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Question 1

infringe

Answer 1

to trespass; to violate

Question 2

medley

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a mixture; an arrangement of songs performed together

Question 3

defernce

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

Question 4

warrant

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to justify or deserve

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scurrilous

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using indecent or abusive language; slanderous or defamatory

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forgo

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to abstain from or relinquish; to do without

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distraction

Answer 7

mental distress; that which amuses or entertains

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dilate

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to make wider; to expand

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detest

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to hate

Question 10

belated

Answer 10

delayed; postponed; detained

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gadfly

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a persistent critic; a nuisance; someone who provokes others

Question 12

circumvent

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to go around, bypass; to surround

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poise

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self- assurance; composure; equilibrium

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opulence

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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

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fissure

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a split; an opening

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bridle

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to restrain

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presage

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to indicate or warn in advance

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reproach

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to express disapproval for a fault, usually out of a sense of disappointment

Question 19

rapacious

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excessively greedy; taking by force

Question 20

viscous

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resistant to flow; thick (of a liquid)

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divine

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related to a god; supremely good or beautiful

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shibboleth

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a custom or phrase distinctive of a particular group, class, etc.

Question 23

pauper

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one who is extremely poor, esp. one living on public charity

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lavish

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generous; extravagant

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adversary

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an enemy or opponent

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deter

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to prevent or discourage from acting by means of fear or doubt

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glutton

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one who eats too much

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proliferate

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to grow or reproduce rapidly

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unmitigated

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absolute; positive; severe

Question 30

inscrutable

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hard to understand; enigmatic

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decry

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to speak out against strongly and openly

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horde

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a group of people; a large crowd

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tangent

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an abrupt digression or change of course

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chaos

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complete disorder

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apprise

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to inform or notify

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comprise

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to include; to contain; to be composed of

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vertex

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highest point; summit

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pundit

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a person who gives opinions or commentary; an educated person

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depreciate

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to reduce in price or value

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sustenance

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the support of life or health

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surfeit

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an excess

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stringent

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imposing strict standards of performance; constricted

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calumny

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a false and malicious statement; slander

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accede

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to agree to something

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demise

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destruction; death

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construe

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to interpret

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disheveled

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disarranged; untidy; rumpled

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oracle

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a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy

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virtuouso

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one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts

Question 50

symbiotic

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involving a close relationship of mutual dependence