Wonder Boys

Question 1

Noun) Convalescence

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gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injurY

Question 2

Adjective) Quaint

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attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Question 3

Adjective) Incipient

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beginning to happen or develop.

Question 4

Adjective) Spasmodic

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occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts.

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Adjective) Sanguine

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confidently optimistic and cheerful

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Adjective) Fiduciary

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relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

Question 7

Adjective) Excised

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having been cut out surgically.

Question 8

Noun) Conviction

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A conviction is something certain: a judgment of guilty in court and a strong belief are both convictions.

Question 9

Noun & Adjective) Occult

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Adj- involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

N- mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

Question 10

Adjective) Turgid (2 uses)

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1. swollen and distended or congested.

2. (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.

Question 11

Adjective) Obsequious

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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Similar) Unctuous; Sycophant; Ingratiating

Question 12

Noun) Purlieu

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the area near or surrounding a place.

Question 13

Adjective) Iridescent

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showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Question 14

Adjective) Invective

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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

Similar) Vituperative; Admonish

Question 15

Adjective) Retroussé

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(of a person’s nose) turned up at the tip in an attractive way.

Question 16

Noun) Equivocation

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the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.

Question 17

Verb) Imbue

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inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).

Question 18

Noun) Exhortation

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a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

Question 19

Adjective) Lambent

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softly bright or radiant

Question 20

Adjective) Gallant

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having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Question 21

Noun) Larceny

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Theft

Question 22

Adjective) Pallid

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pale, typically because of poor health.

Question 23

Adjective) Demure

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reserved, modest, and shy.

Question 24

Noun) Anachronism

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Something that doesn’t fit its time period

Question 25

Adjective) Errant

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Straying from the accepted course or standards.

Question 26

Noun) Ostracism

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Exclusion from a society or group.

Question 27

Adjective) Inimical

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Not friendly

Question 28

Noun) Imprecation

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A spoken curse

Question 29

Adjective) Sequestered

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Kept separate and secluded

Question 30

Adjective) Punitive

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Disciplinary

Question 31

Reprieve

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General: Relieve temporarily

Specific: A cancellation or postponement of a punishment.

Question 32

Noun) Munificence

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Being extremely generous.

Question 33

Adjective) Adroit

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Clever or skilful

Question 34

Adjective) Forlorn

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Hopeless; Sad

Question 35

Verb) Fulminate, Inveigh

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Criticize severely