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Question 1

Esoteric

Answer 1

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

Adjective

Question 2

Accede

Answer 2

Assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty.

Verb

Question 3

Jovial

Answer 3

Cheerful and Friendly.

Adjective

Question 4

Consortium

Answer 4

an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member.

Noun

Question 5

Palpable

Answer 5

1. capable of being touched or felt
2. easily perceptible by the mind.

adjective

Question 6

Putative

Answer 6

1. commonly accepted or supposed
2. assumed to exist or to have existed

adjective

Question 7

Pejorative

Answer 7

expressing contempt or disapproval

adjective

Question 8

Docile

Answer 8

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

adjective

Question 9

Prowess

Answer 9

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

noun

Question 10

Superfluous

Answer 10

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

adjective

Question 11

Complicit

Answer 11

helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way

adjective

Question 12

Gaffe

Answer 12

a noticeable mistake, a blunder

noun

Question 13

Feckless

Answer 13

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

adjective

Question 14

Pernicious

Answer 14

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

adjective

Question 15

Salient

Answer 15

most noticeable or important.

adjective

Question 16

Fiat

Answer 16

a formal authorization or proposition; a decree.

noun

Question 17

Placate

Answer 17

make (someone) less angry or hostile.

verb

Question 18

Parity

Answer 18

the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.

noun