Zinsser

Question 0

August

Answer 0

Of great majesty or dignity

Question 1

Assailed

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To attack w/ vigor or violence

Question 2

Debase

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To reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character

Question 3

Dervish

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Someone who belongs to any of several Muslim religious groups noted for their ascetic practices and for dancing and whirling in religious ecstasy

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Elusive

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Hard to perceive, understand, or remember

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Embellish

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To enhance with unnecessary or fictitious details

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Feat

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An act or accomplishment

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Insidious

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Dangerous through cunning

Question 8

Jargon

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Any confusing, pretentious, or meaningless words or language

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Ponderous

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Heavily labored and dull

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Potent

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Having strength; powerful

Question 11

Pretentious

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Making a show or claim of unwarranted importance, dignity, or the like

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Rune

Answer 12

Any character of the early Germanic alphabets

Question 13

Sanguinary

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Of a murderous nature

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Sanguine

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Having a romantic temperament

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Shoddy

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Of low quality

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Spruce

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Neat, stylish, or smartly dressed

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Tenacious

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Tendency to cling to another substance or surface

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Vaporous

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Fanciful or inflated

Question 19

Viscous

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Having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow