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Question 1

Ragtag

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Disorganized, diverse
A ragtag army

Question 2

Cash in on

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Profit from, exploit
The businesses cashed in on cheap labor

Question 3

Ubiquitous

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Omnipresent
His ubiquitous influence was terrifying

Question 4

Garrison

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A group of troops stationed around a fortified place to defend it
The garrison shivered as Gary approached.

Question 5

Flesh out

Answer 5

Provide more info on
I need to flesh out my skeletal anatomy poster.

Question 6

Ostensibly

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Appears to be, but may not be
He’s sick, ostensibly from an ostrich bite.

Question 7

Hitherto

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So far, to date
A hitherto unknown cave was revealed by a landslide.

Question 8

Rudimentary

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Primitive
Rudy received a rudimentary education.

Question 9

Conjecture

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A guess based on incomplete info
He tried to conjecture what they felt.

Question 10

Foray

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A quick raid / an attempt to do something new
The troop made a foray into enemy territory.
It was her first foray into cookie baking.

Question 11

Tantamount

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Equivalent in value
Missing your finals is tantamount to dropping out.

Question 12

Commensurate

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Corresponds
Salary commensurates with age.

Question 13

Chafe at

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Annoyed at rules
I chafed at the strict rules of MIT.

Question 14

Subjugation

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Bringing someone under control
Tech is subjugating human kind.

Question 15

Conspicuous

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Clearly visible
She had conspicuous pink hair.

Question 16

Disaffected

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Dissatisfied, especially with authority
The disaffected youth graffitied the White House.

Question 17

Exodus

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Mass emigration
An exodus of foreign doctors is straining the healthcare system.

Question 18

Clandestine

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Done secretly, especially because it’s illicit
They had clandestine meetings for years.

Question 19

Chimera

Answer 19

A thing which is hoped for but is impossible to achieve
He hung to the chimera that he would win the lottery.

Question 20

Cataclysmic

Answer 20

Large scale and violent event
Sudan is on the brink of cataclysmic famine.

Question 21

auspicious

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favorable, a sign of future success
The first song of the album was an auspicious start to her tour.

Question 22

proponent

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a person who advocates for something
He is hitherto the best proponent to a free speech ban.

Question 23

in vitro

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In a lab, outside of the organism
The cancer was grown in vitro

Question 24

prolific

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highly productive
Vincent Van Gogh was a prolific artist who painted every day.

Question 25

fallible

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capable of making mistakes don't worry about mistaking vocab words; were all fallible.

Question 26

autocracy

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a system of government with one person with absolute power autocracy begins when the masses lose their right to media.

Question 27

dissemination

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the act of spreading news, info, ideas to many social media allows us to disseminate ideas faster.

Question 28

relegate

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assign an inferior position to women tended to be relegated to textile workers in the Meiji Era.

Question 29

esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small demographic her esoteric art strayed from conventional contemporary art

Question 30

unconscionable

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not right / unreasonably excessive Trump's unconscionable tariff policies are harming global trade. She had to wait an unconscionable time for a NHS doctor.

Question 31

rhetoric

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art of persuasive writing and speaking debate requires rhetoric and logic.

Question 32

mete (out)

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allot justice or harsh punishment it is the responsibility of the court to mete out justice.

Question 33

subservient

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prepared to obey others unquestioningly Japan's subservient attitude towards the US is frowned upon.

Question 34

pernicious

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having a gradual, harmful effect Surely, video games have a pernicious effect on child brains.

Question 35

reify

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make something abstract more concrete and real While many online have reified their support for Palestine, many seniors, on the contrary, support Israel.

Question 36

pervade

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present and apparent throughout Art pervades every aspect of our lives.

Question 37

indignation

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resentment Their indignation to the British Museum is justified.

Question 38

despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope Employees were left despondent because of the sudden layoffs.

Question 39

purports

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appear to do something, especially falsely Businesses purport to be eco-friendly, but they're just engaging in greenwashing.

Question 40

nascent

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just coming into existence and showing potential the nascent and experimental AI industry may help solve 'wicked problems'.

Question 41

beseech

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ask fervently to do something The prisoners in the painting beseech us to help them by breaking the fourth wall.

Question 42

revile

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criticize abusively Just Stop Oil is the country's most reviled organization.

Question 43

impunity

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exemption from punishment The diplomats should know that their impunity doesn't justify reckless behavior.

Question 44

oust

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drive out from a position or place The reformists were ousted from power.

Question 45

counterinsurgency

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military action taken against guerrillas The counterinsurgency force shut down the guerrillas' campaign for gorilla rights.

Question 46

acute

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a bad phenomenon experienced intensely and temporarily Children in Sudan face acute famine.

Question 47

unwitting

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not aware of the full facts Unwitting members of the public are exploited.

Question 48

husbandry

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care of crops and animals Rural residents rely on rice husbandry.

Question 49

stipulate

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specify a requirement as part of an agreement A cease-fire was stipulated by the treaty.

Question 50

secular government

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a state that is officially neural in matters of religion The US Constitution ensures a secular government.

Question 51

Advent

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the arrival of a notable thing The advent of agriculture transformed the landscape.

Question 52

hand to mouth

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in a way that satisfies only ones immediate needs (due to a lack of resources to make future provisions) While many have access to food, some still live hand to mouth.