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Question 1

rife

Answer 1

abundant; current

Question 2

repertoire

Answer 2

list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present

Question 3

rebut

Answer 3

refute evidence or argument, to contradict, to prove to be false

Question 4

purist

Answer 4

someone who strictly observes traditions or conventions

Question 5

proffer

Answer 5

put before a person for acceptance, offer

Question 6

ponderous

Answer 6

weighty; unwieldy

Question 7

petulant

Answer 7

ill-humored, irritable, cranky

Question 8

parochial

Answer 8

narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes

Question 9

opportunist

Answer 9

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

Question 10

nocturnal

Answer 10

done at night

Question 11

monastic

Answer 11

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

Question 12

marquee

Answer 12

canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter; roof like shelter above a theater entrance

Question 13

lexicon

Answer 13

dictionary

Question 14

irresolute

Answer 14

uncertain how to act; weak

Question 15

innuendo

Answer 15

hint; insinuation

Question 16

incur

Answer 16

bring upon oneself

Question 17

impetuous

Answer 17

without much though; sudden and impulsive; rash

Question 18

heirloom

Answer 18

family possession handed down from generation to generation

Question 19

gesticulate

Answer 19

to make gestures with the hands

Question 20

foreboding

Answer 20

premonition of evil

Question 21

falter

Answer 21

hesitate

Question 22

evince

Answer 22

show clearly

Question 23

enfranchise

Answer 23

to admit to the rights of citizenship

Question 24

dubious

Answer 24

questionable; filled with doubt

Question 25

discord

Answer 25

conflict; lick of harmony

Question 26

denote

Answer 26

to represent; to mark; to indicate

Question 27

cryptic

Answer 27

mysterious; hidden; secret

Question 28

consign

Answer 28

deliver officially; entrust; set apart

Question 29

collusion

Answer 29

conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

Question 30

caustic

Answer 30

burning; sarcastically biting

Question 31

bombard

Answer 31

to assail vigorously

Question 32

avant-garde

Answer 32

describing the advanced group in any field, esp. the arts; dealing in experimental methods

Question 33

antithesis

Answer 33

contrast; direct opposite of or to

Question 34

affable

Answer 34

easily approachable; warmly friendly

Question 35

withdraw

Answer 35

introverted; remoted

Question 36

verge

Answer 36

border; edge

Question 37

underwrite

Answer 37

to insure; to assume financial responsibility; to subsidize

Question 38

torso

Answer 38

trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk

Question 39

tangential

Answer 39

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

Question 40

subdue

Answer 40

to conquer; overcome; get the better of

Question 41

spate

Answer 41

sudden floor or strong outburst; a large number or amount

Question 42

seemly

Answer 42

proper; appropriate

Question 43

ribald

Answer 43

wanton; profane

Question 44

repercussion

Answer 44

result or impact (of an event, etc.); reverberation

Question 45

rebuke

Answer 45

scold harshly; criticize severely

Question 46

purge

Answer 46

remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purity

Question 47

profane

Answer 47

violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

Question 48

ponderous

Answer 48

burdensome, awkward, cumbersome

Question 49

pesky

Answer 49

annoying; disagreeable

Question 50

parley

Answer 50

a conference, especially between enemies