All the others

Question 1

Pest (n.)(c.)

Answer 1

A chemical used in pest control.

a small animal or insect that destroys crops

Question 2

Sweeping (adj.)

Answer 2

As a candidate, president Biden promised sweeping action to tackle a warming planet.
(extensive, wide-ranging, through)

Question 3

Displace (v.)

Answer 3

Immigrants displace US workers in the job market.
five million people have been displaced as the result of the conflict.
(replace supplant, relocate usually forcefully)

Question 4

Precede (v.)

Answer 4

Economists have yet to identify pattern of indicators that consistently precede a rise or fall in employment.
(come before something)

Question 5

Gadfly (n.)(c.)

Answer 5

I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against.
( a persistently annoying person who constantly criticized to get his way)

Question 6

Rile (v.)

Answer 6

Your loud parties rile up the neighbors.

make someone angry or annoyed

Question 7

Pandemonium (n.)(uc.)

Answer 7

The pandemonium of the school playground.

A situation in which there is a lot of noise and confusion because people are angry or excited or confused.

Question 8

Dire (adj.)

Answer 8

These people are in dire need of help.
He is rarely stressed despite the direst situations.
(very serious or extreme. very bad.)

Question 9

Unconscionable (adj.)

Answer 9

To make people feel shame for being ill is unconscionable.

morally unacceptable

Question 10

Expatriate (n.)(c.)

Answer 10

Full form or expat - people who live in a different country than their own.

Question 11

Qualm (n.)(usually plural)

Answer 11

She had no qualms about lying to the police.

Feeling uncomfortable because you feel like you are doing something wrong. or you have doubt that something is right

Question 12

Epitome (n.)(uc.)

Answer 12

He was the epitome of a fashionable gentleman.

The typical or highest example of a stated quality as shown by a particular person or thing.

Question 13

Inverse (adj.)(before n.)

Answer 13

Their generosity was in inverse relation to their income.

opposite in relation to something

Question 14

Snob (n.)(c.)

Answer 14

a person who respects and likes only people who are of a high social class, and/or a person who has extremely high standards who is not satisfied by the things that ordinary people like.

Question 15

Dissemblance (n. c. u.)

Answer 15

dissemblance and deceit.

Question 16

Intelligibility (adj.)

Answer 16

Foreign accented speech can affect intelligibility.

The quality of being possible to understand

Question 17

Untoward (adj.)

Answer 17

Unless anything untoward happens we should arrive just before midday.
(Unexpected and inconvenient or unpleasant )

Question 18

Crabbed (adj.)

Answer 18

Writing that is written too closely that is difficult to read.

Question 19

Pedigree (n.)(c.)

Answer 19

The breeder showed us the dog’s pedigree.

origin - A list or parents and other relations of an animal.

Question 20

immaculate (adj.)

Answer 20

she was as always wearing an immaculate white dress.

completely neat and clean - unblemished

Question 21

Indissoluble (adj.)

Answer 21

indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation.

impossible to be broken off - incapable of being dissolved

Question 22

distinction = cachet

Answer 22

far from viewing consumption as a romantic disease, she steadfastly refused to idealize the the affliction and observed that the cachet / distinction attached to to it gradually diminished.
(cachet = distinction = prestige)

Question 23

Extremity (n.)(c.)

Answer 23

She pushed her over the window in the extremity of despair.
you should keep the extremities warm.
(the outmost or farthest region or point.)

Question 24

Savor (v.)

Answer 24

He only had one day with his children before going back to the prison, so he was trying to savor every moment of it.
(to enjoy something slowly in order to appreciate it as much as possible.)

Question 25

Lofty (adj.)

Answer 25

He showed lofty indifference toward his work.
He talked of trivial things in lofty tones.
lofty positions in the sky.
(high - sometimes in an arrogant way - condescending)

Question 26

Forthright (adj.)

Answer 26

Although he was generally considered an extremely forthright individual, his testimony at the trial revealed that he had been very disingenuous.
(direct, straight up, candid, frank OPP= evasive, shifty)

Question 27

Phlegmatic (adj.)

Answer 27

As a football player, his biggest asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
(not getting emotional or expressing emotions.)

Question 28

Barren (adj.)

Answer 28

I left him behind, in a barren , unreachable, godforsaken wasteland.
writing barren of insight.
(bare, bleak, desolate, devoid)

Question 29

Oasis (n.)

Answer 29

As you walk through the desert of life, may you always find your oasis, a place where you can find safety and peace.
(haven, shelter)

Question 30

Enclave (n.)(c.)

Answer 30

The government’s policy was to try to put Africans into ethnic enclaves because they were afraid of the power of African unity.
(A separate group within a bigger one which is culturally distinct)

Question 31

Grotto (n.)

Answer 31

A small cave usually with attractive features.

Question 32

Rhetoric (n.)

Answer 32

People are exasperated by the constant political rhetoric, they are looking for a candidate who addresses their issues in a candid manner.
(The art of using the language in a persuasive way.)

Question 33

Dissipate (v.)

Answer 33

The reasons that had discouraged him from pursuing the study of Afro-American history gradually dissipated.
I focus my attention on my breathing until the panic dissipates.
(dispel, disperse, scatter, break up)

Question 34

Lavish (adj.)

Answer 34

She was known for her lavish collection of designer shoes.
He became closer to the officials and started offering them lavish gifts.
(very generous - extravagant)

Question 35

Banish (v.)

Answer 35

He was banished from his own country after the revolution.

expel, ban for punishment

Question 36

Epithet (n.)(c.)

Answer 36

old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet dirty.

a descriptive name, usually a nickname which is intended to offend

Question 37

Chestnut (n.)(c.)

Answer 37

Old, timeworn saying or tales, banal, platitude, truism

Question 38

Defiant (adj.)

Answer 38

The protestors blocking the entrance of the offices remained defiant this morning.
(proudly refusing to obey authority - not willing to accept criticism, noncompliant)

Question 39

reverie (n.)

Answer 39

He was lost in reverie until he finally heard someone behind him.
(day dream, from the French le reve)

Question 40

Destitute (adj.)

Answer 40

The flood left thousands of people destitute.

poverty-stricken, no money no food no home

Question 41

Exorbitant (adj.)

Answer 41

Some hotels charge exorbitant fees for their minibars.

unreasonably high

Question 42

Asperity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 42

Devi was a teenager known for the asperity of her manner.

The quality of being severe in the way you behave or speak)(harshness of tone

Question 43

Elan (n.)(uc.)

Answer 43

She dances the role with such élan.

energy, style, enthusiasm

Question 44

Artisan (n.)(c.)

Answer 44

Craftsman - does work with their hands.

Question 45

Monomaniac (n.)

Answer 45

Someone who is interested in only one thing.

Question 46

Reprobate (n.)(c.)

Answer 46

Every time I see you you are drunk, you old reprobate

A person of bad character or habit