Online test 1

Question 1

autonomy

Answer 1

self-governance

Question 2

sweeping

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wide in range or effect

Question 3

reticence

Answer 3

not revealing one’s thoughts readily

Question 4

protean

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versatile

Question 5

eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

Question 6

quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Question 7

spellbind

Answer 7

hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic

Question 8

mercurial

Answer 8

volatile

Question 9

intractable

Answer 9

stubborn

Question 10

docile

Answer 10

ready to accept control or instruction

Question 11

magnanimous

Answer 11

very generous or forgiving

Question 12

cathartic

Answer 12

emotional release

Question 13

flippant

Answer 13

light hearted in serious situation

Question 14

loftiness

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high up, noble

Question 15

profundity

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deep

Question 16

loquacious

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talkative

Question 17

alacrity

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over eager

Question 18

querulous

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complaining, whining

Question 19

languor

Answer 19

failing to make progress

Question 20

disaffected

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alienated from

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decorum

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orderly behavior

Question 22

diffident

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shy

Question 23

aplomb

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confidence

Question 24

disseminate

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spread

Question 25

tangential

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digression, not really relevant but kind of is

Question 26

beseeching

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begging

Question 27

forlorn

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dejected, sad, abandoned

Question 28

discrete

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distinct

Question 29

vacuous

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

Question 30

erudite

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having or showing great knowledge or learning

Question 31

antiquarian

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relating to or dealing in antiques or rare books

Question 32

starkness

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severe or bare in appearance or outline

Question 33

precocious

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having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual

Question 34

callow

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young and inexperienced

Question 35

pundit

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expert in a certain subject

Question 36

dilettante

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a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge

Question 37

ascetic

Answer 37

goes without luxury, bare minimum