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Question 1

Deference

Answer 1

Yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect

Question 2

Salient

Answer 2

Important, prominent, most noticeable

Question 3

Unseemly

Answer 3

Not decent or proper

Question 4

Remorse

Answer 4

Sadness or regret for what one has done

Question 5

Mercenary

Answer 5

Greedy; motivated by desire for money

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Fetid

Answer 6

Having a bad odor

Question 7

Drab

Answer 7

Dull or dreary; monotonous

Question 8

fetid

Answer 8

having a bad odor

Question 9

drab

Answer 9

dull or dreary; monotonous

Question 10

prodigal

Answer 10

exceeding or recklessly wasteful

Question 11

patronize

Answer 11

a sponsor, or support

Question 12

plausible

Answer 12

appearing worthy of belief or trust

Question 13

allure

Answer 13

the power to attract with something desiranle

Question 14

lenient

Answer 14

inclined not to be strict

Question 15

pertinent

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relevant

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serene

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calm and peaceful

Question 17

indubitable

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certain; indisputable

Question 18

inaugurate

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to formally bring into office at the beginning of a term

Question 19

covert

Answer 19

concealed or disguised

Question 20

solace

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comfort in a time of distress

Question 21

insidious

Answer 21

subtly harmful; stealthy, sneaky

Question 22

atrophy

Answer 22

a wasting away esp. of body tissue

Question 23

altercation

Answer 23

a heated or noisy argument

Question 24

foment

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to stir up negative feelings esp. those that lead to violent action

Question 25

purloin

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to steal, oft. in violation of a trust

Question 26

caesura

Answer 26

a break or a pause

Question 27

acquiesce

Answer 27

to agree without protest

Question 28

conscientious

Answer 28

showing care and precision

Question 29

crass

Answer 29

dull-witted

Question 30

impart

Answer 30

to give a portion of

Question 31

spendthrift

Answer 31

one who spends money wastefully

Question 32

tabulate

Answer 32

to count

Question 33

adroit

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naturally skillful esp. dealing with difficult circumstances

Question 34

dexterous

Answer 34

skillful with the hands or mind

Question 35

redolent

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aromatic, fragrant

Question 36

foreboding

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a sense of impending evil esp. one without definite cause

Question 37

denouement

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conclusion, resolution

Question 38

subsidy

Answer 38

monetary assistance

Question 39

prevalent

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dominant, widespread

Question 40

incumbent

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necessary or obligatory

Question 41

mimic

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to copy closely esp. with intention to ridicule

Question 42

beacon

Answer 42

a signaling light; a source of guidance or inspiration

Question 43

supplant

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to take the place of

Question 44

scythe

Answer 44

a long-handled, bladed instrument used for harvesting crops

Question 45

shard

Answer 45

a fragment of a brittle substance

Question 46

wayward

Answer 46

stubbornly going against is expected or what is required

Question 47

effrontery

Answer 47

bold and insulting behavior

Question 48

vagary

Answer 48

an erratic notion or action

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agile

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quick and easy in movement; mentally alert

Question 50

glut

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an oversupply

Question 51

cursory

Answer 51

superficially done; performed rapidly

Question 52

apurn

Answer 52

to push or drive away contemptously