1601-1650

Question 1

indulge

Answer 1

to allow to have or do something as a special pleasure

Question 2

riddle (v)

Answer 2

to fill with something bad

Question 3

kernel

Answer 3

central or vital part; whole seed

Question 4

avert

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to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course; prevent from happening

Question 5

gouge

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tear out

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buoy

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to cause to feel happy or confident

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enunciate

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to pronounce words or parts of words clearly; to make a clear statement of

Question 8

sully

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tarnish; soil

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modicum

Answer 9

a small amount

Question 10

dissolute

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loose in morals

Question 11

afford

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to be able to do without having problems or being seriously harmed

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amount

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to turn out to be

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menial

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suitable for servants; lowly

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invasive

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tending to spread aggressively

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residual

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remaining behind as a residue; left over

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solitary

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without anyone or anything else

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loathe

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detest; to hate very much

Question 18

concrete

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relating to or involving specific people, things, or actions rather than general ideas or qualities

Question 19

boisterous

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violent; rough; noisy

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illuminate

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to make clear and easier to understand

Question 21

drivel

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nonsense; foolishness

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catastrophic

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a terrible disaster

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vacuous

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having or showing a lack of intelligence or serious thought; lacking meaning, importance, or substance

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contumely

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contemptuous rudeness; arrogance; an insulting act or comment

Question 25

etymology

Answer 25

study of word parts

Question 26

vocation

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a regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified

Question 27

canon

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a principle, decree, law or body of laws, especially in religion

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tyrannical

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using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair

Question 29

forthcoming

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appearing, happening, or arriving soon

Question 30

swindle

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to take money or or property from by using lies and tricks

Question 31

villainous

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very bad or evil; wicked

Question 32

dissemble

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disguise; pretend

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demoralize

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to cause to lose hope, courage, or confidence; to weaken the morale of

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timorous

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easily frightened; fearful

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despondency

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very sad and without hope

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mindful

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aware of something that may be important

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paltry

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insignificant; petty; trifling

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palatable

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having a pleasant or agreeable taste

Question 39

retraction

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a statement saying that something you said or wrote at an earlier time is not true or correct

Question 40

mushroom (v)

Answer 40

expand or grow rapidly

Question 41

extrovert

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a friendly person who likes being with and talking to other people; an outgoing person

Question 42

acculturate

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the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group

Question 43

gaily

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in a happy and lively way

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fanciful

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showing imagination; unusual and appealing

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ephemeron

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anything short-lived or ephemeral

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undoing

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something that causes someone's failure, ruin, etc.

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welfare

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the state of being happy, healthy, or successful; well-being

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defeatist

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a way of thinking in which a person expects to lose or fail

Question 49

unbounded

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not limited in any way

Question 50

foregone

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something in the future that is certain to happen or be true