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Question 1

Abound

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(adj) large numbers or amounds

Question 2

amorphous

Answer 2

(adj) shapeless

Question 3

austere

Answer 3

(adj) self-denial

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belie

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(v) to give wrong impression

Question 5

capricuous

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(adj) sudden change in moods

Question 6

cerebral

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(n) part of brain that is responsible for intellectual

Question 7

cogenial

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(adj) pleasant because suited for one’s state

Question 8

conspicuous

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(adj) completely visible

Question 9

cursory

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(adj) hasty and not carefully

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daunting

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(adj) hard to deal with

Question 11

deify

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(v) worship or regard as god

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didantic

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(adj) instructive, as to appearing patronizing

Question 13

disseminate

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(v) to spread

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feasible

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(adj) possible

Question 15

flout

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(v) mock, shout at

Question 16

homogeneous

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(adj) all of the same kind

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humdrum

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(adj) lacking excitement

Question 18

insipid

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(adj) tasteless, lacking in interest

Question 19

loquacious

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(adj) talkative

Question 20

misanthropic

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(adj) hateful of mankind

Question 21

misnomer

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(v) wrong name or title

Question 22

negligent

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(adj) fail to take proper care of sth

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obsequeous

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(adj) excessively obedient

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placate

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(v) to make less angry

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proclivity

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(n) tendency to do sth regularly

Question 26

puerile

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(adj) childishly silly

Question 27

quixotic

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(adj) extremely idealistic

Question 28

spendthrift

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(a) a person who spends excessively

Question 29

taciturn

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(adj) say litte

Question 30

wary

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(adj) feeling or showing caution about possible dangers

Question 31

adulterate

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(v) render poorer quality by mixing lower quality

Question 32

advocate

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(v) publicly recommend or support

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aggrandize

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(v) increase power, reputation, status of someone

Question 34

alacrity

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(n) brisk and cheerful readiness

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ambivalent

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(adj) having mixed feelings

Question 36

ameliorate

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(v) make something bad better

Question 37

amenable

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(adj) open to suggestions, can be influenced by

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anachronistic

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(adj) belonging to an earlier period

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audacious

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(adj) willing to take risk

Question 40

avaricious

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(adj) showing extreme greed

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banal

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(adj) repetitive

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benign

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(adj) gentle and kind

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brazen

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(adj) bold and without shame

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calumny

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(n) false statements about someone

Question 45

candid

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(adj) honest

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castigate

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(v) reprimand badly

Question 47

caustic

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(adj) sarcastic in a bitter way

Question 48

construe

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(v) interpret in a particular way

Question 49

contrite

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(v) feeling remorse

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convoluted

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(adj) extremely complex

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covet

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(v) yearning to possess something belong to others

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craven

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(adj) cowardly

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decorum

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(n) behavior in good taste and propriety

Question 54

deft

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(adj) demonstrate skills and cleverness

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demur

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(v) raise objections or reluctant

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derivative

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(adj) imitative of other’s work

Question 57

desicate

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(v) cause to be completely dry

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diatribe

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(v) forceful and bitter verbal attack

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increduluous

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(adj) unwilling or unable to believe in something

Question 60

ingenuous

Answer 60

(adj) innocent or naive