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Question 1

covert

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adj. hidden; secret

Question 2

craven

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adj. cowardly

Question 3

eugenics

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n. the study of heredity improvements by genetic control

Question 4

credence

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n. belief that something is true
n. plausibility

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execrate

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v. to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
v. to loathe
v. to curse

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sempiternal

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adj. eternal, infinite

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credulous

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adj. easily convinced that something is true

Question 8

plumb

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v. to measure the depth
v. to examine critically

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culpable

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adj. deserving of blame or punishment

Question 10

debase

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v. to corrupt or lower the value of

Question 11

decadent

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adj. in a state of decline
adj. self-indulgent

Question 12

decorous

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adj. conforming to what is acceptable to society
adj. marked by propriety and etiquette

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decry

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v. to strongly disapprove of

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artless

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adj. simple and natural
adj. unable to mask true feelings
adj. without artistic merit; crudely made

Question 15

ascetic

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adj. relating to self-denial
n. a person who practices self-denial

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ascendant

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adj. rising
adj. most powerful
n. a position of being dominant or in control

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ascribe

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v. to attribute or assign to a cause

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assiduous

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adj. making careful and persistent effort

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assuage

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v. to relieve

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astute

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adj. having practical intelligence and good judgement

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suppliant

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adj. asking humbly, beseeching
n. a person who requests or begs

Question 22

atrophy

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n. deterioration (esp. due to inactivity)
v. to deteriorate, to waste away (esp. due to inactivity)

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anosmia

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n. loss of the sense of smell

Question 24

austere

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adj. severe, strict, or very plain

Question 25

autonomous

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adj. independent