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Question 1

burnish

Answer 1

v. to polish or make shine
n. a shiny appearance

Question 2

buttress

Answer 2

n. a supporting structure
v. to support or encourage

Question 3

equivocate

Answer 3

v. to make vague, unclear statements

Question 4

paragon

Answer 4

n. a model of excellence

Question 5

cacophony

Answer 5

n. unpleasant, discordant sounds

Question 6

mawkish

Answer 6

adj. very sentimental

Question 7

cajole

Answer 7

v. to make someone do something with flattery or promises

Question 8

dogmatic

Answer 8

adj. rigidly fixed in opinion or expression in an arrogant manner

Question 9

calibrate

Answer 9

v. to check or balance the scale of a measuring device with a standard scale

Question 10

perdition

Answer 10

n. a final state of spiritual ruin, loss of soul, damnation
n. hell

Question 11

beseech

Answer 11

v. to request urgently

Question 12

canny

Answer 12

adj. careful; shrewd

Question 13

seminal

Answer 13

adj. original and influential

Question 14

cantankerous

Answer 14

adj. difficult to handle; ill-tempered

Question 15

semantic

Answer 15

adj. related to the meaning of words

Question 16

serrate

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adj. having toothed edges

Question 17

sever

Answer 17

v. to cut off

Question 18

sinuous

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adj. twisting and winding
adj. not direct

Question 19

solicitude

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n. caring about others’ well being

Question 20

solidarity

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n. a feeling of camaraderie with other due to shared goals

Question 21

soluble

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adj. capable of being dissolved in a liquid
adj. capable of being solved

Question 22

solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations
n. a substance that can dissolve other substances

Question 23

soporific

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adj. able to cause sleepiness
n. a substance that causes sleepiness

Question 24

emulate

Answer 24

v. to try to imitate or exceed another’s actions

Question 25

enamor

Answer 25

v. to make infatuated; to cause to love