Words 3

Question 1

Aver

Answer 1

to state as a fact

Question 2

Dissemble

Answer 2

to mislead/ disguise/conceal

Question 3

germane

Answer 3

relevant to the topic at hand

Question 4

hegemony

Answer 4

the consistent dominance of one group over another

Question 5

iconoclast

Answer 5

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions

Question 6

inchoate

Answer 6

not fully formed

Question 7

insipid

Answer 7

uninteresting

Question 8

mendacity

Answer 8

dishonesty

Question 9

obdurate

Answer 9

unyielding

Question 10

obsequious

Answer 10

brown-nosing

Question 11

occlude

Answer 11

obstruct

Question 12

opprobrium

Answer 12

disgrace, scorn

Question 13

penury

Answer 13

poverty

Question 14

pedagogy

Answer 14

the profession or principles

of teaching

Question 15

pith

Answer 15

the essential or central part

Question 16

polemical

Answer 16

argumentative

Question 17

prodigal

Answer 17

recklessly wasteful

Question 18

profuse

Answer 18

extravagant

Question 19

querulous

Answer 19

prone to complaining

Question 20

rancorous

Answer 20

characterized by bitter, long- lasting resentment

Question 21

recalcitrant

Answer 21

defiant of authority

Question 22

repudiate

Answer 22

to disown or refuse to have anything to do with

Question 23

salubrious

Answer 23

promoting health or well-being

Question 24

specious

Answer 24

plausible but false

Question 25

spurious

Answer 25

counterfeit