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Question 1

stolid

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adj. stoic, emotionless

Question 2

phthisis

Answer 2

n. a disease characterized by body-part atrophy (especially the lungs)

Question 3

vinter

Answer 3

n. one who makes or sells wine

Question 4

salient

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adj. prominent or conspicuous

Question 5

haughty

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adj. arrogant, snobbish

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blanch

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v. to whiten or turn pale

Question 7

inimitable

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adj. incapable of being imitated or duplicated

Question 8

accretion

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n. growth; increase by successive or gradual addition

Question 9

trenchant

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adj. forceful and effective
adj. extremely perceptive

Question 10

turgid

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adj. swollen or distended
adj. excessively ornate; grandiloquent

Question 11

belabor

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v. to speak or worry about something at length
v. to attack

Question 12

belie

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v. to give a false impression
v. to reveal as untrue

Question 13

benign

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adj. pleasant
adj. not harmful, especially to health

Question 14

bent

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n. a natural talent
n. an inclination or interest

Question 15

berate

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v. to scold or criticize angrily

Question 16

blithe

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adj. carefree and happy

Question 17

capacious

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adj. having a lot of room

Question 18

capitulate

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v. to surrender; to give in

Question 19

caprice

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n. a sudden desire

Question 20

carp

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v. to raise trivial objections
n. a type of fish

Question 21

cascade

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n. a waterfall
n. something that falls or progresses like a waterfall

Question 22

castigate

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v. to give harsh criticism
v. to punish harshly

Question 23

caustic

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adj. capable of corroding
adj. harsh or sarcastic in tone

Question 24

censure

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n. strong disapproval, esp. official disapproval
v. to condemn

Question 25

tendentious

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adj. exhibiting a trend; having an ulterior motive or bias