Vocab

Question 1

Clandestine

Answer 1

Marked by, held in

Question 2

Taboo

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Banned on grounds of morality or taste

Question 3

Paragon

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A model of excellence or perfection

Question 4

Fatalistic

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Submission to fate

Question 5

Pedantic

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Overly concerned with small details

Question 6

Mercurial

Answer 6

Easy to change, changeable

Question 7

Proverbial

Answer 7

Relating to

Question 8

Magnanimous

Answer 8

High minded

Question 9

Facade

Answer 9

Superficial appearance

Question 10

Regaled

Answer 10

To feast or eat

Question 11

Lamentations

Answer 11

To express grief

Question 12

Melancholy

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A gloomy state of mind

Question 13

Pales

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Light color or lacking in color

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Derision

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To ridicule or mock

Question 15

Veritable

Answer 15

Something that is very much true

Question 16

Harangue

Answer 16

A scolding or verbal attack

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Impasse

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A position of no escape

Question 18

Raptures

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Ecstatic joy or delight

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Akin

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Allied by nature

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Sages

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A profoundly wise person

Question 21

Divan

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Sofa or couch used as a bed

Question 22

Incessant

Answer 22

Continuing without interruption

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Shorn

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A past participle of shear

Question 24

Denounced

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To condemn or censure openly in public

Question 25

Tumultuous

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Loud, excited, emotional