vocab

Question 1

platonic

Answer 1

Describing a relationship with no romantic or sexual basis

Question 2

Demur

Answer 2

To object to do doing something

Question 3

Pretentious

Answer 3

Acting more important than others by pretending to know more

Question 4

Predicate

Answer 4

To be based on

Question 5

Precipitate

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Rash, acting without thinking

Question 6

Spartan

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Lacking in comfort or flourishes; describing either a lifestyles or accommodations

Question 7

Draconian

Answer 7

As strict as laws or rules

Question 8

Preclude

Answer 8

To make it impossible for something to happen

Question 9

Preamble

Answer 9

An introduction to a text

Question 10

Tantalize

Answer 10

To torment somebody with something they want without ever actually giving it to them.

Question 11

Thespian

Answer 11

An actor

Question 12

Passé

Answer 12

No longer in fashion

Question 13

Juggernaut

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A destructive, unstoppable force or thing

Question 14

Cicerone

Answer 14

A guide who gives speeches to tourist

Question 15

Presentiment

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A feeling that something (typically bad) is about to happen

Question 16

Predilection

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A special fondness

Question 17

Predecessor

Answer 17

Someone who comes before, often a person who previously held a position before passing it on to someone else.

Question 18

Maudlin

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Over self-pitying, used to describe someone who becomes sentimental when intoxicated

Question 19

Precocious

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Developing early, usually in terms of ability

Question 20

Prescient

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Having knowledge of something before it happens

Question 21

Jeremiad

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A long speech full of complaints

Question 22

Laconic

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Using as few words as possible when speaking

Question 23

Pretext

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A reason given for something that is not the actual reason

Question 24

Precedent

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Something that sets an example for how things are done in the future

Question 25

Pretense

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A claim or assertion not based on facts

Question 26

Hector

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To bully; usually through words

Question 27

Nemesis

Answer 27

One who constantly works to ensure anothers downfall

Question 28

Presage

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To indicate that something (usually bad) is about to happen

Question 29

Envoy

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A messenger, usually on a diplomatic mission

Question 30

Liaison

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A person who helps two parties communicate

Question 31

Non Chalent

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Giving off a sense of calmness and coolness

Question 32

Pyrrhic

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Describing a victory that comes with a heavy loss

Question 33

Precursor

Answer 33

Something that comes before another, only used for things not people