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Question 1

Specious

Answer 1

Misleading in appearance

Question 2

Pervasive

Answer 2

Spread of unwelcome influence

Question 3

Utilitarian

Answer 3

Designed to be practical and useful rather than attractive

Question 4

Egregious

Answer 4

Outstandingly bad

Question 5

Inductive

Answer 5

Characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances

Question 6

Indict

Answer 6

Accuse

Charge with crime

Question 7

Encomium

Answer 7

Speech or writing that praises someone highly

Question 8

Excoriate

Answer 8

Censure

Criticize severely

Question 9

Pedantic

Answer 9

Concerned with minor details

Question 10

Wherewithal

Answer 10

Money or other means needed for a particular purpose

Question 11

Portent

Answer 11

Omen
Forewarning
Signal

Question 12

Collegial

Answer 12

Shared responsibility

Question 13

Exactitude

Answer 13

Accurate

Question 14

Contentious

Answer 14

Likely to cause an argument

Question 15

Jettison

Answer 15

Abandon

Question 16

Ingenious

Answer 16

Innocent

Unsuspecting

Question 17

Ingenuous

Answer 17

Innocent

Unsuspecting

Question 18

Seditious

Answer 18

Causing people to rebel against state authority

Question 19

Mawkish

Answer 19

Sentimental in a feeble and sickly way

Question 20

Ostentatious

Answer 20

Vulgar display, designed to impress or attract notice

Question 21

Spartan

Answer 21

Showing indifference to comfort or luxury

Question 22

Proclivity

Answer 22

Predisposition towards a certain thing

Question 23

Galvanize

Answer 23

Shock or excite into taking action

Question 24

Ephemeral

Transient

Answer 24

Lasting a very short time

Question 25

Ingenuity

Answer 25

Clever Original Inventive

Question 26

Thwart

Answer 26

Oppose successfully

Question 27

Perilous

Answer 27

Hazardous

Question 28

Arduous

Answer 28

Laborious

Question 29

Evanescence

Answer 29

Vanishing | Fleeting

Question 30

Arcane

Answer 30

Mysterious

Question 31

Skullduggery

Answer 31

Trickery

Question 32

Indolent

Answer 32

Slothful | Lazy

Question 33

Insouciance

Answer 33

Lack of care or concern

Question 34

Stoic

Answer 34

Impassive | Austere

Question 35

Alacrity

Answer 35

Cheerful readiness

Question 36

Vapid

Answer 36

Insipid

Question 37

Sagacious

Answer 37

Shrewd