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Question 1

rapacious

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adj. voracious, greedy, plundering

Question 2

avarice

Answer 2

n. insatiable greed

Question 3

unflappable

Answer 3

adj. not easily upset or excited (e.g., in a crisis)

Question 4

aver

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v. to declare as true

Question 5

emasculate

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v. to castrate or make effeminate
v. to weaken

Question 6

dormant

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adj. inactive for a period of time

Question 7

recumbent

Answer 7

adj. leaning, lying down

Question 8

dote

Answer 8

v. to show excessive affection

Question 9

frangible

Answer 9

adj. fragile; easily broken

Question 10

dupe

Answer 10

n. a person who is easily tricked
v. to deceive

Question 11

magnanimous

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adj. noble in spirit, generous in forgiving others

Question 12

ebb

Answer 12

v. to decrease or recede
n. a decline
n. the outward flow of the tide

Question 13

wizen

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v. to shrive, wrinkle, or wither, as of with old age

Question 14

countermand

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v. to annul, cancel, make a contrary order

Question 15

ebullient

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adj. very excited; joyously enthusiastic

Question 16

apogee

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n. the highest point, zenith

Question 17

ecclesiastical

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adj. relating to the church

Question 18

eclectic

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adj. composed or parts from many different sources

Question 19

edify

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v. to educate

Question 20

efficacious

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adj. producing or able to produce a desired result

Question 21

puerile

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adj. childish, immature

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effrontery

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n. unjustified arrogance or boldness

Question 23

effusive

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adj. related to excessive or unchecked emotion

Question 24

tortuous

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adj. winding, excessively complicated

Question 25

debauchery

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n. extreme sexual indulgence