list 1

Question 0

stoicism

Answer 0

indifference, impassive ness

Question 1

unctuous

Answer 1

oily, fatty

Question 2

spectral

Answer 2

ghostly

Question 3

sovereignty

Answer 3

autonomy; supreme excellence or power

Question 4

vulnerable

Answer 4

open to attack or damage

Question 5

submissive

Answer 5

submits power to others, passive

Question 6

uncanny

Answer 6

eerie, mysterious

Question 7

temperate

Answer 7

mild, marked by moderation

Question 8

upbraiding

Answer 8

severe criticism

Question 9

voluble

Answer 9

rotating, characterized by rapid speech

Question 10

surmise

Answer 10

verb= to infer, draw conclusion from little evidence 
noun= conjecture

Question 11

subjection

Answer 11

bringing something under ones control, forcing one to endure abuse

Question 12

sustenance

Answer 12

support, maintenance

Question 13

supplant

Answer 13

uproot, eradicate

Question 14

steed

Answer 14

a spirited horse

Question 15

vitiate

Answer 15

impair, make defective

Question 16

transfigure

Answer 16

transform, ameliorate

Question 17

temporal

Answer 17

secular, relating to time or temples on the skull

Question 18

vehement

Answer 18

powerful, impassioned

Question 19

vindication

Answer 19

defense, justification against denial

Question 20

venerated

Answer 20

honored w devotion, regarded w respect

Question 21

vanity

Answer 21

being conscious of what others think of you

Question 22

usurp

Answer 22

to seize and hold in possession by force and without right

Question 23

terrestrial

Answer 23

pertaining to the land

Question 24

talon

Answer 24

birds claw