Week 1

Question 0

Conjecture

Answer 0

Inference; guesswork

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

Completely honest, straightforward

Question 2

Didactic

Answer 2

Instructive

Question 3

Euphemism

Answer 3

A mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

Question 4

Extrapolate

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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

Question 5

Incoherent

Answer 5

Lacking cohesion or connection

Question 6

Insinuate

Answer 6

To introduce or communicate stealthily

Question 7

Lucid

Answer 7

Easily understood; clear

Question 8

Rhetoric

Answer 8

The art of using language effectively & persuasively

Question 9

Acumen

Answer 9

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight

Question 10

Adroit

Answer 10

Dexterous; deft

Question 11

Ascertain

Answer 11

To find out, as through investigation or experimentation

Question 12

Astute

Answer 12

Shrewd; clever

Question 13

Circumspect

Answer 13

Careful; prudent; Discreet

Question 14

Disseminate

Answer 14

To scatter widely, as in sowing seed

Question 15

Erudition

Answer 15

Deep, extensive learning

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Husbandry

Answer 16

The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding

Question 17

Pedantic

Answer 17

Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

Question 18

Perspicacious

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Shrewd; clear-sighted

Question 19

Pragmatic

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Practical

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Precocious

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Exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity

Question 21

Prospectus

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Formal proposal

Question 22

Rudimentary

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Basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

Question 23

Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

Question 24

Callous

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Emotionally hardened; unfeeling

Question 25

Convoluted

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Intricate; complex

Question 26

Enigma

Answer 26

A puzzle, mystery, or riddle

Question 27

Inscrutable

Answer 27

Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable

Question 28

Reticent

Answer 28

Inclined to keep silent; reserved

Question 29

Staid

Answer 29

Unemotional; serious

Question 30

Arcane

Answer 30

Known or understood by only a few

Question 31

Assimilate

Answer 31

To absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar

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Autonomy

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Independence; self-determination

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; widely sophisticated

Question 34

Derivative

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Something that comes from another source

Question 35

Entourage

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A group of attendants or associates; a retinue

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

Question 37

Gaffe

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A clumsy social error; a faux pas

Question 38

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 38

Characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

Question 39

Insular

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Isolated; narrow or provencial

Question 40

Orthodox

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Adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion

Question 41

Potentate

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One who has the power and position to rule over others; Monarch

Question 42

Castigate

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To scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize

Question 43

Censure

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To issue official blame

Question 44

Denounce

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To condemn openly

Question 45

Reclusive

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Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation

Question 46

Renounce

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To give up (a title, for example), Especially by formal announcement

Question 47

Vituperative

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Marked by harshly abusive condemnation

Question 48

Circumscribe

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To draw a circle around; to restrict

Question 49

Contiguous

Answer 49

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching