Dear Madam President

Question 1

Pursuasion

Answer 1

a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones.

Question 2

Moniker

Answer 2

A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

Question 3

Facsimile

Answer 3

an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Question 4

Pall

Answer 4

a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.

a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter

Question 5

Laud

Answer 5

praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

Question 6

Premonition

Answer 6

a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

Question 7

Harrowing

Answer 7

acutely distressing

Question 8

Ire

Answer 8

Anger

Question 9

Vexing

Answer 9

causing annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Question 10

Conniving

Answer 10

given to or involved in conspiring to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.

Question 11

Disconcert

Answer 11

disturb the composure of; unsettle.

Question 12

Gauntlets

Answer 12

a stout glove with a long loose wrist. Medieval/challenge

Question 13

Foray

Answer 13

a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.

Question 14

Pretense

Answer 14

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

a claim, especially a false or ambitious one.

Question 15

Adulation

Answer 15

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Question 16

Obsequious

Answer 16

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Question 17

Trepidation

Answer 17

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

Trembling motion

Question 18

Jell

Answer 18

of a liquid or semiliquid substance) set or become more solid.

(of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well.

Question 19

Gumption

Answer 19

shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

Question 20

Stoicism

Answer 20

the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.

Question 21

Acquiesce

Answer 21

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 22

Vicissitude

Answer 22

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Question 23

Screed

Answer 23

a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious.

Leveled layer of material

Question 24

Niche

Answer 24

a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.

a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service.

Question 25

Diatribe

Answer 25

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Question 26

Postmortem

Answer 26

After death

an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.

Question 27

Vigilante

Answer 27

a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

Question 28

Talismans

Answer 28

an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

a person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group.

Question 29

Ballast

Answer 29

heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability.

Question 30

Candor

Answer 30

the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.

Question 31

Credence

Answer 31

belief in or acceptance of something as true.

Question 32

Equivocate

Answer 32

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

Question 33

Dearth

Answer 33

a scarcity or lack of something

Question 34

Postulate

Answer 34

suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

(in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.

Question 35

Ecclesiastical

Answer 35

relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

Question 36

Schadenfreude

Answer 36

pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.

Question 37

Offing

Answer 37

likely to happen or appear soon

the more distant part of the sea in view.