Level 4

Question 0

Impute (im-PYOOT)

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Lay the responsibility or blame upon, ascribe, attribute

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Provident (PRAHV-i-dent)

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Thrifty, economical, prudent, frugal

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Astute (uh-STOOT)

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Shrewd, clever, perceptive, discerning

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Neophyte (NEE-uh-fyt)

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A beginner, novice, tyro; specifically, a new convert to a religion

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Enigma (i-NIG-muh)

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A mystery, puzzle, perplexing problem

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Credence (KREE-dints)

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Belief, acceptance

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Venerate (VEN-uh-rayt)

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To respect deeply, revere, regard with awe and admiration

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Garrulous (GAR-uh-lus)

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Talkative, rambling in an annoying way

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Trenchant (TREN-chint)

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Keen, penetrating, vigorously effective

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Autonomous (aw-TAHN-uh-mus)

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Independent, self-governing

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Panacea (PAN-uh-SEE-uh)

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A cure-all, universal antidote, remedy for all

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Ephemeral (i-FEM-uh-rul)

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Short-lived, fleeting, lasting only a short while

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Onerous (AHN-ur-us)

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Difficult to accomplish or endure, troublesome, burdensome

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Laity (LAY-i-tee)

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Nonprofessionals, laypeople collectively, all the people outside of a given profession

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Pungent (PUN-jint)

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Sharp, penetrating, acrid, caustic

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Prosaic (proh-ZAY-ik)

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Dull, ordinary, uninteresting, unimaginative

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Charlatan (SHAHR-luh-tin)

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A fake, quack, imposter, fraud, humbug

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Perfunctory (pur-FUHNGK-tur-ee)

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Mechanical, routine, listless, done merely as a duty

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Morass (muh-RAS)

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A swamp, marsh, bog; a sticky situation

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Sophistry (SAHF-i-stree)

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Speech or writing that is clever and plausible but marred by false or deceptive reasoning

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Prolific (proh-LIF-ik)

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Productive, fruitful, fertile

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Mundane (MUHN-dayn)

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Worldly, earthly, material as distinguished from spiritual

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Myriad (MIR-ee-id)

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Countless, innumerable, infinite

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Dissident (DIS-i-dent)

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Disagreeing, dissenting, nonconformist

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Laudable (LAW-duh-bul)

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Praiseworthy, commendable, worthy of admiration

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Inimitable (i-NIM-i-tuh-bul)

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Unable to be imitated; beyond compare

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Jaded (JAY-did)

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Worn out, tired, fatigued, weary

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Myopic (my-AHP-ik)

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Short-sighted, having a circumscribed view; lacking discernment, foresight, or perspective

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Demonstrable (di-MAHN-struh-buul)

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Capable of being demonstrated, able to be proved

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Callow (KAL-oh)

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Immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, naive

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Acquiesce (AK-wee-ES)

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To agree without protest, give in quietly

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Pontificate (pahn-TIF-i-kayt)

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Express one's opinion as though it were fact

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Deleterious (DEL-i-TEER-ee-us)

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Harmful, destructive, detrimental

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Ambivalent (am-BIV-uh-lint)

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Uncertain, indecisive, having conflicting feelings or desires

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Pensive (PEN-siv)

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Absorbed in thought, especially in a deep or melancholy way

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Impromptu (im-PRAHMP-too)

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Made up or done on the spur of the moment, without preparation

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Conjecture (kun-JEK-chur)

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To make an educated guess

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Surreptitious (SUR-up-TISH-us)

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Stealthy; characterized by secrecy and caution

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Exemplary (ig-ZEM-pluh-ree)

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Worthy of imitation, praiseworthy, commendable, serving as a model of excellence

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Impeccable (im-PEK-uh-buul)

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Perfect, flawless, faultless; unable to do wrong

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Attest (uh-TEST)

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To affirm to be true

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Copious (KOH-pee-us)

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Abundant, plentiful

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Fallacious (fuh-LAY-shus)

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False, misleading, deceptive, based on a fallacy

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Stoic (STOH-ik)

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Showing no feelings, emotionless, stolid

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Recrimination (ri-KRIM-uh-NAY-shin)

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A countercharge or counteraccusation

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Affinity (uh-FIN-i-tee)

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Close resemblance or relationship Or A natural attraction to

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Volatile (VAHL-uh-tul)

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Unstable, inconstant, changeable

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Squalid (SKWAHL-id)

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Dirty and run-down as a result of poverty or neglect, wretched, miserable, degraded

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Expedite (EK-spi-dyt)

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To speed up, hasten, facilitate

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Abject (AB-jekt)

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Degraded, low in condition or status; hence, lacking self-respect, contemptible, wretched