Crucible #2

Question 1

Intimation

Answer 1

To make known especially publicly or formally: announce

Question 2

Demean

Answer 2

To debase, as in dignity or social standing: professionals who feel demeaned by unskilled work

Question 3

Heresy

Answer 3

Dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice

Question 4

Fraudulent

Answer 4

Accomplished through deceit or trickery

Question 5

Perverse

Answer 5

Turned away from what is right or good: corrupt

Question 6

Putative

Answer 6

Assumed to exist or to have existed

Question 7

Surreal

Answer 7

Marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream: unbelievable

Question 8

Palpable

Answer 8

Capable of being touched or felt: tangible

Question 9

Seditious

Answer 9

The resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

Question 10

Impotence

Answer 10

The quality of lacking in power, strength, or vigor: helpless

Question 11

Repugnance

Answer 11

Strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism

Question 12

Indigent

Answer 12

Suffering from extreme poverty: impoverished

Question 13

Inanition

Answer 13

The absence or loss of social, moral, or intellectual vitality or vigor

Question 14

Vetted

Answer 14

To subject to usually expert appraisal or correction

Question 15

Polemic

Answer 15

An aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another

Question 16

Subversion

Answer 16

A systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within.

Question 17

Calamity

Answer 17

A disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering