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Question 1

exultation

Answer 1

the act of rejoicing; jubilation

Question 2

foible

Answer 2

weakness; slight fault

Question 3

generality

Answer 3

vague statement

Question 4

haughty

Answer 4

overly convinced of one’s importance and superiority; arrogant

Question 5

impenetrable

Answer 5

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding

Question 6

inconsequential

Answer 6

insignificant; unimportant

Question 7

ingenious

Answer 7

clever; resourcesful

Question 8

invocation

Answer 8

prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support

Question 9

laud

Answer 9

praise

Question 10

malinger

Answer 10

to pretend to be ill to avoid doing work

Question 11

mishap

Answer 11

accident

Question 12

nest

Answer 12

to fit snugly together

Question 13

onerous

Answer 13

burdensome

Question 14

paradigm

Answer 14

model; example; pattern

Question 15

personify

Answer 15

to think of or represent as having human qualities; to typify

Question 16

poignancy

Answer 16

quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion

Question 17

pristine

Answer 17

characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

Question 18

prune

Answer 18

cut away; trim

Question 19

raucous

Answer 19

harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous

Question 20

remonstrate

Answer 20

to say or plead in protest, object, or disapprove

Question 21

revelry

Answer 21

boisterous merrymaking

Question 22

sear

Answer 22

char or burn; brand

Question 23

somatic

Answer 23

of the body; physical

Question 24

strut

Answer 24

pompous walk; swagger

Question 25

synopsis

Answer 25

outline; summary; brief

Question 26

titular

Answer 26

nominal holding of title without obligations

Question 27

unbridled

Answer 27

violent

Question 28

vendetta

Answer 28

blood feud

Question 29

weather

Answer 29

endure the effects of weather or other forces

Question 30

adherent

Answer 30

supporter; follower

Question 31

antecede

Answer 31

precede

Question 32

audacious

Answer 32

daring; bold

Question 33

blandishment

Answer 33

flattery

Question 34

cardiac

Answer 34

relating to or affecting the heart

Question 35

coalition

Answer 35

partnership; league; union

Question 36

connoisseur

Answer 36

person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art

Question 37

craven

Answer 37

cowardly

Question 38

demagogue

Answer 38

person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

Question 39

disavowal

Answer 39

denial; disclaiming

Question 40

dogmatic

Answer 40

opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

Question 41

encroachment

Answer 41

gradual intrusion

Question 42

eulogy

Answer 42

expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

Question 43

facade

Answer 43

front (of building); superficial or false appearance

Question 44

foil

Answer 44

contrast

Question 45

genial

Answer 45

cheerful and pleasant, friendly, helpful

Question 46

havoc

Answer 46

disorder or chaos; great destruction

Question 47

impenitent

Answer 47

not repentant

Question 48

incontinent

Answer 48

lacking self-restraint; licentious

Question 49

ingenuous

Answer 49

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

Question 50

invoke

Answer 50

call upon; ask for