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Question 1

Endorse

Answer 1

declare one’s public approval or support of

Question 2

discriminate

Answer 2

recognize a distinction; differentiate

Question 3

intervene

Answer 3

come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events

Question 4

ethnic

Answer 4

elating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition

Question 5

diminutive

Answer 5

extremely or unusually small

Question 6

belligerent

Answer 6

hostile and aggressive

Question 7

oscillate

Answer 7

move or swing back and forth at a regular speed

Question 8

devote

Answer 8

give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause)

Question 9

discipline

Answer 9

he practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience

Question 10

skeptical

Answer 10

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

Question 11

catastrophe

Answer 11

an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

Question 12

ecology

Answer 12

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

Question 13

voluble

Answer 13

speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently

Question 14

predator

Answer 14

an animal that naturally preys on others

Question 15

crucial

Answer 15

decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something

Question 16

burly

Answer 16

(of a person) large and strong; heavily built

Question 17

presumptuous

Answer 17

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Question 18

wreched

Answer 18

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

Question 19

fury

Answer 19

wild or violent anger

Question 20

subordination

Answer 20

the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate

Question 21

discriminate

Answer 21

recognize a distinction; differentiate

Question 22

zeal

Answer 22

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

Question 23

decelerate

Answer 23

reduce or cause to reduce in speed.

Question 24

siphon

Answer 24

a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord

Question 25

buoy

Answer 25

an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring

Question 26

dilute

Answer 26

make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it

Question 27

blanch

Answer 27

make white or pale by extracting color; bleach

Question 28

silhouette

Answer 28

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light

Question 29

literacy

Answer 29

the ability to read and write

Question 30

reiterate

Answer 30

say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

Question 31

wrath

Answer 31

say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

Question 32

antic

Answer 32

grotesque or bizarre

Question 33

fiasco

Answer 33

a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way

Question 34

hostility

Answer 34

hostile behavior; unfriendliness or opposition

Question 35

elimination

Answer 35

the complete removal or destruction of something.

Question 36

gale

Answer 36

a very strong wind

Question 37

transit

Answer 37

the carrying of people, goods, or materials from one place to another

Question 38

mythical

Answer 38

occurring in or characteristic of myths or folk tales

Question 39

garish

Answer 39

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

Question 40

wane

Answer 40

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size

Question 41

allocate

Answer 41

distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose

Question 42

tycoon

Answer 42

distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose

Question 43

hoarded

Answer 43

amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away

Question 44

drone

Answer 44

make a continuous low humming sound

Question 45

detached

Answer 45

separate or disconnected, in particular

Question 46

agonize

Answer 46

undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something

Question 47

benign

Answer 47

gentle; kindly

Question 48

perimeter

Answer 48

the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure

Question 49

liable

Answer 49

responsible by law; legally answerable

Question 50

gorge

Answer 50

eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food