article quiz #5

Question 1

undulate

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move with a smooth wavelike motion;

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implore

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to make a very serious or emotional request to (someone)

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tact

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the ability to do or say things without offending or upsetting other people

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straits

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a situation or perplexity or distess

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unutterably

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being beyond the powers of description

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delusive

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tending to mislead

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pallid

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(of a person’s face) pale

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sonorous

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full or loud in sound

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oratory

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skill or eloquence in public speaking

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acuteness

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sharp and penetrating in intellect, insight or perception

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antagonism

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opposition of a conflicting force

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grandeur

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splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style

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obtrusive

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noticeable or prominent in a unwelcome or intrusive way

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opprobium

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harsh criticism

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supplant

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to replace

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sojourn

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a temporary stay

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ensconce

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to establish or settle in a comfortable safe, or secret place

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paucity

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the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities

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incumbent

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necessary for someone as a duty

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anew

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in a new or different form

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effrontery

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shameless boldness

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idiosyncrasy

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a mode of behavior or way of thought

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heeding

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to pay attention to

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genial

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friendly and cheerful

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descant

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talk tediously or at length

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judicous

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having, showing, or done with good judgement

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deluge

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inundate with great quantity of something

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ardor

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enthusiasm or passion

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desolation

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deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

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incipiently

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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pantomime

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conveying emotions, actions, feeling by gestures without speech

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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dilapidated

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in a state of despair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

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transcendent

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exceeding usual limits

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cavort

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to leap or dance about in a lively manner