Word List 13

Question 1

Banal

Answer 1

Hackneyed; Commonplace; Trite; Lacking originality

Question 2

Reputed

Answer 2

Supposed

Question 3

Defiance

Answer 3

Refused to yield; Resistance

Question 4

Equity

Answer 4

Fairness; Justice

Question 5

Impudence

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Impertinence; Insolence

Question 6

Musty

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Stale; Spoiled by age

Question 7

Random

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Without definite purpose, plan or aim; Haphazard

Question 8

Reciprocate

Answer 8

Repay in kind

Question 9

Array

Answer 9

Marshal; Draw up in order

Question 10

Obscure

Answer 10

Dark; Vague; Unclear

Question 11

Deflect

Answer 11

Turn aside

Question 12

Franchise

Answer 12

Right granted by authority; Right to vote; Business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory

Question 13

Enormity

Answer 13

Hugeness (in a bad sense)

Question 14

Pomposity

Answer 14

Self0important behavior; Acting like a stuffed shirt

Question 15

Witless

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Foolish; Idiotic

Question 16

Corrode

Answer 16

Destroy by chemical action

Question 17

Vortex

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Whirlwind; Whirlpool; Center of turbulence; Predicament into which one is inexorably plunged

Question 18

Unfetter

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Liberate; Free from chains

Question 19

Ire

Answer 19

Anger

Question 20

Bask

Answer 20

Luxuriate; Take pleasure in warmth

Question 21

Rapacious

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Excessively greedy; Predatory

Question 22

Infinitesimal

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Very small

Question 23

Embody

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Personify; Make concrete; Incorporate

Question 24

Linchpin

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Something that holds or links various parts together

Question 25

Unsightly

Answer 25

Ugly

Question 26

Denouement

Answer 26

Outcome; Final development of the plot of a play

Question 27

Specious

Answer 27

Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; Misleading (often intentionally)

Question 28

Impertinent

Answer 28

Insolent; Rude

Question 29

Cognate

Answer 29

Relate linguistically; Allied by blood; Similar or akin in nature

Question 30

Bacchanalian

Answer 30

Drunken

Question 31

Impediment

Answer 31

Hindrance; Stunbling-block

Question 32

Illimitable

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Infinite

Question 33

Exclaim

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Cry out suddenly

Question 34

Ornithology

Answer 34

Study of birds

Question 35

Quizzical

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Teasing; Bantering; Mocking; Curious

Question 36

Aspire

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Seek to attain; Long for

Question 37

Noisome

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Foul-smelling; Unwholesome

Question 38

Implausible

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Unlikely; Unbelievable

Question 39

Censor

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Overseer of morals; Person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks; Subject (a book, a writer, etc) to censorship

Question 40

Retentive

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Holding; Having a good memory

Question 41

Fortuitous

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Accidental; By chance

Question 42

Assert

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Declare or state with confidence shelter; Protection​ ; Put oneself forward boldly

Question 43

Asylum

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Place of refuge or shelter; Protection

Question 44

Commodious

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Spacious and comfortable

Question 45

Checkered

Answer 45

Marked by changed in fortune