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Question 1

demagogue

Answer 1

1. Leader making false claims and promises for power

2. Champion of the people

Question 2

histrionic

Answer 2

theatrical

Question 3

hirsute

Answer 3

hairy

Question 4

monological

Answer 4

characteristic of a monologue

Question 5

importunate

Answer 5

troublesomely urgent, overly persistent

Question 6

aberrant

Answer 6

abnormal

Question 7

bombastic

Answer 7

exaggerated, pompous

Question 8

belletristic

Answer 8

writing valued for aesthetics and style

Question 9

monastic

Answer 9

relating to monasteries or monks

Question 10

hermetic

Answer 10

1. Airtight

2. Reclusive

Question 11

immolate

Answer 11

to kill by fire

Question 12

proclivity

Answer 12

inclination towards

Question 13

joviality

Answer 13

cheerful

Question 14

germane

Answer 14

relevant

Question 15

mimetic

Answer 15

imitative

Question 16

ardor

Answer 16

restless, zeal, loyalty

Question 17

evergreen

Answer 17

1. Fresh

2. Popular

Question 18

sedulous

Answer 18

diligent

Question 19

mordant

Answer 19

incisive, biting

Question 20

jurisprudent

Answer 20

skilled in law

Question 21

trenchant

Answer 21

keen, sharp

Question 22

assiduous

Answer 22

great care and careful attention

Question 23

pernicious

Answer 23

destructive, deadly

Question 24

credence

Answer 24

acceptance as true, credibility

Question 25

hegemony

Answer 25

authority, domination

Question 26

infinitesimal

Answer 26

tiny

Question 27

exegesis

Answer 27

explanation

Question 28

piddling

Answer 28

trivial

Question 29

coup

Answer 29

1. Coup d’état

2. Success

Question 30

debacle

Answer 30

disaster

Question 31

recrimination

Answer 31

retaliatory accusation

Question 32

rejoinder

Answer 32

reply

Question 33

maxim

Answer 33

general truth

Question 34

virulence

Answer 34

malevolent

Question 35

acrimony

Answer 35

angry, sharp

Question 36

intransigent

Answer 36

uncompromising

Question 37

politic

Answer 37

shrewd

Question 38

dear

Answer 38

expensive

Question 39

prognosticate

Answer 39

predict

Question 40

synoptic

Answer 40

a comprehensive/general view

Question 41

commiserate

Answer 41

condole

Question 42

monolith

Answer 42

massive structure

Question 43

pundit

Answer 43

1. Teacher

2. Critic

Question 44

promulgate

Answer 44

proclaim

Question 45

gambit

Answer 45

calculated move

Question 46

hamstring

Answer 46

cripple

Question 47

bourdon

Answer 47

burden, drone

Question 48

ensconce

Answer 48

1. Shelter, conceal

2. Settle, establish

Question 49

precis

Answer 49

concise summary

Question 50

truculent

Answer 50

aggressive, belligerant

Question 51

candor

Answer 51

1. Forthright
2. Fair
3. Bright

Question 52

moue

Answer 52

pout

Question 53

panegyric

Answer 53

eulogistic oration or writing

Question 54

indolent

Answer 54

1. Lazy

2. Causing little or no pain

Question 55

supercilious

Answer 55

patronizingly haughty

Question 56

tawdry

Answer 56

1. Cheap, gaudy

2. Morally sordid

Question 57

querulous

Answer 57

complaining, whining

Question 58

espial

Answer 58

observe, notice, discover

Question 59

elocution

Answer 59

effective public speaking

Question 60

ennui

Answer 60

boredom

Question 61

reticent

Answer 61

reserved, reluctant

Question 62

marshal

Answer 62

to bring together

Question 63

ex post facto

Answer 63

after the fact, retroactively

Question 64

purblind

Answer 64

blind, obtuse

Question 65

mordant

Answer 65

1. Biting, caustic

2. Burning

Question 66

elucidate

Answer 66

make lucid

Question 67

disinterested

Answer 67

unbiased

Question 68

impugn

Answer 68

oppose, argue against

Question 69

nexus

Answer 69

1. Connection, link

2. Center

Question 70

status quo

Answer 70

the existing state of affairs

Question 71

littoral

Answer 71

relating to the shore

Question 72

ken

Answer 72

1. Knowledge

2. Sight, view

Question 73

impetus

Answer 73

driving force, stimulus

Question 74

inveterate

Answer 74

habitual, established through persistence

Question 75

florid

Answer 75

1. Flowery in style

2. Red

Question 76

raiment

Answer 76

clothing

Question 77

argot

Answer 77

language used by a particular group of people

Question 78

anechoic

Answer 78

free from echoes

Question 79

hegemonic

Answer 79

domination

Question 80

ad hoc

Answer 80

1. Concerned with a particular end or purpose

2. Improvised

Question 81

foppery

Answer 81

folly

Question 82

arbiter

Answer 82

person with the power to decide, authoritative opinion

Question 83

anchorite

Answer 83

person living in seclusion (for religious reasons)

Question 84

fain

Answer 84

willing, compelled, by desire

Question 85

travail

Answer 85

toil, labor

Question 86

exponent

Answer 86

one that champions or practices

Question 87

expound

Answer 87

state, comment

Question 88

tableau

Answer 88

a picture, scene

Question 89

antinomianism

Answer 89

one who rejects a socially established moralism

Question 90

canard

Answer 90

rumor, false story

Question 91

platitude

Answer 91

dull, insipid

Question 92

deleterious

Answer 92

harmful in a subtle/unexpected way

Question 93

senescence

Answer 93

becoming old, aging

Question 94

aberration

Answer 94

atypical

Question 95

recursive

Answer 95

procedure that repeats itself infinitely

Question 96

sedition

Answer 96

insurrection against authority

Question 97

debonair

Answer 97

suave, urbane

Question 98

distaff

Answer 98

female

Question 99

prate

Answer 99

chatter

Question 100

stanch

Answer 100

1. To stop

2. Steadfast, loyal

Question 101

ignoble

Answer 101

lowness, meanness, common