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Question 1

outstrip

Answer 1

surpass; outdo

Question 2

penitent

Answer 2

repentant

Question 3

pique

Answer 3

provoke or arouse; annoy

Question 4

predispose

Answer 4

give an inclination toward; make susceptible to

Question 5

propitious

Answer 5

marked by favorable signs or conditions, opportune, well-timed

Question 6

quiver

Answer 6

tremble; shake

Question 7

redress

Answer 7

remedy; compensation

Question 8

resolution

Answer 8

determination; resolve

Question 9

salutary

Answer 9

wholesome, healthful, remedial

Question 10

singular

Answer 10

unique; extraordinary; odd

Question 11

static

Answer 11

unchanging; lacking development

Question 12

sully

Answer 12

tarnish; soil

Question 13

tentative

Answer 13

hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

Question 14

trenchant

Answer 14

forceful and vigorous; cutting

Question 15

unsavory

Answer 15

unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful

Question 16

viscosity

Answer 16

thickness, stickiness

Question 17

abstain

Answer 17

refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

Question 18

amass

Answer 18

collect

Question 19

articulate

Answer 19

effective; distinct

Question 20

belie

Answer 20

contradict; give a false impression

Question 21

bungalow

Answer 21

small cottage

Question 22

chisel

Answer 22

swindle or cheat

Question 23

condole

Answer 23

express sympathetic sorrow

Question 24

contumely

Answer 24

contemptuous rudeness; arrogance; an insulting act or commitment

Question 25

declaim

Answer 25

to recite a speech, usually in a pompous or dramatic way

Question 26

despoil

Answer 26

strip of valuables; rob

Question 27

dispel

Answer 27

scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

Question 28

egregious

Answer 28

notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

Question 29

epitaph

Answer 29

inscription in memory of a dead person

Question 30

expedite

Answer 30

hasten

Question 31

fibrous

Answer 31

containing or relating to fibers

Question 32

fret

Answer 32

to be annoyed or vexed

Question 33

grotesque

Answer 33

fantastic; comically hideous

Question 34

ignominy

Answer 34

deep disgrace; shame or dishonor

Question 35

imprudent

Answer 35

lacking caution; injudicious

Question 36

ineffectual

Answer 36

not effective; weak

Question 37

interim

Answer 37

mesntime

Question 38

kudos

Answer 38

honor; glory; praise

Question 39

lucre

Answer 39

monetary reward or gain; money

Question 40

mendacious

Answer 40

lying; haitually

Question 41

murky

Answer 41

dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague

Question 42

obsess

Answer 42

to haunt the mind to an abnormal degree

Question 43

overbearing

Answer 43

bossy and arrogant; decisively important

Question 44

pensive

Answer 44

dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative

Question 45

pithy

Answer 45

brief, forceful and meaningful in expression; concise

Question 46

preempt

Answer 46

head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself; supplant

Question 47

propitious

Answer 47

favorable; fortunate; advantageous

Question 48

quiver

Answer 48

case for arrows

Question 49

referendum

Answer 49

a vote in which all the people in a country or an area decide on an important question

Question 50

resound

Answer 50

reverberate, echo, vibrate, to ring