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Question 1

Equanimity

Answer 1

Mental calmness, composure, especially in a difficult situation

Question 2

Laconic (leh-con-ick)

Answer 2

Adj. (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

Leh- c-on-ick

Question 3

Sanguine

Answer 3

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently difficult situation

Question 4

Scintillating

Answer 4

adjective
sparkling or shining brightly.

Question 5

Lassitude

Answer 5

A state of physical or mental weariness

Question 6

Chimeric (k-aye-mare - ick)

Answer 6

Hoped for but illusionary or impossible to achieve

Question 7

Rapacity

Answer 7

Aggressive greed

Question 8

Odium

Answer 8

General widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions

Question 9

Rive

Answer 9

Split or tear apart violently

Question 10

Alacrity

Answer 10

Brisk or cheerful readiness

Question 11

Incipient

Answer 11

in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.

Question 12

Aerate

Answer 12

Introduce air into

Question 13

Avulse

Answer 13

Pull or tear away

Question 14

Inimical

Answer 14

Tending to obstruct or harm

Question 15

Allay

Answer 15

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Question 16

Abridge

Answer 16

Shorten without losing meaning

Question 17

Pernicious

Answer 17

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

Question 18

extemporaneous

Answer 18

Spoken or done without preparation

Question 19

Fugacious

Answer 19

Tending to disappear, fleeting

Question 20

querulous

Answer 20

complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

Question 21

Noisome

Answer 21

Having an extremely offensive smell

Question 22

apocrypha

Answer 22

Writings that are not considered part of the accepted canon

Question 23

Amalgam

Answer 23

A lot of things put together, Google says “mixture or blend”

Question 24

Acerbic

Answer 24

(especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

Question 25

Uxorious (eh-ck-sore-ious)

Answer 25

having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one’s wife

Question 26

Lugubrious

Answer 26

looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Question 27

Miasmic, adj.

Answer 27

producing an unpleasant smell

Question 28

Lackey

Answer 28

a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.