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Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

to shrink from in disgust

Question 2

accolades

Answer 2

a mark of merit; a formal salute

Question 3

adept

Answer 3

highly skilled or well-trained individual

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

a strong dislike

Question 5

antibiotic

Answer 5

substance that kills an organism that causes diseases

Question 6

antithesis

Answer 6

the exact opposite

Question 7

axiom

Answer 7

rule or principle widely accepted as true; not needing to be proved

Question 8

candor

Answer 8

sincere and honest expression

Question 9

cataclysms

Answer 9

a great flood; violent and destructive natural event

Question 10

complement

Answer 10

something that fills up; full quantity

Question 11

confound

Answer 11

cause surprise or confusion in someone

Question 12

contraband

Answer 12

goods forbidden by law to be owned or brought into a country

Question 13

contradictory

Answer 13

mutually opposed or inconsistent

Question 14

counterweight

Answer 14

a weight that balances another weight

Question 15

cumulative

Answer 15

increasing by additions

Question 16

dauntless

Answer 16

fearless; cannot be intimidated

Question 17

delve

Answer 17

to dig with a spade; through search for information

Question 18

diligent

Answer 18

showing steady and earnest care and effort

Question 19

formidable

Answer 19

causing fear or dread; offering serious difficulty

Question 20

insinuation

Answer 20

to suggest in an indirect way

Question 21

malicious

Answer 21

done just to be mean

Question 22

nadir

Answer 22

lowest point

Question 23

obstruct

Answer 23

to close up by an obstacle; to get in the way of

Question 24

obtrude

Answer 24

to stick out; to put forward without being asked

Question 25

oppugn

Answer 25

call into question the truth of

Question 26

opulent

Answer 26

having or showing much wealth

Question 27

pall

Answer 27

something that covers or darkness; feeling of gloom

Question 28

patronize

Answer 28

act better than someone else

Question 29

picturesque

Answer 29

resembling a painted picture; striking mental image

Question 30

predecessors

Answer 30

someone who has held a position before another

Question 31

proponent

Answer 31

someone who argues in favor for something

Question 32

sparse

Answer 32

of few and scattered elements

Question 33

superlative

Answer 33

better than all others; supreme

Question 34

suppress

Answer 34

to put down by authority or force

Question 35

tantalize

Answer 35

to tease or torment by keeping desirable items out of reach

Question 36

tentative

Answer 36

not fully worked out or developed

Question 37

tribulation

Answer 37

distress or suffering from cruel or unjust treatment

Question 38

unerring

Answer 38

making no errors

Question 39

volatile

Answer 39

easily becoming vapor; change suddenly or quickly

Question 40

wanton

Answer 40

playful; unrestrained