Deriv 8

Question 1

plenipotentiary

Answer 1

a person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.

Question 2

dispossessed

Answer 2

deprived of land,property, or other possessions

Question 3

vociferous

Answer 3

expressing opinions or feelings loudly and forcibly

Question 4

insufferable

Answer 4

too extreme to bear; intolerable

Question 5

defer

Answer 5

to postpone/submit to another’s authority ot wishes

Question 6

transient

Answer 6

lasting only a short time

Question 7

circuitous

Answer 7

longer than the most direct way

Question 8

ambient

Answer 8

relating to the surrounding environment

Question 9

cede

Answer 9

to give up power or territory, often by treaty

Question 10

accede

Answer 10

to agree to a demand, request or treaty

Question 11

concede

Answer 11

to admit something is true after denying it; surrender or yield

Question 12

interlude

Answer 12

to intervene on behalf of another, especially to mediate a dispute

Question 13

senescence

Answer 13

old age

Question 14

fortuitous

Answer 14

happening by chance, often in a fortunate or lucky way

Question 15

impotent

Answer 15

powerless

Question 16

superlative

Answer 16

of the highest quality or degree; the best

Question 17

infer

Answer 17

to conclude something based on evidence and reasoning

Question 18

unprecedented

Answer 18

without previous example

Question 19

recede

Answer 19

to move back or away; to diminish

Question 20

secede

Answer 20

to formally withdraw from an organization, union, or allliance