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Question 1

studied

Answer 1

not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful

Question 2

taboo

Answer 2

improper or unacceptable

Question 3

tonic

Answer 3

invigorating; refreshing

Question 4

unceremonious

Answer 4

discourteous; abrupt; hasty; rude

Question 5

venerable

Answer 5

deserving high respect

Question 6

whim

Answer 6

conceit; a sudden idea; a fanciful notion

Question 7

admonish

Answer 7

warn; reprove

Question 8

antedate

Answer 8

to be earlier than; precede in time; predate

Question 9

augment

Answer 9

increase; add to

Question 10

blatant

Answer 10

flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

Question 11

caricature

Answer 11

exaggerated picture or description; distortion

Question 12

coercion

Answer 12

use of force to get someone to obey

Question 13

connote

Answer 13

to convey, to imply, exact explicit meaning

Question 14

credulity

Answer 14

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté

Question 15

demeanor

Answer 15

behavior; bearing

Question 16

disburse

Answer 16

pay out

Question 17

don

Answer 17

put on

Question 18

encumbrance

Answer 18

something that stands in the way or burdens; hindrance

Question 19

euphonious

Answer 19

pleasing in sound

Question 20

facile

Answer 20

easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

Question 21

foliage

Answer 21

massage of leaves

Question 22

headstrong

Answer 22

stubborn willful; unyielding

Question 23

imperious

Answer 23

domineering; haughty

Question 24

irascible

Answer 24

irritable; easily angered

Question 25

leery

Answer 25

suspicious; cautious

Question 26

mandate

Answer 26

order; charge

Question 27

mnemonic

Answer 27

pertaining to memory

Question 28

newfangled

Answer 28

new, untested, fond or given to novelty

Question 29

paramount

Answer 29

foremost in importance; supreme

Question 30

perturb

Answer 30

disturb greatly