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What does ‘Abject’ mean?

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Entirely without pride or dignity

Synonyms: wretched, degraded, despicable

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What does ‘Blasphemy’ refer to?

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Speech or action showing disrespect to something sacred

Synonyms: sacrilege, profanity, irreverence

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What is the meaning of ‘Bombastic’?

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Inflated or pretentious language

Synonyms: pompous, grandiloquent, overblown

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What does ‘Censure’ mean?

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Strong disapproval or criticism

Synonyms: condemn, reprimand, rebuke

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What is ‘Circumlocution’?

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Using many words unnecessarily

Synonyms: verbosity, wordiness, redundancy

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What does ‘Clout’ refer to?

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Influence or power

Synonyms: sway, leverage, authority

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What does ‘Denigrate’ mean?

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Criticize unfairly

Synonyms: belittle, disparage, slander

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What is the meaning of ‘Diaphanous’?

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Light and translucent

Synonyms: sheer, delicate, flimsy

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What does ‘Effulgence’ refer to?

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Brightness or radiance

Synonyms: brilliance, luminosity, splendor

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What does ‘Epicurean’ mean?

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Focused on pleasure, especially food or drink

Synonyms: hedonistic, sensual, indulgent

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What is ‘Fortuitous’?

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Happening by chance

Synonyms: accidental, serendipitous, unexpected

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What does ‘Garrulous’ mean?

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Excessively talkative

Synonyms: chatty, loquacious, verbose

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What does ‘Hapless’ refer to?

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Unfortunate

Synonyms: unlucky, ill-fated, cursed

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What is the meaning of ‘Inculcate’?

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Instill by persistent instruction

Synonyms: implant, ingrain, instill

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What does ‘Insidious’ mean?

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Harmful but enticing

Synonyms: treacherous, sneaky, deceitful

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What is an ‘Insurgent’?

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Rebel against authority

Synonyms: revolutionary, mutineer, subversive

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What does ‘Interlocutor’ refer to?

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A person taking part in a conversation

Synonyms: speaker, conversationalist, respondent

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What does ‘Mendacious’ mean?

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Not telling the truth

Synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, untruthful

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What is a ‘Maelstrom’?

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Powerful whirlpool or situation

Synonyms: turbulence, chaos, vortex

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What does ‘Penurious’ mean?

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Extremely poor

Synonyms: impoverished, destitute, indigent

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What is ‘Pernicious’?

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Harmful in a subtle way

Synonyms: damaging, malignant, insidious

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What does ‘Recalcitrant’ mean?

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Stubbornly resistant to authority

Synonyms: defiant, disobedient, unmanageable

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What does ‘Rife’ refer to?

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Widespread or common

Synonyms: prevalent, rampant, overflowing

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What is ‘Sedition’?

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Speech inciting rebellion

Synonyms: insurrection, mutiny, revolt

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What does ‘Trepidation’ mean?

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A feeling of fear about something

Synonyms: apprehension, dread, unease

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What does ‘Usurp’ mean?

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Take a position of power illegally

Synonyms: seize, commandeer, appropriate

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What is ‘Vociferous’?

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Loud and insistent

Synonyms: clamorous, boisterous, outspoken

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What does ‘Wanton’ mean?

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Deliberate and unprovoked

Synonyms: reckless, malicious, unrestrained

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What does ‘Yoke’ refer to?

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To bind or join together

Synonyms: harness, unite, pair

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What is a ‘Zealot’?

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Fanatical and uncompromising follower

Synonyms: extremist, fanatic, radical