ENG WOD 1

Question 1

Pernicious (adj)

Answer 1

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 2

Noxious (adj)

Answer 2

harmful, poisonous, or extremely unpleasant

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Corrosive (adj)

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having the ability to destroy or damage OR sharply sarcastic

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Sovereignty (noun)

Answer 4

freedom from external control; ultimate and final authority

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Deficiency (noun)

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a lack or shortage of something

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Puritanical (adj)

Answer 6

expecting or enforcing strict religious or moral behaviour

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Promiscuous (adj)

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sexually unrestrained and indiscriminate

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Undermine (verb)

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to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone/thing

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Unyielding (adj)

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not giving in to pressure; unlikely to be swayed

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Propriety (noun)

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the socially accepted standard of proper speech and behaviour

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Assimilation (noun)

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the process of taking in or absorbing; the process of becoming similar to others in customs and culture

Question 12

Innate (adj)

Answer 12

naturally occurring from birth

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Vex (verb)

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to cause annoyance, frustration, or irritation

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Perplex (verb)

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to cause confusion and complication

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Apologist (noun)

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a person who offers a defense of something controversial

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Existential (adj)

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relating to or grounded in the experience of existence

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Kinship (noun)

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a system of relations responsible for creating cohesion and harmony

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Insidious (adj)

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proceeding in a gradual way, but with harmful effects

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Multiplicity (noun)

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a large variety or a numerous amount

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Abiding (adj)

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lasting a long time; enduring

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Ample (adj)

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plentiful; more than enough

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Matriarch (noun)

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a women who rules a family, group, or state

Question 23

Paternalistic (adj)

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limiting freedom or responsibilities

Question 24

Egregious (adj)

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Shockingly bad

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Cede (verb)

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to give up power or territory

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unseemly (adj)

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Inappropriate for time and place

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humane (adj)

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sympathetic and compassionate towards other living creatures

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Tactless (adj)

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lacking a sense of what is appropriate or polite

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advocate (verb)

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To recommend publicly; to support ones issue

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stint (noun)

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a briefly held job; a fixed period of work

Question 31

agenda (noun)

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an underlying intention intention or motive of a particular person or group

Question 32

redolent (adjective)

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strongly reminiscent of or suggestive of something

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legislative (adjective)

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relates to making of laws

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convoluted (adjective)

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extremely complex or hard to follow

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toxic (adj)

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poisonous; very harmful or unpleasant

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intrusive (adjective)

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causing disruption through being unwelcome or uninvited

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provision (noun)

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something that is provided or supplied for use

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vestige (noun)

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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

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stoic

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resignation or to endure hardship or pain

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feasible

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for something to be possible and easy

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muffled

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sound being obstructed

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monotonous

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dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest or in pitch

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concoction

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a mixture of various ingredients or elements

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solstice

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the longest or shortest day of the year

Question 45

persist

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continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure

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tattered

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old and torn; in poor condition

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pseudonym

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fake name

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coax

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gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something

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invalidate

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to cancel something or make it void, as if it never happened

Question 50

indomitable

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impossible to subdue or defeat

Question 51

fitfully

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not regularly or continuously; intermittently