Final

Question 0

Convoluted

Answer 0

Adj. having too many twist and turns, overly complicated
Root: volu
Syn: tangled
Ant: clear

Question 1

Extort

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V. To illegally force someone to comply with a demand
Root: tort
Syn: coerce
Ant: coax

Question 2

Inflection

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N. change in pitch of tone or voice

Root: flect

Question 3

Revert

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V. To fall back into an old condition
Root: vert
Syn: lapse
Ant: improve

Question 4

Malediction

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N. a recital of words intended to harm, a curse

Root: dic

Question 5

Excruciating

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Adj. extremely painful, agonizing
Root: crux
Syn: unbearable
Ant: pleasant

Question 6

Tangible

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Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: tang
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract

Question 7

Glutton

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N. one who wants or takes too much

Root: glut

Question 8

Incriminate

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V. To reveal guilt or to make someone look guilty
Root: crimin
Syn: implicate
Ant: acquit

Question 9

Culprit

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N. one responsible for a crime
Root: culp
Syn: perpetrator

Question 10

Exonerate

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V. To prove not guilty
Root: oner
Syn: acquit
Ant: condemn, convict

Question 11

Fidelity

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N. faithfulness; loyalty

Root: fid

Question 12

Colloquial

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Adj. of or related to informal speech; conversational
Root: Loqu
Syn: idiomatic

Question 13

Prescient

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Adj. showing knowledge of events before they happened
Root: sci
Syn: far-sighted
Ant: rash

Question 14

Despondent

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Adj. lacking all hope
Root: spond
Syn: despairing
Ant: joyful

Question 15

Palatable

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Adj. acceptable, satisfactory
Root: palat
Syn: tolerable
Ant: unbearable

Question 16

Incredulous

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Adj. unable to believe something; amazed
Root: cred
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting

Question 17

Ultimatum

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N. a demand or threat that is final

Root: ultima

Question 18

Novice

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N. an inexperienced person, amateur
Root: nov
Syn: beginner
Ant: expert

Question 19

Primal

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Adj. original, dating from the beginning of existence
Root: prim
Syn: primitive
Ant: modern

Question 20

Declaim

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V. To Speak loudly and with feeling

Root: claim

Question 21

Aesthetic

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Adj. having to do with beauty or order
Root: aes
Syn: artistic

Question 22

Abrogate

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V. To cancel, to repeal
Root: rog
Syn: abolish
Ant: ratify

Question 23

Stagnant

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Adj. unhealthy because of lack of movement
Root: stagn
Syn: sluggish
Ant: invigorating

Question 24

Erroneous

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Adj. wrong or inaccurate
Root: err
Syn: mistaken
Ant: correct

Question 25

Degrade

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V. To lower in esteem or dignity, insult
Root: Grad
Syn: belittle
Ant: honor

Question 26

Circumvent

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V. To avoid by going around, to avoid
Root: vent
Syn: sidestep
Ant:confront

Question 27

Incursion

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N. an attack on another’s territory, raid
Root: curs
Syn: invasion

Question 28

Indolent

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Adj. lazy, averse to work
Root:dol
Syn: listless
Ant: robust

Question 29

Antipathy

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Adj. hostility or hatred
Root: path
syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy

Question 30

Dissuade

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V. To convince one to not do something
Root: suad
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade

Question 31

Olfactory

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Adj. having to do with the sense of smell

Root: ol

Question 32

Virile

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Adj. masculine;manly

Root: vir

Question 33

Pandemic

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Adj. having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined

Question 34

Apolitical

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Adj. having no interest in politics; not political

Root: polit

Question 35

Civility

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N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness

Question 36

Acrid

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Adj. stinging or biting in odor or taste, harsh, irritating

Root: acri

Question 37

Avarice

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N. desire for wealth, greed

Root: Av

Question 38

Insipid

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Adj. dull, uninteresting
Root: sip
Syn: colorless
Ant: intriguing

Question 39

Odiferous

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Adj. giving off an odor

Root: odor