Synonyms

Question 1

Profligacy

Answer 1

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Question 2

lament

Answer 2

mourn

Question 3

nascent

Answer 3

developing

Question 4

foibles

Answer 4

weakness

Question 5

culminate

Answer 5

Reach a highest point

Question 6

Emaciated

Answer 6

Thin, weak

Question 7

ghettos

Answer 7

a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups.

Question 8

vigilantism

Answer 8

law enforcement undertaken without legal authority by a self-appointed group of people.
“the message here is not to encourage vigilantism”

Question 9

intricate

Answer 9

very complicated or detailed.
“an intricate network of canals”

Question 10

synagogue

Answer 10

a Jewish assembly or congregation.

Question 11

bystanders

Answer 11

a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
“water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike

Question 12

cul-de-sac

Answer 12

a route or course leading nowhere.
“the first six months of the investigation were a frustrating cul-de-sac for police, tips and leads going nowhere”

Question 13

moribund

Answer 13

(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor.
“the moribund commercial property market”

Question 14

gregarious

Answer 14

(of a person) fond of company; sociable.
“he was a popular and gregarious man”

Question 15

bibulous

Answer 15

excessively fond of drinking alcohol.
“he plays a bibulous editor at a London publishing firm”

Question 16

bon vivant

Answer 16

a person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle.
“he was a diplomat, bon vivant, and womanizer par excellence

Question 17

cosmopolitanism

Answer 17

the belief that all people are entitled to equal respect and consideration,

Question 18

rapprochement

Answer 18

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.
“there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two countries”

Question 19

wielded

Answer 19

have and be able to use (power or influence).
“faction leaders wielded enormous influence within the party”