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Question 1

withered

Answer 1

shriveled; shrunken; dried-up

Question 2

verity

Answer 2

quality of being true; lasting truth or principle

Question 3

undulating

Answer 3

moving with a wavelike motion

Question 4

totalitarian

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with an absolute ruler; tolerating opposing opinions

Question 5

tantalize

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to tease by arousing expectations

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subjugate

Answer 6

conquer; bring under control

Question 7

specious

Answer 7

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading

Question 8

self-deprecating

Answer 8

belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest

Question 9

riveting

Answer 9

ansorbing; engrossing

Question 10

replenish

Answer 10

fill up again

Question 11

rebuttal

Answer 11

refutation; response with contrary evidence

Question 12

puritanical

Answer 12

having very strict standards of moral behavior; rigid; prudish

Question 13

proficient

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skillful; very good at something

Question 14

pontificate

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to act or speak arrogantly; to be conceited; overconfident, egotistical

Question 15

petulant

Answer 15

touchy; peevish

Question 16

paroxysm

Answer 16

fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

Question 17

optimum

Answer 17

the most advantageous; the best in condition, degree, or amount

Question 18

noisome

Answer 18

foul-smelling; unwholesome

Question 19

monetary

Answer 19

pertaining to money

Question 20

marred

Answer 20

damaged; disfigured

Question 21

libel

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defamatory statement; act of writing something that sears a person’s character

Question 22

irretrievable

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impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

Question 23

inopportune

Answer 23

untimely; poorly chosen

Question 24

incursion

Answer 24

temporary invasion

Question 25

impetus

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incentive; stimulus; moving force

Question 26

herald

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a person who conveys or announces official news; messenger; a person or thing that signals the beginning or approach of something

Question 27

gesticulation

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motion; gesture

Question 28

foreclose

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to take control of property because the buyers did not pay back the money borrowed to pay for it; to bar or rule out

Question 29

fancy

Answer 29

notion; whim; inclination

Question 30

evocative

Answer 30

tending to call up

Question 31

engender

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cause; produce

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ductile

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malleable; flexible; pliable

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discordant

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not harmonious; conflicting

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denounce

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condemn; criticize

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culminate

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attain the highest point; climax

Question 36

consolidate

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to join together to become more effective, to become stronger; to combine into a whole; unify

Question 37

commensurate

Answer 37

equal in extent

Question 38

cavalier

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offhand or casual; haughty

Question 39

bombardment

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attack with missile

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aversion

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firm dislike

Question 41

apathy

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lack of caring; indifference

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affected

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artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

Question 43

wither

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shrivel; decay

Question 44

versimilitude

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appearance of truth; likelihood

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undisposed

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not disposed of; not favorably inclined; not prepared

Question 46

tortuous

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winding; full of curves

Question 47

tangible

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able to be touched; real; palpable

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subdued

Answer 48

less intense; quieter

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spatial

Answer 49

relating to space

Question 50

seep

Answer 50

ooze; trickle