SV: 9

Question 1

constant in application to the work at hand, diligent; unremitting, persistent

Answer 1

Assiduous

Question 2

inclined to fighting; warlike

Answer 2

Bellicose

Question 3

to soften the anger of or to soothe hurt feelings; to make less intense or severe

Answer 3

Mollify

Question 4

developed or matured before the usual time (esp. the mental aptitude)

Answer 4

Precocious

Question 5

very destructive

Answer 5

pernicious

Question 6

happening by chance or accident

Answer 6

fortuitous

Question 7

to delay because of doubts or obligations to take exception to

Answer 7

demur

Question 8

yielding or containing plenty (of information, thoughts, vocabulary)

Answer 8

copious

Question 9

clouded; vague; indistinct

Answer 9

nebulous

Question 10

very conscientious; extremely thorough; closely attentive to what is right or proper

Answer 10

scrupulous

Question 11

habitually silent; not liking to talk

Answer 11

taciturn

Question 12

characterized by foolishness, stupidity or inanity

Answer 12

fatuous

Question 13

a false and malicious statement calculated to hurt someone’s reputation

Answer 13

calumny

Question 14

to reveal; to show plainly; to prove

Answer 14

manifest

Question 15

one who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion

Answer 15

Recluse