List B-1

Question 0

candor

Answer 0

frankness; honesty

Question 1

banal

Answer 1

Repeating a worn out phrase; commonplace; trite

Question 2

decadence

Answer 2

decay; having low moral standards

Question 3

defamation

Answer 3

Harming a person’s reputation

Question 4

eccentric

Answer 4

odd; whimsical; irregular; quirky

Question 5

facilitate

Answer 5

To make easier

Question 6

instigate

Answer 6

urge; start; provoke

Question 7

levity

Answer 7

lightness; having fun, instead of being serious

Question 8

miserly

Answer 8

stingy; cheap

Question 9

obsolete

Answer 9

outmoded; outdated

Question 10

phenomena

Answer 10

observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

Question 11

quandary

Answer 11

dilemma; predicament, uncertainty

Question 12

restraint

Answer 12

Controlling force; a rule, principal, or object that limits people’s activity or behavior

Question 13

subtlety

Answer 13

nicety, cunning, guile; delicacy; skillful hiding of what one really intends to do

Question 14

terse

Answer 14

concise; abrupt, short; can be borderline rude

Question 15

de-

Answer 15

away, not, down

Question 16

in-

Answer 16

into/not

Question 17

re-

Answer 17

back, again