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Question 1

acumen

Answer 1

(n) keen insight

Question 2

arduous

Answer 2

(adj) hard, difficult, tiresome

Question 3

transient

Answer 3

(adj) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

Question 4

eshew

Answer 4

(v) to shun, avoid

Question 5

haggard

Answer 5

(adj) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

Question 6

hackneyed

Answer 6

(adj) unoriginal, overused

Question 7

ubiquitous

Answer 7

(adj) existing everywhere, widespread

Question 8

neophyte

Answer 8

(n) someone who is young or inexperienced

Question 9

sanctimonious

Answer 9

(adj) giving a hypocritical appearance of being religous

Question 10

cacophony

Answer 10

(n) tremendous noise, disharmonious noise

Question 11

discordant

Answer 11

(adj) not in harmony or agreement

Question 12

reproach

Answer 12

1. (v) express disapproval or disappointment 2. (n) disapproval

Question 13

cajole

Answer 13

(v) to urge, coax

Question 14

dissemble

Answer 14

(v) to conceal, fake

Question 15

evanescent

Answer 15

(adj) fleeting, momentary

Question 16

flagrant

Answer 16

(adj) blatantly offensive

Question 17

pious

Answer 17

(adj) 1. devoutly religious 2. making a hypocritical display of virtue.

Question 18

demure

Answer 18

(adj) quiet, modest, reserved

Question 19

myriad

Answer 19

1. (n) a countless or extremely great number 2. (adj) countless or extremely great in number

Question 20

conflagration

Answer 20

(n) great fire