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Question 1

Vainglorious

Answer 1

[veyn-glawr-ee-uh s, -glohr-], filled with or given to vainglory (adjective)

Question 2

hegemony

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[hi-jem-uh-nee, hej-uh-moh-nee] , noun, leadership; predominance.

Question 3

echelon

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/ˈeSHəˌlän/ a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.

Question 4

larynx

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/ˈleriNGks/ the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.

Question 5

concatenate

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/kənˈkatnˌāt/ verb, link (things) together in a chain or series.

Question 6

arpeggio

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/ärˈpejēˌō/ the notes of a chord played in succession, either ascending or descending.

Question 7

obelisk

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/ˈäbəˌlisk/ a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

Question 8

sanctimonious

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/ˌsaNG(k)təˈmōnēəs/ making a show of being morally superior to other people.

Question 9

force majeure

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/ˌfôrs mäˈZHər/ ˌ unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.

Question 10

tungsten

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the chemical element of atomic number 74, a hard steel-gray metal of the transition series. It has a very high melting point (3410°C) and is used to make electric light filaments.

Origin
late 18th century: from Swedish, from tung ‘heavy’ + sten ‘stone.’

Question 11

auriferous

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/ôˈrifərəs/ (of rocks or minerals) containing gold.

Question 12

pulchritude

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/ˈpəlkrəˌt(y)o͞od/ beauty

Origin
late Middle English: from Latin pulchritudo, from pulcher, pulchr- ‘beautiful.’
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Question 13

de rigueur

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/də riˈɡər,rēˈɡœr/ required by etiquette or current fashion.

Question 14

nunchaku

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/ˌnənˈCHäko͞o/ a Japanese martial arts weapon consisting of two hardwood sticks joined together by a chain, rope, or thong.

Question 15

guttural

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(of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Question 16

interlocutor

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/ˌin(t)ərˈläkyədər/ a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Question 17

joule

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/jo͞ol/ the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves one meter in the direction of action of the force, equivalent to one 3600th of a watt-hour.

Question 18

freesia

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/ˈfrēZHə/ a small southern African plant of the iris family, with fragrant, colorful, tubular flowers, many varieties of which are cultivated for use by florists.

Question 19

susurration

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/so͝oˈsərəs/ whispering, murmuring, or rustling.

Question 20

potpourri

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/ˌpōpəˈrē,ˌpōpo͝oˈrē/a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack to perfume clothing or a room.

Question 21

leitmotif or leitmotiv

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/ˈlītmōˌtēf/ a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

Question 22

Chihuahua

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/CHəˈwäwä,CHəˈwäwə/ a small dog of a smooth-haired, large-eyed breed originating in Mexico.

Question 23

ecclesiastical

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/əˌklēzēˈastək(ə)l/ of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

Question 24

cozen

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/ˈkəz(ə)n/ trick or deceive.

Question 25

insouciance

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/inˈso͞osēəns,ˌaNso͞oˈsyäNs/ casual lack of concern; indifference.

Question 26

jai alai

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/ˈhī (ə)ˌlī/ a game like pelota played with large, curved wicker baskets.

Question 27

desiccate

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/ˈdesəˌkāt/ remove the moisture from (something, especially food), typically in order to preserve it.

Question 28

Iroquois

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/ˈirəˌkwoi/a member of a former confederacy of North American Indian peoples originally comprising the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca peoples (known as the Five Nations), and later including also the Tuscarora (thus forming the Six Nations).

Question 29

cheongsam

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/ˌCHôNGˈsam/ a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck, short sleeves, and a slit skirt, worn traditionally by Chinese and Indonesian women.

Question 30

eleemosynary

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/ˌeləˈmäsəˌnerē,ˌelēə-/ of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.

Origin
late 16th century (as a noun denoting a place where alms were distributed): from medieval Latin eleemosynarius, from late Latin eleemosyna ‘alms,’ from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’ (see alms).
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