EL 1

Question 1

recrudescence

Answer 1

revival of material that had previously been settled

Question 2

inimical

Answer 2

tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly

Question 3

jettison

Answer 3

throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship

Question 4

distill

Answer 4

extract the essential meaning

Question 5

modish

Answer 5

following what is currently popular and fashionable

Question 6

sanguine

Answer 6

optimistic or positive

Question 7

pernicious

Answer 7

having a harmful effect

Question 8

expedient

Answer 8

convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

Question 9

discomfit

Answer 9

make someone feel uneasy or embarrased

Question 10

calumnious

Answer 10

defamatoy

Question 11

inveigle

Answer 11

persuade ti do something by means of deception or flattery

Question 12

posturing

Answer 12

behave in a way to impress or mislead

Question 13

snare

Answer 13

trap

Question 14

beholden

Answer 14

indebted

Question 15

ill at ease

Answer 15

uncomfortable or embarrased

Question 16

deft

Answer 16

demonstrating skill

Question 17

wanting

Answer 17

lacking in a necessary quality

Question 18

presage

Answer 18

be a sign or warning of

Question 19

exacerbate

Answer 19

make worse

Question 20

supplication

Answer 20

action of asking or begging earnestly or humbly