Vocabulary (9)

Question 1

Acrimony (noun)

Answer 1

bitterness, discord

Question 2

Acumen (noun)

Answer 2

keen insight

Question 3

Accretion (noun)

Answer 3

slow growth in size or amount

Question 4

Adept (adjective)

Answer 4

Extremely skilled

Question 5

Abash (verb)

Answer 5

Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Question 6

Abjure (verb)

Answer 6

Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

Question 7

Amorous (adjective)

Answer 7

Showing love, particularly sexual

Question 8

Nurture (verb)

Answer 8

To assist in the development of

Question 9

Discursive (adjective)

Answer 9

Rambling, lacking order

Question 10

Unscathed (adjective)

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Without injuries or damage being caused

Question 11

Verisimilitude (noun)

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The appearance of being true or real

Question 12

Vie (verb)

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to compete with other people to achieve something

Question 13

Meliorism (noun)

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The belief that the world can improve with human effort

Question 14

Dawdle (verb)

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To waste time; to slow down

Question 15

(In) hindsight (noun)

Answer 15

Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed

Question 16

Grassroots (noun, adjective)

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Involving the ordinary people in a society or organization

Question 17

Awry (adjective)

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Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

Question 18

Cumbersome (adjective)

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Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy

Question 19

Lambaste (verb)

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Criticize (someone or something) harshly

Question 20

Rile (verb)

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To annoy

Question 21

Rash (adjective)

Answer 21

Reckless

Question 22

Elude (verb)

Answer 22

Fail to be grasped

Question 23

Egotist (adjective)

Answer 23

Arrogant, boaster

Question 24

Impending (adjective)

Answer 24

Used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon