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Question 1

pustules

Answer 1

n. acne, pimples, small elevation of skin with pus

Question 2

gait

Answer 2

n. bearing, way one moves or walks

Question 3

thrall

Answer 3

n. bondage, slave// he was the — of morbid fantasies

Question 4

bibliophile

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n. book collector, esp. as examples of unusual/fine printing, binding

Question 5

necromancy

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n. \the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future.
witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general.

Question 6

contusion

Answer 6

n. bruise

Question 7

lacuna

Answer 7

n. (lakyoona) cavity, pause, break// It became increasingly clear to me that there were many __ in that story

Question 8

necropolis

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n. cemetery

Question 9

nave

Answer 9

n. center, heart, hub// a huge portico gave way to a __ with seats

Question 10

terpsichore

Answer 10

n. choreography, art of dancing

Question 11

annals

Answer 11

n. chronicles, historical records// in the ___ of crime or history

Question 12

denouement

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n. climax, culmination, finale// at last the tale sinks into a tragic, darkly perfumed gothic __

Question 13

hematoma

Answer 13

n. clotted blood

Question 14

mosaic

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n. collage, patchwork

Question 15

carrion

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n. decaying flesh

Question 16

syllogism

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n. deductive reasoning, all dogs are animals, all animals have 4 legs, therefore dogs must have 4 legs

Question 17

anachronism

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n. error in time placement // everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one __, a bright yellow construction crane. // The sword is an ___ in modern warfare// When Jesus celebrated what you might call anachronistically the first mass, he wouldn’t have used that language. ..

Question 18

gnosticism

Answer 18

n. escape from this world through esoteric knowledge

Question 19

sycophant

Answer 19

n. groupie, self seeking servile flatterer

Question 20

brigand

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n. hoodlum

Question 21

predilection

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n. inclination, preference, fondness, penchant

Question 22

harbinger

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n. indication, omen

Question 23

reconnaissance

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n. inspection, surveillance, exploration

Question 24

dungarees

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n. jeans

Question 25

emporium

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n. market, bazaar, boutique

Question 26

gangway

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n. passage, corridor

Question 27

portico

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n. porch, atrium, veranda

Question 28

cortege

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n. procession, caravan

Question 29

bilge

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n. rubbish, balderdash, nonsense

Question 30

tableaux

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n. scene-often painted, illustration

Question 31

kinesiology

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n. science of mental ability to move body

Question 32

cloister

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n. secluded religious place

Question 33

signet

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n. small seal--like finger ring with family seal// he actually had a __ ring

Question 34

miser

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n. stingy, avaricious, hoard money// anything less would be __ly of me

Question 35

intransigence

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n. stubbornness, inflexibility, obstinacy

Question 36

cipher

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n. zero, nothingness, secret message

Question 37

plait

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n./v. braid, fold, pleat

Question 38

incunabula

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plural, adj. early printed books, produced in the earliest stages, before 1501

Question 39

fulminate

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v. criticize harshly, berate

Question 40

shirr

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v. draw up, gather

Question 41

cavil

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v. find fault with, quibble

Question 42

caterwaul

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v. make screeching, crying noise

Question 43

regale

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v. throw party, entertain, amuse//...stories with which he __ed me

Question 44

haughty

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adj. arrogant, cavalier, imperious, snobbish

Question 45

monastic

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adj. characteristic of monk/nun, ascetic, austere

Question 46

parsimonious

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adj. cheap, miserly, scroogelike

Question 47

disconcerted

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adj. confused, shaken

Question 48

ethereal

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adj. delicate, heavenly, airy, celestial

Question 49

flatulent

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adj. generating gas, pretentious, turgid// the __ vapors had already hit me

Question 50

salutary

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adj. healthy, for good, wholesome// She was contradicted and had probably never in her life had that __ experience