Uncertain/Unchanging/Potpourri Words

Question 1

Indeterminacy

Answer 1

the idea of the impossibility of being certain about things

Question 2

Mercurial

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someone whose moods change very rapidly, volatile

Question 3

Casuistry

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a subtle kind of reasoning that is designed to conceal the fact that it is deliberately misleading us

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Factitious

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something lacking in authenticity

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Liminal

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something in between or on the edge

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Tenebrous

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dark and gloomy, used exclusively to describe literal darkness

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Ineluctable

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inevitable or inescapable

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Ineffable

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something that cannot be expressed in words

Question 9

Specious

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something superficially plausible, but actually wrong, misleading in appearance

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Apocryphal

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things of questionable truth or authenticity

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Staid

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dignified or overly prim and proper

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Adamant

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impervious to reason or stubbornly unyielding

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Implacable

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unable to be appeased or mollified

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Inexorable

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relentless or not capable of being stopped or changed

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Juggernaut

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any overwhelmingly powerful, unstoppable force, usually destructive

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Anathema

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a strong curse, a near wish for damnation

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Indefatigable

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someone whose energy never ends

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Fiat

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an arbitrary order or decree often authorized by the government

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Draconian

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a treatment that is seen as exceedingly harsh or severe

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Peremptory

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someone offensively self-assured

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Adventitious

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not inherent or coming from an external source

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Dyspeptic

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a grouchy or ill-tempered person

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Exiguous

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something that is just barely enough for the purpose

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Numinous

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having a supernatural presence or spiritually elevated

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Solipsist

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an individual who is completely focused on him- or herself

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Inculcate

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the passing on of knowledge or of values

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Philistine

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a person lacking in refinement and culture

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Shibboleth

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a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular close or group of people

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Sobriquet

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a nickname or epithet

Question 30

Pyrotechnics

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a display of wit or brilliance in the performing arts that might rival the sparkling effect of skyborne rockets