Deriv 3

Question 1

tenure

Answer 1

time spent in an office

Question 2

opt

Answer 2

to make a decision/choice from a range of possibilities

Question 3

exemplar

Answer 3

a person/thing serving as a typical example or excellent model

Question 4

affinity

Answer 4

a natural liking or sympathy for someone/something

Question 5

confluence

Answer 5

the act of merging or coming together to one point

Question 6

mellifluous

Answer 6

having a smooth, rich and pleasant sound

Question 7

gaudy

Answer 7

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

Question 8

martime

Answer 8

relating to the sea or ocean

Question 9

insurmountable

Answer 9

impossible to overcome or deal with

Question 10

paramount

Answer 10

more important than anything else

Question 11

tantamount

Answer 11

equivalent in seriousness or significance

Question 12

mountebank

Answer 12

a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money

Question 13

depose

Answer 13

to remove someone from office or power

Question 14

imposition

Answer 14

the act of imposing something such as a burden or requirement, on someone

Question 15

nominal

Answer 15

existing in name only

Question 16

ignominious

Answer 16

deserving or causing public disgrace/shame

Question 17

urbane

Answer 17

refined, sophisticated, and well-mannered

Question 18

overt

Answer 18

open and observable

Question 19

uncharitable

Answer 19

lacking in generosity or kindness

Question 20

preclude

Answer 20

to prevent something from happening or to make it impossible

Question 21

disclose

Answer 21

to make something known or reveal information that was previously hidden or confidential

Question 21

co-opt

Answer 21

to adopt or take over something for one’s own purposes

Question 21

repository

Answer 21

a place or container where things are stored or kept

Question 22

perpetuate

Answer 22

to cause something to continue indefinitely

Question 23

posit

Answer 23

to put forward or assume something as fact or basis for an argument

Question 24

tenor

Answer 24

the general meaning, sense, or content of something

Question 25

tenacity

Answer 25

the quality of being determined and persistent

Question 26

importinent

Answer 26

rude or disrespectful