Final Vocabulary CC

Question 0

Boorish

Answer 0

Ill mannered

Question 1

Acrid

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Sharp; pungent

Question 2

Cynical

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Believing that people only act out of selfish motives

Question 3

Heresy

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Against orthodox opinion

Question 4

Lance

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Spear; spike; javelin

Question 5

Obscure

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Difficult to understand; partially hidden

Question 6

Poignant

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Deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

Question 7

Respite

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A break; intermission

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Terse

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Concise; to the point

Question 9

Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

Question 10

Debility

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Weakness; incapacity

Question 11

Hiatus

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Interruption; pause

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Languid

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Tired; slow

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Obscured

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Hidden; covered; buried

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Poised

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Calm; collected; self possessed

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Resplendent

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Shining; glowing

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Therapeutic

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Medicinal; curative

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Acuity

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Sharpness

Question 18

Braggart

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Someone who boasts

Question 19

Debunking

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Exposing false claims or myths

Question 20

Epitomized

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Typified; characterized; personified

Question 21

Languish

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Decay; fade away; get weaker

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Obsequious

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Servile; submissive

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Polemical

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Causing debate or argument

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Restorative

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A tonic

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Thwart

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Prevent; frustrate

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Adamant

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Forceful; inflexible

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Brawny

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Muscular

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Decathlon

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Athletic competition with 10 events

Question 29

Equivocate

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Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

Question 30

Hieroglyphics

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Picture writing;; writing that is difficult to read

Question 31

Larceny

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Theft; robbery; stealing

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Obsession

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A dominating concern

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Ponderous

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Weighty; slow and heavy

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Retention

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Preservation; withholding

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Timorous

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Cowardly; fearful

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Brevity

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Being brief

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Decorum

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Dignified; correct behavior

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Err

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Make a mistake

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Hinder

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Obstruct

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Largess

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Generosity

Question 42

Obsolete

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No longer valid

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Pontificate

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Speak pompously or dogmatic

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Reticent

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Restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative

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Tirade

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Stream of verbal abuse

Question 46

Adulation

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Strong admiration; worship

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Bristle

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To show irritation

Question 48

Decoy

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Lure; trap; trick

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Erratic

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Wandering; irregular

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Histrionic

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Theatrical; exaggerated

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Laud

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Praise

Question 52

Obstreperous

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Noisy and boisterous

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Portend

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Foretell

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Retraction

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Withdrawal; cancellation of a statement

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Titter

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Giggle quietly

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Adversity

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Hardship

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Broach

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Start to discuss; approach

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Deference

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Respect

Question 59

Esoteric

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Obscure and difficult to understand

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Hoary

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Old

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Lavish

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On a grand scale; wasteful

Question 62

Portent

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A warning sign; omen

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Revere

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Worship

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Tome

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Large book

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Advocate

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Support

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Brusque

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Blunt; abrupt

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Defoliate

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Cause leaves to fall off

Question 68

Espouse

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Promote; take up; support

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Hone

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Sharpen; increase; whet

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Lax

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Careless; not strict

Question 71

Obviate

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Avoid; make unnecessary

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Poseur

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Someone who puts on an act

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Riddled

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Full of (usually holes)

Question 74

Torpid

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Inactive; lazy; stagnant

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Aesthetic

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Concerning art or beauty

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Bulwark

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Fortification; barricade; wall

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Defunct

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No longer in existence

Question 78

Etymology

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Study of word origins

Question 79

Hyperbole

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Grossly exaggerated speech

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Legend

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Key to map;; myth or story

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Odious

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Hateful

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Rife

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Common

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Torpor

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Dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity

Question 85

Affable

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Friendly; social; easygoing

Question 86

Bureaucracy

Answer 86

Officialdom

Question 87

Degradation

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Deprivation; poverty; debasement

Question 88

Eulogy

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Praise

Question 89

Hypochondriac

Answer 89

A person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses

Question 90

Legion

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In large numbers

Question 91

Officious

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Domineering; intrusive; meddlesome

Question 92

Posthumous

Answer 92

After death

Question 93

Rigor

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Thoroughness

Question 94

Totter

Answer 94

Walk unsteadily