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Question 0

Accolade
Example:
for their exceptional bravery the firefighters received accolades from both local and national officials

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Honor

Praise

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Tanacious

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Stubborn, resolute

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Bolster

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Support

: to make (something) stronger or better : to give support to (something)

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Cryptic

the oracle offered only cryptic predictions that could be interpreted any number of different ways

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Puzzling

Difficult to understand : having or seeming to have a hidden meaning

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Ephemeral

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Short- lived

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Hedonist

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Pleasure seeker

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Lamentation
Example:
There was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government’s latest unemployment figures were published

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An expression of great sorrow or deep sadness

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Obliterate

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Destroy
Demolish
To destroy (something) completely so that nothing is left

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Plummet
Example:
1 : birds plummeted down
2 : prices plummeted

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Fall suddenly
1 : to fall perpendicularly
2 : to drop sharply and abruptly

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Resolution

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Determination

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Acquiesce
Example:
Apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing

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To agree to

To accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing

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Bombast

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Arrogant

Speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful

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Curtail
Examples
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather

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Cut short

To reduce or limit (something)

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Epicure

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Someone who appreciates good food and drinks

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Heed
Examples
She failed to heed the warnings.
We must heed the words of our leaders and make peace.
Many people have heeded his call to volunteer.

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Listen to

To pay attention to

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Lampoon
Example:
He said such ridiculous things that he was often the target of lampoons in the press.

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Ridicule
Spoof
To publicly criticize (someone or something) in a way that causes laughter : to mock or make fun of (someone or something)

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Oblivious

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Totally unaware

Not conscious or aware of someone or something

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Resonant
Examples
the orator’s resonant voice filled the hall

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Echoing

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Tenuous

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Flimsy
Not solid
Not certain, definite, or strong : flimsy, weak, or uncertain: very thin
Flimsy= : easily broken, torn, etc. : not strong or solid
: not likely to be true or to be believed

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Acrid
Example:
there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land

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Sharp
Pungent
Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

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Boorish
Examples
boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants

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Ill-mannered

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Cynical

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Believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest

Selfish and dishonest in a way that shows no concern about treating other people fairly

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Heresy

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Against orthodox opinion

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Lance

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A long, pointed weapon used in the past by knights riding on horses

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Obscure

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Difficult to understand

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Poignant
Example:
a poignant story of a love affair that ends in tragedy

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Causing a strong feeling of sadness.
Deeply moving
Strongly affecting emotion.

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Respite

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A break

Intermission

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Bourgeois

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Middle class
Relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
Having qualities or values associated with the middle class : too concerned about wealth, possessions, and respectable behavior

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Debility

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Weakness
Incapacity
Physical weakness caused by illness or old age

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Epistolary

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Concerned with letters.
Of or relating to a letter : suitable to a letter
Written in the form of a series of letters

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Hiatus

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Interruption
Pause
A period of time when something (such as an activity or program) is stopped
Gap

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Terse
Example:
She gave me a few terse instructions and promptly left the room.

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Concise

To the point

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Languid

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Tired
Slow
Weak

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Obscured

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Hidden

Covered

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Poised

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Self-possessed

Calm

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Resplendent

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Very bright and attractive
Shining
Glowing
Syn: splendid

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Acuity
Examples
a worrisome deterioration in the acuity of his hearing over the years

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Sharpness

The ability to see, hear, or understand something easily

Question 38

Braggart
Examples
a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made

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A person who brags a lot

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Debunking

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Criticizing
: to show that something (such as a belief or theory) is not true : to show the falseness of (a story, idea, statement, etc.)

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Epitomize

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To be a perfect example or representation of (something) : to be the epitome of (something)

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Hidebound
Examples
the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years

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Not willing to accept new or different ideas

Rigid in opinions

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Languish

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Decay

Fade away

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Obsequious

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Submissive

Question 44

1- polemic

2-Polemical

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1- : a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs, practices, etc.
: the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone
2- of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial.