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Question 1

orientation

Answer 1

act of finding oneself in society

Question 2

nonpartisan

Answer 2

not supporting or controlled by any group, unbiased

Question 3

moribund

Answer 3

dying

Question 4

matron

Answer 4

a mature looking married woman or widow; mature woman in charge

Question 5

lithe

Answer 5

flexible; supple

Question 6

jingoism

Answer 6

aggressive nationalism and patriotism, especially as directed against foreign countries; belligerent bigoted patriotism; warmongering

Question 7

insipid

Answer 7

lacking in flavor; dull

Question 8

indignant

Answer 8

angry as a result of insult

Question 9

implore

Answer 9

to beg or appeal for; to urge

Question 10

holster

Answer 10

pistol case

Question 11

gouge

Answer 11

tear out

Question 12

forthright

Answer 12

outspoken; straightforward; frank

Question 13

feint

Answer 13

trick; shift; sham blow

Question 14

excoriate

Answer 14

scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

Question 15

ensue

Answer 15

to occur

Question 16

ebb

Answer 16

recede; lessen

Question 17

dishearten

Answer 17

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

Question 18

deprecate

Answer 18

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 19

dauntless

Answer 19

bold

Question 20

construe

Answer 20

explain; interpret

Question 21

complaisant

Answer 21

trying to please; obliging

Question 22

cession

Answer 22

yielding to another; ceding

Question 23

braggart

Answer 23

boaster

Question 24

ballad

Answer 24

narrative poem recited or sung, a folk song

Question 25

arbiter

Answer 25

a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

Question 26

allegory

Answer 26

story in which character are used as symbols; fable

Question 27

yield

Answer 27

amount produced; crop; income on investment

Question 28

vicissitude

Answer 28

change of fortune

Question 29

ungainly

Answer 29

lacking gracefulness; clumsy; awkward

Question 30

transcend

Answer 30

to rise above or go beyond; to surpass

Question 31

teem

Answer 31

to have in abundance; to overrun; swarm

Question 32

subsidy

Answer 32

direct financial aid by government, etc.

Question 33

sportive

Answer 33

playful

Question 34

servile

Answer 34

slavish; cringing

Question 35

ruffle

Answer 35

to disturb the smoothness of, to upset mildly

Question 36

reprise

Answer 36

musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action

Question 37

reciprocate

Answer 37

repay in kind

Question 38

quack

Answer 38

charlatan; impostor

Question 39

proletariat

Answer 39

class of wage earners, those who do manual labor

Question 40

preamble

Answer 40

introductory statement

Question 41

phylum

Answer 41

major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division

Question 42

patrimony

Answer 42

an inheritance from a father or an ancestor; anything inherited

Question 43

orient

Answer 43

get one’s bearings; adjust

Question 44

nonentity

Answer 44

person of no importance; nonexistance

Question 45

mores

Answer 45

conventions; moral standards; customs

Question 46

matrix

Answer 46

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die

Question 47

listless

Answer 47

lacking in spirit or energy

Question 48

jaunty

Answer 48

lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree

Question 49

insinuate

Answer 49

hint; imply; creep in

Question 50

indigent

Answer 50

poor; destitute