R-S-2

Question 1

: strong and healthy
: strongly formed or built
: successful or impressive and not likely to fail or weaken

Answer 1

robust

Question 2

: to prove that (something) is not true

: to say that (something) is not true

Answer 2

refute

Question 3

: to reply to (something said or written) especially in a rude or angry way

Answer 3

rejoin

Question 4

: to go especially frequently or habitually : repair

: to have recourse

Answer 4

resort

Question 5

: to get (something, such as a reward) as a result of something that you have done
: to cut and collect (a plant, crop, etc.) from a field

Answer 5

reap

Question 6

: a friendly relationship

Answer 6

rapport

Question 7

: an expression of rebuke or disapproval

Answer 7

reproach

Question 8

: an amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done

Answer 8

remuneration

Question 9

: something taken as food : meal

: the act or time of taking food

Answer 9

repast

Question 10

: great fame and respect

Answer 10

renown

Question 11

: someone who behaves in a dangerous or violent way towards other people and does not feel guilty about such behavior

Answer 11

sociopath

Question 12

: marked by regular contraction and dilatation : pulsing

Answer 12

systaltic

Question 13

: conforming to the highest standard

Answer 13

sterling

Question 14

: having a strong influence on ideas, works, events, etc., that come later : very important and influential

Answer 14

seminal

Question 15

: a formal argument in logic that is formed by two statements and a conclusion which must be true if the two statements are true

Answer 15

syllogism

Question 16

: plausible but fallacious

Answer 16

sophistic

Question 17

: an ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action

Answer 17

scruple

Question 18

: of or relating to unpleasant and usually illegal things (such as crime, drugs, etc.)

Answer 18

seamy

Question 19

: to take the place of (someone or something that is old, no longer useful, etc.) : to replace (someone or something)

Answer 19

supersede

Question 20

: very serious especially in an unfriendly way

: the back part of a boat or ship

Answer 20

stern

Question 21

: a very impressive show

: something that attracts attention because it is very unusual or very shocking

Answer 21

spectacle

Question 22

: to offend or insult (someone) : to treat (someone) with disrespect

Answer 22

slight

Question 23

: being or coming from on high

: heavenly, ethereal

Answer 23

supernal

Question 24

: awkward especially because of being too formal

Answer 24

stilted

Question 25

: to complain or cry in an annoying way

Answer 25

snivel

Question 26

: very beautiful or good : causing strong feelings of admiration or wonder
: to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form

Answer 26

sublime

Question 27

: to get control of (a violent or dangerous person or group) by using force, punishment, etc.
: to get control of (something, such as a strong emotion)

Answer 27

subdue

Question 28

: to direct or manage (something, such as a project or activity)

Answer 28

superintend

Question 29

: to make a transition without interruption from one activity, topic, scene, or part to another

Answer 29

segue

Question 30

: very strange or unusual : having the quality of a dream

Answer 30

surreal

Question 31

: someone or something that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering
: a whip that was used to punish people in the past

Answer 31

scourge

Question 32

: to cast off

: to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous —usually used with off

Answer 32

slough

Question 33

: a kitchen tool that has many small holes and that is used to separate smaller particles from larger ones or solids from liquids

Answer 33

sieve

Question 34

: hard to notice or see : not obvious

: clever and indirect : not showing your real purpose

Answer 34

subtle

Question 35

: very wise

Answer 35

sage

Question 36

: to move (someone or something) to a different and usually less important or noticeable place or position

Answer 36

shunt

Question 37

: happening often but not regularly : not constant or steady

Answer 37

sporadic