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Question 1

ineffable

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adj. indescribable, ethreal, too great for words// __ joy

Question 2

polyglot

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adj. knowing or using several languages, of book: translated into several languages [a __ career woman]

Question 3

leonine

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adj. lion like, eminent, distinguished

Question 4

fractious

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adj. quarrelsome, unruly, grouchy// __ person

Question 5

ecclesial

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adj. relating to a church or denomination [the modernization of __ buildings]

Question 6

geriatric

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adj. relating to old people [a __hospital]

Question 7

somnolent

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adj. sleepy; drowsy [it had a pleasant __ effect and I managed okay]

Question 8

emaciated

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adj. undernourished

Question 9

ipso facto

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adv. by that very fact or act [ the enemy of one’s enemy may be __ a friend]

Question 10

schlemiel

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n. (informal) stupid, awkward, unlucky person

Question 11

emulsion

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n. a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible [I love that final squirt of emulsifying extra virgin olive oil, just after the basil goes in]

Question 12

gargantua

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n. a giant

Question 13

fishmonger

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n. a person or store that sells fish for food

Question 14

bivouac

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n. a temorary camp without tents or cover, esp by soldiers, mountaineers[we promptly __ed to a bar for some serious strategizing]

Question 15

compendium

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n. abridgment, summary, epitome// the mansion was a __ of mysteries

Question 16

communion

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n. affinity, fellowship, sharing of intimate thoughts esp. when on mental or spiritual level [a sense of __ with others]

Question 17

wake

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n. aftermath

Question 18

advent

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n. arrival of a notable person, thing, event; coming of Christ; first season of the church year, leading up to Christmas

Question 19

charcuterie

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n. cold cooked meats collectively, a store selling such meats

Question 20

rube

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n. country bumpkin

Question 21

malediction

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n. curse, imprecation; jinx, anathema// the coffins lay side by side, like chained __s.

Question 22

mnemonic

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n. device such as a pattern of letters that assist in remembering something. adj. relating to power of memory [I had to learn some fast __ tricks to keep up]

Question 23

disquisition

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n. discourse, dissertation, formal discourse where subject is examined and discussed// No sooner had the librarian made a sincere admission of ignorance than the child launched into a __on Starets Ambrose

Question 24

rictus

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n. fixed grimace or grin [Ned’s smile had becomea __ of repulsion]

Question 25

bulwark

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n. fortification, support //traditions are a __ against the decline of culture

Question 26

revenant

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n. ghost, person who returns// where others saw shapes or shadows he saw__s

Question 27

opus

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n. great composition, musical or literary// At the same time I could visit Carax and collect his new __

Question 28

apoplexy

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n. incapacity, speechlessness from anger; unconsciousness from hemorrhage or stroke [why are some line cooks driven to __ at the pinching of even a few grains of salt? ]

Question 29

dysentery

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n. infection of the intestines resulting in diarrhea

Question 30

nouvelle cuisine

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n. modern style of cooking that avoids rich, heavy foods and emphasizes the freshness of the ingredients and the presentation fo the dishes

Question 31

lucre

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n. money, esp when regarded as sordid or distasteful [officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre

Question 32

encyclical

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n. papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church [his first __]

Question 33

factotum

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n. servant, handy person, someone hired to work around house

Question 34

hamlet

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n. small village

Question 35

epithet

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n. sobriquet, tag, moniker [the same people who were calling him every racial __ imaginable turned out to be his biggest fans]

Question 36

detritus

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n. waste or debris, organic matter from compost [her station and uniform were absolutely unmarked by spills, stains, or any of the expected Friday night detritus]

Question 37

caprice

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n. whim, vagary, fickleness

Question 38

apropos

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preposition: with reference to; concerning [a chinese gentleman next to me, __ of nothing, shook his head, blew smoke out of his nose and said "sleeping pill"]

Question 39

cadge

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v. ask for, obtain [he eats whenever he can __ a meal

Question 40

suborn

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v. bribe or induce to commit an unlawful act such as perjury [he's suborned the secretaries and is reading the interoffice email on a regular basis]

Question 41

garrote

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v. choke, strangle

Question 42

decant

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v. gradually pour from one container into another, esp. without disturbing the sediment [the wine was __ about 40 minutes before served]

Question 43

waylay

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v. intercept, ambush, accost// One night Jorge __id Miguel in the dark

Question 44

defray

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v. pay, finance, fund// the grant helped __ the expenses of the trip

Question 45

Calumniate

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v. revile, smear, malign, make false statements about. [foes were __ him in the US press]

Question 46

apposite

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adj. relevant [do not start by justifying Catholic doctrines through __ Bible passages]

Question 47

punctilious

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adj. meticulous, diligent [The Inquisition was __ in its adherence to the law]

Question 48

hecatomb

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n. carnage, bloodshed; sacrifice [instead they should discover what fundamentalists are trying to prove with their talk of __]

Question 49

hinterland

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n. uncharted area, backwoods [Malaysia remains a vital albeit partial __]

Question 50

attenuated

Answer 50

adj. unnaturally thin, weak [they have difficulty believing because their notions of heaven are __]