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Question 1

parley

Answer 1

n. discussion between enemies, often to prepare terms of surrender

Question 2

apoplectic

Answer 2

adj. furious; enraged; overcome with anger
adj. relating to a stroke

Question 3

succor

Answer 3

n. relief during a time of struggle

Question 4

limpid

Answer 4

adj. calm, untroubled, serene
adj. transparent, clear (as of water, air, or crystal)

Question 5

proscribe

Answer 5

v. to prohibit or forbid as harmful or unlawful

Question 6

depredate

Answer 6

v. to plunder, pillage, destroy
v. to exploit

Question 7

supercilious

Answer 7

adj. arrogant, overbearing; displaying condescending superiority over someone else

Question 8

miscegenation

Answer 8

n. the interbreeding of different races
n. any mixture or hybrid

Question 9

aphorism

Answer 9

n. a tersely phrased truth or opinion; adage; epigram
n. a brief statement of principle; or general truth

Question 10

supine

Answer 10

adj. inactive, lying on one’s back apathetically
adj. morally slack

Question 11

pelagic

Answer 11

adj. relating to open seas rather than waters adjacent to land

Question 12

purloin

Answer 12

v. to steal

Question 13

androgynous

Answer 13

adj. hermaphroditic
adj. not distinguishable between male and female

Question 14

esoteric

Answer 14

adj. intended for or understood only by a particular group
adj. not publicly disclosed; confidential

Question 15

callous

Answer 15

adj. insensitive; having no feeling

Question 16

covey

Answer 16

n. a family of partridges
n. a small group

Question 17

protean

Answer 17

adj. readily assuming different forms or characters

Question 18

genuflect

Answer 18

v. to bend knee to ground (as in worship)
v. to grovel

Question 19

cozen

Answer 19

v. to cheat, beguile, or deceive

Question 20

wend

Answer 20

v. to go, proceed, walk

Question 21

simper

Answer 21

v. to say with a coy smile; to smirk

Question 22

temerity

Answer 22

n. reckless boldness

Question 23

froward

Answer 23

adj. intractable, stubbornly disobedient, difficult to manage

Question 24

punctilious

Answer 24

adj. precise, paying attention to trivialities of etiquette

Question 25

denouement

Answer 25

n. an outcome or solution to a complex series of events