 10

reverie

Answer 10

a state in which you are thinking about pleasant things

Question 11

threshold

Answer 11

the point or level at which something begins or changes

Question 12

disinterested

Answer 12

unprejudiced

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finale

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conclusion

Question 14

lethargy

Answer 14

a lack of energy or a lack of interest in doing things

Question 15

waver

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sway to and from; tremble, shake; to be undecided

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bear

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to assume or accept

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malleable

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capable of being easily changed or influenced

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drab

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not bright or colorful; too plain or dull to be interesting

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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ostentatious

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disapproving; showy; pretentious; displaying wealth, knowledge, etc.

Question 21

consummate

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very good or skillful

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caliber

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ability; quality

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intemperate

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having extreme conditions

Question 24

egregious

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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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meager

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very small or too small in amount; inadequate

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displeasure

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a feeling of unhappiness or annoyance

Question 27

travesty

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harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness

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sleight

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quick or deceptive hand movements that are used especially to perform magic tricks

Question 29

exult

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rejoice

Question 30

chronicle

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to describe a series of events in the order that they happened

Question 31

domesticate

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to breed or train to need and accept the care of human beings; to tame

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insular

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separated from other people or cultures

Question 33

disequilibrium

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a loss or lack of balance

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gregarious

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sociable

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connoisseur

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a person who knows a lot about something

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riveting

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absorbing; engrossing; very exciting or interesting

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illicit

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not allowed by law; unlawful or illegal

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abashed

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embarrassed or ashamed

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disposition

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state of mind; a person’s usual way of feeling

Question 40

mandate

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order; to officially demand or require

Question 41

attune

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to cause to have a better understanding of what is needed or wanted by a particular person or group

Question 42

interwine

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to be or become very closely involved with each other

Question 43

proclaim

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to say or state in a public, official, or definite way; to declare or announce

Question 44

succumb

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yield; give in; die

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frank

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sad to say that someone is speaking or writing in a very direct and honest way

Question 46

entity

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something that exists by itself; something that is separate from other things

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exquisite

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finely done or made

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tentative

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not done with confidence; uncertain and hesitant

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entitled to

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to give a right to

Question 50

litany

Answer 50

a long list of complaints, problems, etc.