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Question 1

a person playing games for stakes (money)

Answer 1

gambler

Question 2

threatening

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ominous

Question 3

the day of the week kept by some religious groups for rest and worship.

Answer 3

the Sabbath

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to cause someone to feel calm or to feel that they want to sleep.

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lull

Question 5

to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition.

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predispose

Question 6

a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof.

Answer 6

conjecture

Question 7

a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof.

Answer 7

conjecture

Question 8

a large branch of a tree

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bough

Question 9

a tree with leaves divided into five parts and seeds that turn around slowly to the ground when they fall.

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sycamore

Question 10

a deep narrow valley with steep sides, especially one formed by fast-flowing water.

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gulch

Question 11

to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you

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reimburse

Question 12

the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided.

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equity

Question 13

to live, have your home, or stay in place.

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reside

Question 14

someone who doesn’t live in their own country.

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expatriate

Question 15

an artificial channel for carrying water, with an opening at one end to control the flow of the water.

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sluice

Question 16

a person who often drinks large amounts of alcohol

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drankard

Question 17

a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc following a particular route as part of a ceremony.

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cavalcade

Question 18

great danger, or something that is very dangerous.

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peril

Question 19

feelings that are not allowed to be expressed or released.

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pent-up

Question 20

to express negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way.

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vent

Question 21

a lot of things done or said at the same time

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volley

Question 22

dirty or wet, typically from being trailed through mud or water.

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draggled

Question 23

a decoration that looks like several large feathers tied together, worn by soldiers on their hats or attached to horses’ heads.

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plume

Question 24

weak and without energy, strength, or power.

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feeble

Question 25

the quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil.

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malevolens

Question 26

something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of

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anathema

Question 27

to improve a place or system, especially by making it more creative or successful

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regenerate

Question 28

slightly wet, especially in a good way.

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moist

Question 29

if someone's behavior is temperate, it is calm and controlled

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temperate

Question 30

(of weather) cold and perhaps windy; (of an activity) making you feel full of energy because it is done outside when the weather is cold and perhaps windy.

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bracing

Question 31

if a reduction or increase is precipitous, it is fast or great.

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precipitous

Question 32

a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain.

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precipice

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the act of providing something

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provision

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a complaint to someone or about something

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remonstrance

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wishing to fight or start a war.

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bellicose

Question 36

a state in which a person is almost unconscious and their thoughts aren't clear.

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stupor

Question 37

feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol.

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maudlin

Question 38

in a position with your back and neck straight.

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erect

Question 39

lying down or leaning back so you're almost lying down.

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recumbent

Question 40

a person who isn't accepted by a social group, especially because they aren't liked, respected, or trusted.

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pariah

Question 41

to become active after a period of rest.

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bestir

Question 42

a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation.

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equanimity

Question 43

to persuade someone not to do something.

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dissuade

Question 44

to tell someone that they have done something wrong.

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admonish

Question 45

the action of twisting or bending violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form, or the shape or form into which something is twisted or bent.

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contortion

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relating to behavior between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation.

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amicable

Question 47

the quality of being pleasant and friendly.

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amiability

Question 48

inside your mind and not expressed to other people.

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inward

Question 49

a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no value.

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scorn

Question 50

of or having woods.

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silvan

Question 51

tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain.

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tethered

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funny or intended to make someone laugh.

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jocular

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(said) in a quiet voice so that only people near can hear.

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sotto voce

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strange, unusual, or not expected.

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queer

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very large, powerful, or important

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mighty

Question 56

words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone or that express the hope that someone will have bad luck.

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malediction

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a vituperative person or written attack is full of angry criticism.

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vituperative

Question 58

the quality of being extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable.

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sublimity

Question 59

the food given to someone at one time.

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rations