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Question 1

Nepotism

Answer 1

(n) showing favoritism to relatives

Question 2

Loiter

Answer 2

(v) to stand about without purpose; to delay

Question 3

Compress

Answer 3

(n) a pad of folded cloth for applying pressure, heat, etc

Question 4

Tenacious

Answer 4

(adj) extremely persistent; stubborn; relentless; holding firmly; cohesive

Question 5

Accede

Answer 5

(v) to agree to something

Question 6

Epitome

Answer 6

(n) a representative example of a type

Question 7

Amiable

Answer 7

(adj) friendly and agreeable; sociable

Question 8

Relish

Answer 8

(v) to enjoy

Question 9

Desolate

Answer 9

(adj) left alone; lonely; deserted

Question 10

Happy

Answer 10

(adj) fortunate; being especially well adapted

Question 11

Arid

Answer 11

(adj) dry and barren; not interesting

Question 12

Faze

Answer 12

(v) to disturb; to disconcert

Question 13

Repent

Answer 13

(v) to feel remorse for a past action

Question 14

Byproduct

Answer 14

(n) a side-effect; something produced in the making of something else

Question 15

Refractory

Answer 15

(adj) stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

Question 16

Elegy

Answer 16

(n) a poem that mourns death; a composition (e.g., a piece of music) that resembles such a poem in a mood

Question 17

Hallmark

Answer 17

(n) any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality

Question 18

Rebuff

Answer 18

(v) to refuse someone; to reject an offer

Question 19

Perfidious

Answer 19

(adj) marked by extreme treachery

Question 20

Impeach

Answer 20

(v) to formally charge (an official) with wrongdoing; to discredit

Question 21

Desultory

Answer 21

(adj) lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

Question 22

Torso

Answer 22

(n) the trunk of a human body

Question 23

Cordial

Answer 23

(adj) warm and friendly; polite and respectful

Question 24

Intrinsic

Answer 24

(adj) relating to the essential nature of a something

Question 25

Unkempt

Answer 25

(adj) sloppy; messy; unclean