Level 3

Question 1

Cataclysm n.

Answer 1

Violent event that brings about change (usually deaing with earth crust or natural disaster). The world is in cataclysm.

Question 2

Quiescent

(spelled quiet+scent, ONLY ONE ‘i’)

Answer 2

Inactive. Still. Quietly at rest, still. how long will the opressed stay quiescent. The dog was only quiescent for a fourth of the night.

Question 3

Stigma

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A mark of infamy. Feminists like her wanted to forego the whore stigma.

Question 4

Construe

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To interpret. Bush declared he would ‘construe’ the law he himself signed how he saw fit.

Question 5

Fastidious

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Excessively particular, hard to please

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of being scrutinized/investigated/seen

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Categorical

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Absolute, downright

Question 8

Clairvoyant

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Mystical ability to talk to dead people,
predict future,
know about things you weren’t physically there to witness in person.

Able to see through things, beyond natural vision, a visionary, prophet

Question 9

Defray costs

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To keep at bay by way of payment. The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip. Defray the costs. Defray the expenditure.

Question 10

Taciturn person

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Habitually untalkative. Tending to be quiet.

Question 11

Terse speaking style

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Brief and direct, no excess superfluity in speech.

Question 12

Boon

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Good benefit. Help, something to be grateful for. The greatest boon for me is the lack of complexity the technology introduces to our work.

Question 13

Indigent adj.

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In need. Poor, Lacking lifes necessities. The widow, the lowly, the indigent are the ones to be served. In-need-gent.

Question 14

Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous

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Different in kind, unlike vs alike.

Question 15

Proletariat

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Working class, poor

Question 16

Glib Polyglot

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A person who not only learns and speaks different languages with ease but he is glib and Readily FLUENT and often thoughtlessly, easy actions/manner

Question 17

Penchant

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Strong inclination

Question 18

Solicitous

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Showing concern for someone’s well being, having concern (ex- for future), full of desire and eagerness.

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Pittance

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A small amt, scanty remuneration

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Dearth

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Lack, scarcity

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Circumscribe

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Limit.

To surround perimeter, draw a line around, enclose within bounds

Question 22

Ingratiating

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Deliberately meant to gain favor, _ manner

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Mercenary

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Acting merely for $ or reward, venal (willing to sell ones influence especially for a bribe)

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Extemporize

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Freestyle, improvize

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Erudite

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Learned, has great knowledge

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Austere (face)

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Plain but stern (unfriendly). Serious looking face, strict, forbidding, not to be mistaken with gaunt.

Question 27

Laconic, adj.

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Terse in ones writing or speech. Using few words, but so few as to be rude or mysterious.

Question 28

Ameliorate

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To make bearable, improve, amend

Question 29

Expunge

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Blot out

Question 30

Circumspect

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Prudent

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Foible

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Minor Character weakness

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Fervent

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Having Fiery warmth of spirit, enthusiasm

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Protract

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Extend

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Ostentacious

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Showy,

Question 35

Quandary (2 a's)

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Difficult problem, dilemma. My quandary is... I am in a quandary...

Question 36

Censure

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Criticize harshly (tougher than admonished)

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Cavil

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To nag about, he finds something to _ at in everything she says.

Question 38

Assimilate to the culture

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Take in as ones own

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Rescind

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Repeal, invalidate

Question 40

Discernible

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Capable of being distinguished/differentiated.

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Narcissism

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Excessive self-love

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Incriminate

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Charge of a wrongdoing

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Perquisite

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Perk to job, such as a gratuity

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Adroit

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Expert in use of hands/body, cleverly skillful. _ debater.

Question 45

Platitude

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Trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

Question 46

Vendetta

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Private feud

Question 47

Lucid dreams

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Believable. Easily understood, completely comprehensible, transparent

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Salient

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Prominent, conspicuous

Question 49

Allude

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To refer to casually/indirectly

Question 50

Venal

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Able to be bribed. A _ administration, mercenaries are _.

Question 51

Quietus n.

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The Final blow (noun). That which silences claims. Giving drug dealers their quietus is the way to go. Put the quietus to your prayers, nothing will change here.

Question 52

Indisposed

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Mildly ill, clearly disinclined. He was indisposed to doing the task.

Question 53

Exigent

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Requiring immediate attention and special attention too.

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Upheaval

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Major change that causes unrest, conflict. Event in which earth surface comes up violently.

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Ebullition

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Eruption. Sudden violent outburst , upheaval display.

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Occident

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West

Question 57

Annul

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Nullify. To make void. Reduce to nothing.

Question 58

Asperity

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Harshness. The asperity of life is tough on asperger sufferers.

Question 59

Acerbic

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Expressing acidic harsh criticism in a clever way, adding to the asperity of inner city life.

Question 60

Solicit

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To ask

Question 61

Solicitude

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To care about.