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Question 1

morass

meh-RAS

Answer 1

noun

1. a complicated or confused situation; mess; chaos
2. an area of muddy or boggy ground.

Question 2

noun

1. a complicated or confusing situation; mess; chaos
2. an area of muddy or boggy ground.

Answer 2

morass

meh-RAS

Question 3

The attorney was challenged trying to find a solution for the legal _ of his client.

Answer 3

morass

meh-RAS

Question 4

As he was walking back from the lake, he became stuck in a _ he didn’t know was there.

Answer 4

morass

meh-RAS

Question 5

mores

MOR-ez

Answer 5

noun

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.

Question 6

noun

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.

Answer 6

mores

MOR-ez

Question 7

The social _ of the tribe required men and women to sit on different sides of the room.

Answer 7

mores

MOR-ez

Question 8

moribund

MOR-eh-bund

Answer 8

adjective

(of a person) at the point of death; dying

Question 9

adjective

(of a person) at the point of death; dying

Answer 9

moribund

MOR-eh-bund

Question 10

Because of the Internet, many say traditional newspapers are _.

Answer 10

moribund

MOR-eh-bund

Question 11

multifarious

mul-tee-FER-ee-us

Answer 11

adjective

many and of various types.

Question 12

adjective

many and of various types.

Answer 12

multifarious

mul-tee-FER-ee-us

Question 13

The school has a _ student population.

Answer 13

multifarious

mul-tee-FER-ee-us

Question 14

munificent

myu-NIH-feh-sent

Answer 14

adjective

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary; generous

Question 15

adjective

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary; generous

Answer 15

munificent

myu-NIH-feh-sent

Question 16

The millionaire is known for being _ and donating large sums to many charities.

Answer 16

munificent

myu-NIH-feh-sent

Question 17

nadir

NAY-der

Answer 17

noun

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.

Question 18

noun

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.

Answer 18

nadir

NAY-der

Question 19

Jeremey Lin is at the _ of his career.

Answer 19

nadir

NAY-der

Question 20

nascent

NAH-sent

Answer 20

adjective

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

Question 21

adjective

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.

Answer 21

nascent

NAH-sent

Question 22

The _ space industry needed much funding.

Answer 22

nascent

NAH-sent

Question 23

neophyte

NEE-uh-feyt

Answer 23

noun

a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

Question 24

noun

a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

Answer 24

neophyte

NEE-uh-feyt

Question 25

It was obvious from his answers to debate questions that the candidate was a _ at politics.

Answer 25

neophyte

NEE-uh-feyt

Question 26

nepotism

NEH-peh-ti-zem

Answer 26

noun

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

Question 27

noun

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

Answer 27

nepotism

NEH-peh-ti-zem

Question 28

The pope was naturally proud of his family and had practised _ from the outset.

Answer 28

nepotism

NEH-peh-ti-zem

Question 29

obdurate

AHB-dur-et

Answer 29

adjective

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.

Question 30

adjective

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.

Answer 30

obdurate

AHB-dur-et

Question 31

I argued this point with him, but he was _.

Answer 31

obdurate

AHB-dur-et