WORDS

Question 1

Prosaic

Answer 1

dull, commonplace, unimaginative

Question 2

Quotidian

Answer 2

daily, usual, or customary

Question 3

Restive

Answer 3

Restless, uneasy, stubborn, refusing to move forward

Question 4

Pernicious

Answer 4

causing a subtle or gradual type of harm

Question 5

Diffident

Answer 5

refers to a lack of confidence or self-worth

Question 6

Equivocal

Answer 6

allowing for the possibility of multiple meanings often with intent to deceive or be deliberately ambiguous

Question 7

Erudite

Answer 7

having or showing great knowledge

Question 8

Prodigal

Answer 8

wasteful or extravagant in a reckless manner

Question 9

Laudable

Answer 9

to be deserving of praise or commendation

Question 10

Laconic

Answer 10

using very few words perhaps even expressing a lot in the process concise

Question 11

Enervate

Answer 11

sap energy from or weaken

Question 12

Ambivalence

Answer 12

uncertainty or having mixed feelings

Question 13

Agog

Answer 13

to be very excited about something with great eagerness, curiosity or anticipation

Question 14

Artless

Answer 14

free from deceit and without guile

Question 15

Gossamer

Answer 15

used to refer to something very light thin or delicate (such as a veil)

Question 16

Harangue

Answer 16

a long and aggressive or vehement speech tirade/rant

Question 17

Insipid

Answer 17

lacking interest or vigor

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Maudlin

Answer 18

tearfully or weakly emotional

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Nonplussed

Answer 19

utterly perplexed or puzzled completely

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Urbane

Answer 20

person who is courteous and refined

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Ersatz

Answer 21

refers to a substitute product, more often of inferior quality

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Anodyne

Answer 22

not likely to cause controversy

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Euphony

Answer 23

agreeableness of sound, producing a pleasing effect to the ear

Question 24

Extant

Answer 24

still in existence and surviving

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Lachrymose

Answer 25

mournful, tear-inducing, sad

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Munificent

Answer 26

immensely generous in an unusual way

Question 27

Nadir

Answer 27

the lowest point, often used to refer to a point of great despair or adversity

Question 28

Pellucid

Answer 28

easily understood, clear, or lucid

Question 29

Philistine

Answer 29

a person who is lacking in culture or hostile to the arts

Question 30

Polemic

Answer 30

strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Question 31

Puerile

Answer 31

childish silly and trivial

Question 32

Quixotic

Answer 32

exceedingly idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical

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Raconteur

Answer 33

one who is skillful and gifted at story-telling

Question 34

Soporific

Answer 34

causing or tending to cause sleep

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Belligerent

Answer 35

eager or quick to argue and fight aggressively defiant

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Tyro

Answer 36

a beginner in learning something; novice

Question 37

Auspicious

Answer 37

favorable, opportune, and promising of success

Question 38

Capricious

Answer 38

unpredictable or whimsical

Question 39

Inculpate

Answer 39

means to charge with wrong-doing or accuse

Question 40

Specious

Answer 40

superficially plausible but actually wrong or incorrect

Question 41

Banal

Answer 41

lacking in originality; obvious and boring

Question 42

Hegemony

Answer 42

leadership or dominance over a country or group

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Alacrity

Answer 43

an eager willingness to do something

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Paucity

Answer 44

a lack of something

Question 45

Innocuous

Answer 45

harmless, not likely to produce any ill effects