Chapter 5

Question 0

(Adj) not causing harm or damage; does not threaten health; mild or kind

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Benign

Question 1

(Adv) In a way that shows a lack of trust or approval; suspicion

Answer 1

Askance

Question 2

(N) happening at the same time as something else; something that accommodates for something else

Answer 2

Concomitant

Question 3

(Adj) of or relating to feasting, drinking, and good company

Answer 3

Convivial

Question 4

(N) A (usually small) group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose

Answer 4

Coterie

Question 5

(V) to politely refuse to except a request or suggestion; hesitate to object

Answer 5

Demur

Question 6

(V) to criticize or express disapproval of (someone or something); rude

Answer 6

Deprecate

Question 7

(Adj) tending to remain calm; free from sudden or harsh changes

Answer 7

Equable

Question 8

(Adj) resembling heaven; seeming to belong to another world; light and erie

Answer 8

Ethereal

Question 9

(Adj) relating to the use of scientific knowledge or methods in solving crimes; argumentative or always questioning

Answer 9

Forensic

Question 10

(Adj) sprinkled or streaked with gray

Answer 10

Grizzled

Question 11

(Adj) based on something that is not true or real; unreal; false

Answer 11

Illusory

Question 12

(Adj) unwilling to do something; showing distaste

Answer 12

Loath

Question 13

(N) a scheming or crafty action against Authority

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Machination

Question 14

(Adj) not honest; likely to tell lies

Answer 14

Mendacious

Question 15

(N) The worst or lowest point of something (emotional)

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Nadir

Question 16

(Adj) difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with

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Onerous

Question 17

(Adj) routine; something done without energy or enthusiasm habitually; half done

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Perfunctory

Question 18

(Adj) not understood or known by many people; difficult to grasp/understand

Answer 18

Recondite

Question 19

(Adj) very serious and unhappy; gloomy; heavy

Answer 19

Saturnine