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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

Question 5

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

Question 8

elude

Answer 8

to avoid or escape

Question 9

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

Question 13

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

Question 18

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

Question 20

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

Answer 30

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

Question 32

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

Question 36

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

Question 45

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.