Chapter Two

Question 0

Locomotion

Answer 0

Movement from place to place

Question 1

Ethereal

Answer 1

Not earthly, spiritual, delicate

Question 2

Abate

Answer 2

Decrease, reduce

Question 3

Pungent

Answer 3

Strong or sharp in smell or taste

Question 4

Discern

Answer 4

To perceive something obscure

Question 5

Pinnacle

Answer 5

Peak, highest point of development

Question 6

Curmudgeon

Answer 6

Cranky person

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Gnarled

Answer 7

Knotted, soured in character

Question 8

Admonish

Answer 8

To caution, correct, express disapproval

Question 9

Egress (noun)

Answer 9

Exit

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Query (noun)

Answer 10

Question

Question 11

Convoluted

Answer 11

Twisted, complicated, involved

Question 12

Banter

Answer 12

Playful conversation

Question 13

Opine

Answer 13

To express an opinion

Question 14

Masochistic

Answer 14

Enjoying pain or humiliation

Question 15

Invective

Answer 15

An abusive expression or speech

Question 16

Elaborate (verb)

Answer 16

To express at greater length or in greater detail

Question 17

Subsequent

Answer 17

Following in time or order

Question 18

Raze

Answer 18

To tear down, demolish

Question 19

Curator

Answer 19

Overseer of an exhibition, especially in an art museum

Question 20

Arcane

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Secret, obscure, known only to a few

Question 21

Yen

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A strong desire; a craving

Question 22

Rotund

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Round in shape; fat

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Preclude

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To rule out

Question 24

Anachronistic

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Chronologically out of place

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Adhere

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To hold fast or stick by something, as if by gluing

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Wry

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Amusing, ironic

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Disengage

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To disconnect, disassociate

Question 28

Accessible

Answer 28

Attainable, available; approachable

Question 29

Paramount

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Supreme, dominant, primary

Question 30

Vivid

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Bright and intense in color; strongly preceived

Question 31

Aerial

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Having to do with the air

Question 32

Cryptic

Answer 32

Puzzling, mysterious

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Arboretum

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Place where trees are cultivated and studied

Question 34

Subtle

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Refined, marked by keen insight

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Poignant

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Emotionally moving

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Zealot

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Someone passionately devoted to a cause

Question 37

Vim

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Energy, enthusiasm

Question 38

Aversion

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Intense dislike

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Succulent

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Juicy; full of vitality or freshness

Question 40

Pallor

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Paleness, lack of (facial) color

Question 41

Imbue

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To saturate or invade as if by dyeing

Question 42

Tableaux

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Vivid description, striking scenes

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Matriculate

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To enroll as a member of a college or university

Question 44

Exasperation

Answer 44

Irritation, aggravation

Question 45

Plaintive

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Melancholy, expressing sorrow

Question 46

Conciliatory

Answer 46

Friendly, agreeable

Question 47

Discern

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To perceive something obscure

Question 48

Behemoth

Answer 48

Huge creature

Question 49

Torsion

Answer 49

Act of twisting and turning

Question 50

Sonorous

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Producing a full, rich sound

Question 51

Surreptitiously

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Secretly

Question 52

Deliberate (verb)

Answer 52

To consider carefully

Question 53

Wary

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Mistrustful, on guard, cautions

Question 54

Tonal

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Relating to pitch or sound

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Legible

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Capable of being read

Question 56

Conjure

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To imagine, summon (as if by magical power)

Question 57

Suave

Answer 57

Smoothly polite, superficially gracious

Question 58

Wayward

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Erratic, unrestrained, reckless

Question 59

Saunter

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To walk about in a leisurely manner, stroll