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What word is being represented by the following sentence? Meeting are always better done in person.

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Vis-a-Vis

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(Especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with is the definition of which of the following words?

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Sacrosanct

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What is the definition to Desecrate?

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treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.

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What is the definition for Aesthetic?

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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement

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Which word is being represented by the following sentences? Gatsby’s hopes and dreams rose and faded in only one summer. Everything he had hoped and dreamed for faded with the falling leaves.

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Ephemeral

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Standing at the highest point

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Apogee

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Which of the following is the definition for Flocculent?

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Having a loosely clumped texture

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Which words is being represented by the following sentence? The Russian Olympic Hockey team dominated the world for more than 20 years before they were defeated.

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Hegemony

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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? Stop wasting energy on what ifs; instead, work the problem.

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Pragmatic

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What word is represented by our two party voting system?

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Bipartite

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11
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away

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Salutary

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Lacking force or effectiveness is the definition for which word?

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Flaccid

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Which word is being used in the following sentence? Because of his bad reputation, his insults were ineffectual and often fell flat.

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Flaccid

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The inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall is the definition for which of the following words?

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Nemesis

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15
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A two headed snake is an example of what word?

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Abberation

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Which word is being described in the following sentence? Everything was going fine, and then the next minute, her life and everything she knew was turned upside down.

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Maelstrom

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Outward behavior or bearing is the definition for which of the following words?

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Demeanor

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Which word is being represented by the following sentence? The symptoms of the disease seemed to flare up every third day.

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tertian

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. A destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular is the definition for which of the following terms?

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Iconoclast

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Having keen mental discernment.
(Think yoda)

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sagacious

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One making their debut. A young woman making her formal entrance into society is the definition for which of the following terms?

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debutante

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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? He thought about looking like movie stars so much that it was pushing him to make unhealthy decisions.

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obsession

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What definition for Salacious?

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Treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject. lustful; lecherous

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24
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What do paper straws do over time?

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Disintegrate

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What word is being represented by the following sentence? He told us it was going to happen, we should have listened.

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prescience

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Additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity is the definition for which of the following?

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accouterments

27
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What is the definition of Nebulous?

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In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. Unclear, vague, or undefined.

28
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Less important than but related or supplementary to is the definition for which of the following words?

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subsidary

29
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Which of the following is the definition to Desecrate?

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treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.

30
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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? The boy rested his fishing pole next to him while he soaked in the sun on the side of the river bank.

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riparian

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. A destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular is the definition for which of the following terms?

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iconoclast

32
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the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something is the definition for which of the following words?

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reputation

33
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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? Sofia sat mesmerized by the beauty of the mountains surrounding the calm lake.

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aesthetic

34
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Which word is represented by the following sentence? Millions of people around the world make pilgrimages to Rome and Nepal seeking out the wisdom of the Pope and the Dalai Lama.

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sagacious

35
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Which of the following is the definition of Primogenitor?

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an ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor

36
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lasting for a very short time.
(think lit match)

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ephemeral

37
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when people work together they do what?

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collaborate

38
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not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

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heterodox

39
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Which of the following is the definition for disintegrate?

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break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay

40
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abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

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Emaciate

41
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dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations is the definition for which of the following words?

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pragmatic

42
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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? Words like Fire and No Cap have taken route in this younger generation, and I for one think it is sus.

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neology

43
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The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future is the definition for which word?

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necromancy

44
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What word is represented by; she cried so long that she made a lake

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hyperbole

45
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Which of the following is the definition for Emancipation?

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the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation

46
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What word is being represented in the following sentence? No matter what happens, or what you do, the sun will still rise tomorrow.

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immutable

47
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The process of taking legal action is the definition for which of the following?

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litigation

48
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treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate is the definition for which of the following?

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desecrate

49
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Which of the following is the definition for Debutante?

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One making their debut. A young woman making her formal entrance into society.

50
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In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. Unclear, vague, or undefined is the definition for which of the following?

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nebulous

51
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Less important than but related or supplementary to is the definition for which of the following?

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subsidiary

52
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Which word is being represented in the following sentence? We decided to let a judge make the final decision.

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litigation

53
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giving or being a sign of future success.

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auspicious

54
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Relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure is the definition for which of the following?

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voluptuous

55
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Be very crowded; be full of life and activity is the definition for which of the following?

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Pullulate

56
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Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement) is the definition for which of the following?

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rescind

57
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(Of language) expressing scorn or criticism is the definition for which of the following?

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opprobrious

58
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dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

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misogyny

59
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make a military observation of

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reconnoiter

60
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Which of the following is the definition for Vis-à-vis?

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In relation to; with regard to. Face to face.

61
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Having a loosely clumped texture is the definition for which of the following?

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flocculent

62
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Which word is represented in the following sentence? I could tell that Sofia was upset simply by the way she was standing.

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demeanor

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