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Question 1

foreclose

Answer 1

to take control of property because the buyers did not pay back the money borrowed to pay for it; to bar or rule out

Question 2

gesticulation

Answer 2

motion; gesture

Question 3

herald

Answer 3

a person who conveys or announces official news; messenger; a person or thing that signals the beginning or approach of something

Question 4

impetus

Answer 4

incentive; stimulus; moving force

Question 5

incursion

Answer 5

temporary invasion

Question 6

inopportune

Answer 6

untimely; poorly chosen

Question 7

irretrievable

Answer 7

impossible to recover or regain; irreparable

Question 8

libel

Answer 8

defamatory statement; act of writing something that sears a person’s character

Question 9

marred

Answer 9

damaged; disfigured

Question 10

monetary

Answer 10

pertaining to money

Question 11

noisome

Answer 11

foul-smelling; unwholesome

Question 12

optimum

Answer 12

the most advantageous; the best in condition, degree or amount

Question 13

paroxysm

Answer 13

fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage

Question 14

petulant

Answer 14

touchy; peevish

Question 15

pontificate

Answer 15

to act or speak arrogantly; to be conceived, overconfident, egotistical

Question 16

proficient

Answer 16

skillful; very good at something

Question 17

puritanical

Answer 17

having very strict standards of moral behavior; rigid; prudish

Question 18

rebuttal

Answer 18

refutation; response with contrary evidence

Question 19

replenish

Answer 19

fill up again

Question 20

riveting

Answer 20

absorbing; engrossing