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Question 1

vilify

Answer 1

(v) to speak ill of, defame, slander

Question 2

antipathy

Answer 2

(n) an intense dislike

Question 3

hegemony

Answer 3

(n) preponderant interest or authority over others; leadership or predominance exercise by one nation over others; leadership predominance

Question 4

austere

Answer 4

(adj) severe in manner and appearance

Question 5

gratuitous

Answer 5

(adj) given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free, voluntary
OR
Being without reason or cause

Question 6

sardonic

Answer 6

(adj) characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical sneering

Question 7

harbinger

Answer 7

(n) anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign

Question 8

palliate

Answer 8

(v) to cover by excuses and apologies

Question 9

quell

Answer 9

(v) to put an end to by force

Question 10

erudite

Answer 10

(adj) characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

Question 11

cogent

Answer 11

(adj) convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; to the point, relevant, pertinent

Question 12

panegyric

panegyrical

Answer 12

(n) lofty oration in writing in praise of a person or thing

Question 13

derisive

Answer 13

(adj) contemptuous, mocking

Question 14

caustic

Answer 14

(adj) severely critical or sarcastic

Question 15

milieu

Answer 15

surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature

Question 16

bilious

Answer 16

bad-tempered; cross