August

Question 1

presumptuous

Answer 1

too confident especially in a way that is rude: done or made without permission, right, or good reason

adj, top 10%

Question 2

redact

Answer 2

transitive verb
1: to put in writing : frame

2: to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release; broadly : edit
3: to obscure or remove (text) from a document prior to publication or release

Question 3

pretentious

Answer 3

expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature

Question 4

demure

Answer 4

not attracting or demanding a lot of attention; not showy or flashy; quiet and polite

words it could replace: modest; unassuming; shy; coy

Question 5

cavalier

Answer 5

having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious

words it could replace: thoughtless or careless, especially when you’re describing a disregard for consequences

Question 6

gilb

Answer 6

said or done too easily or carelessly; marked by ease in speaking to the point of being deceitful

words it could replace: careless; insincere

Question 7

maudlin

Answer 7

showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way

words it could replace: sappy; schmaltzy; overly emotional

Question 8

caustic

Answer 8

marked by sharp or biting sarcasm; very harsh and critical

words it could replace: critical, hostile, snarky; nasty; sarcastic

Question 9

stoic

Answer 9

showing no emotion especially when something bad is happening

words it could replace: unemotional; uncomplaining; cold

Question 10

volatile

Answer 10

likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way; having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion

words it could replace: unstable; emotional; unpredictable

Question 11

codify

Answer 11

: to put (laws or rules) together as a code or system

: to put (things) in an orderly form

Question 12

elusive

Answer 12

hard to find or capture

hard to understand, define, or remember

Question 13

edify

Answer 13

to teach (someone) in a way that improves the mind or character

synonyms: enlighten, educate, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire, nurture

Question 14

insipid

Answer 14

lacking in taste or flavor

Question 15

gripe

Answer 15

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

beef, bitch, bleat, carp, fuss, grievance, complaint, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge

Question 16

rectify

Answer 16

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from

amend, debug, emend, correct, red-pencil, reform, remedy

Question 17

inscrutable

Answer 17

being beyond one’s powers to know, understand, or explain

arcane, cryptic, deep, enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, mysterious, mystic, occult, uncanny

Question 18

proclivity

Answer 18

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition

Question 19

innocuous

Answer 19

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt

Question 20

entice

Answer 20

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, lure, lead on, seduce, solicit, tempt

Question 21

bipartisan

Answer 21

relating to or involving members of two political parties

Question 22

constituent

Answer 22

general: any one of the people who live and vote in an area : a member of a constituency
legal: having the power to create a government or to frame or amend a constitution

Question 23

siphon (verb)

Answer 23

to take and use (something, such as money) for your own purpose