Vocab

Question 1

acumen

Answer 1

(n.) keen insight

Question 2

arduous

Answer 2

(adj.) hard, difficult, tiresome

Question 3

transient

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(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

Question 4

eschew

Answer 4

(v.) to shun, avoid

Question 5

haggard

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(adj.) looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

Question 6

hackneyed

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(adj.) unoriginal, trite

Question 7

ubiquitous

Answer 7

(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread

Question 8

neophyte

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(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced

Question 9

sanctimonious

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(adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

Question 10

cacophony

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(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

Question 11

discordant

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(adj.) not in harmony or agreemeny

Question 12

reproach

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(v. express disapproval or disappointment (n.) disapproval

Question 13

cajole

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(v.) to urge, coax

Question 14

dissemble

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(v.) to conceal, fake

Question 15

evanescent

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(adj.) fleeting, momentary

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flagrant

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(adj.) blatantly offensive

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pious

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(adj.) devoutly virtuous 2. making hypocritical display of virtue

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

Question 19

myriad

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(n.) a countless or extremely great number (adj.) extremely great or countless in number

Question 20

conflagration

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(n.) great fire

Question 21

impervious

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(adj.) impenetrable, incapable of being affected

Question 22

reprove

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(v.) to scold, rebuke

Question 23

assiduous

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(adj.) hard-working, diligent

Question 24

qualm

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(n.) nagging doubt

Question 25

harangue

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1. (n.) a ranting speech, 2. (v.) to give such a speech

Question 26

deprecate

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(v.) to belittle, depreciate

Question 27

elusive

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1. (adj.) difficult to find or achieve, 2. (adj.) difficult to remember

Question 28

surmise

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(v.) to infer with little evidence

Question 29

effulgent

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(adj.) radiant, splendorous

Question 30

unscrupulous

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(adj.) having or showing no moral principals

Question 31

acerbic

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(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste

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impassive

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(adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering

Question 33

alacrity

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(n.) eagerness, speed

Question 34

inane

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(adj.) devoid of intelligence

Question 35

adumbrate

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(v.) to sketch out in a vague way

Question 36

buttress

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1. (v.) to support, to hold up; 2. (n.) something that offers support

Question 37

putrid

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(adj.) a strong, bad smell

Question 38

proclivity

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(n.) a strong inclination towards something

Question 39

stupefy

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(v.) to astonish, make insensible

Question 40

desecrate

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(v.) to violate the sacredness of someone or something

Question 41

incredulous

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(adj.) skeptical, dubious

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boisterous

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(adj.) noisy, unruly, rowdy

Question 43

rectitude

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(n.) uprightness, extreme morality

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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 45

obsequious

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(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

Question 46

abrogate

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(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

Question 47

affront

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1. (n.) an action or remark that causes outrage or offense 2. (v.) to offend the modesty or values of

Question 48

harrowing

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(adj.) distressing

Question 49

dither

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(v.) to be indecisive

Question 50

viscous

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(adj.) not free flowing, syrupy