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Question 1

recession

Answer 1

period when the economy of a country is not doing well

Question 2

decedent

Answer 2

a deceased person

Question 3

concession

Answer 3

something that is allowed, or given up, often in order to end a disagreement

Question 4

unprecedented

Answer 4

never having happened or existed in the past

Question 5

cursive

Answer 5

written with rounded letters joined together

Question 6

incursion

Answer 6

hostile entrance into a territory

entrance into something (i.e. an activity)

Question 7

cursory

Answer 7

quick + probably not detailed

Question 8

concurrence

Answer 8

simultaneous occurrence

agreement

Question 9

concurrent

Answer 9

simultaneous, existing or happening at the same time

Question 10

deduction

Answer 10

act of taking away

act of reaching an answer by considering known facts

Question 11

induction

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formal introduction of someone into a new position

Question 12

traduce

Answer 12

to strongly criticize someone, esp. in a way that harms their reputation

Question 13

frangible

Answer 13

fragile, brittle

Question 14

fractious

Answer 14

easily upset or annoyed

Question 15

infringement

Answer 15

an action that breaks a law or rule, a violation

Question 16

infraction

Answer 16

an action that breaks a law or rule

Question 17

collusion

Answer 17

agreement between people to act together secretly or illegally to deceive others

Question 18

illusion

Answer 18

false idea or belief

something that is likely to be wrongly perceived by the senses

Question 19

elusive

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difficult to find, catch, achieve, or describe

Question 20

prelude

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an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important

Question 21

remote

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far away in distance or time

slight

Question 22

commotion

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sudden, short period of noise or excited movement

Question 23

emote

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to express emotion dramatically or in a theatrical manner

Question 24

incontinent

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lack self-restraint

unable to control defecation

Question 25

pertinacious

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holding opinions strongly

very determined or strong-willed

Question 26

pertinent

Answer 26

relevant, relating directly to the topic at hand

Question 27

tenure

Answer 27

the right to keep a job permanently

the period of time during which someone holds a job

Question 28

detention

Answer 28

the act of officially detaining someone

the act of officially being forced to stay in a place

Question 29

sedentary

Answer 29

involving little exercise or physical activity

Question 30

assiduous

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showing hard work, care, and attention to detail

Question 31

insidious

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gradually and secretly causing harm

Question 32

obsession

Answer 32

something you think about all the time

Question 33

supersede

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to replace something, esp. something older or old-fashioned

Question 34

assessment

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the act of judging the value of something

the judgement of a decision that has been made

Question 35

subsidence

Answer 35

the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level

Question 36

tangent

Answer 36

a line that touches a curve at one point but does not pass through it
a subject different than the one you are talking about

Question 37

contingent

Answer 37

depending on something else in the future in order to happen

Question 38

tactile

Answer 38

related to the sense of touch

Question 39

intangible

Answer 39

impossible to touch

impossible to describe exactly

Question 40

contiguous

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next to, or touching another, usually similar, thing

Question 41

introvert

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a quiet and shy individual who prefers to spend time alone

Question 42

inadvertent

Answer 42

accidental, unintentional

Question 43

subvert

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to undermine the power or authority of

to overthrow or damage something

Question 44

obverse

Answer 44

the other side of something

Question 45

subsidize

Answer 45

to pay part of the cost of something

Question 46

subsidiary

Answer 46

company owned by a larger company

characteristic of something less important than another thing to which it is connected

Question 47

untenable

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unable to continue

unable to be defended against criticism

Question 48

extrovert

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someone sociable who enjoys being in the company of other people

Question 49

sedimentary

Answer 49

made from solid material left by the movement and action of ice, water, or wind

Question 50

residual

Answer 50

remaining after most of something has gone

Question 51

concede

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to admit that something is true after denying it

to surrender something

Question 52

excursus

Answer 52

a detailed discussion or explanation of a subject, separate from the main subject discussed

Question 53

seductively

Answer 53

in a way that is attractive and makes you want to do or believe something

Question 54

contingency

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something that might happen in the future, usually making further planning and arrangements necessary
a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty

Question 55

averse

Answer 55

strongly opposed to

Question 56

transverse

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extending across something

Question 57

traverse

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to move or travel through an area

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ductile

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able to be drawn into a thin wire

Question 59

conducive

Answer 59

providing the rights conditions for something to happen

Question 60

motility

Answer 60

the ability to move