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Question 1

interlocutor

Answer 1

someone who is involved in a conversation

Question 2

demagogy

Answer 2

the action or fact of winning support by exciting the emotions of ordinary people rather than by having good or morally right ideas

Question 3

quidnunc

Answer 3

someone who enjoys knowing and talking about other people’s private lives

Question 4

racounteur

Answer 4

a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

Question 5

purview

Answer 5

the limit of someone’s responsibility, interest, or activity

Question 6

inviolate

Answer 6

(that must be) not harmed or damaged

Question 7

simpleton

Answer 7

a person without the usual ability to use reason and understand

Question 8

backlash

Answer 8

a strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or politic development

Question 9

quiescent

Answer 9

temporarily quiet and not active

Question 10

paramour

Answer 10

the person you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with, but are not married to

Question 11

steadfast

Answer 11

staying the same for a long time and not changing quickly or unexpectedly

Question 12

unwavering

Answer 12

never moving or looking away from something

Question 13

incredulous

Answer 13

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 14

belittle

Answer 14

to make a person or an action seem as if they are not important

Question 15

dewy-eyed

Answer 15

having eyes that are wet with tears because you feel emotional

Question 16

uninitiated

unversed

Answer 16

not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity

Question 17

subservient

Answer 17

willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of people

Question 18

femme fatale

Answer 18

a woman who is very attractive in a mysterious way, usually leading men into danger or causing their doom

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

a vivacious person, especially women, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic

Question 20

officiate

Answer 20

to be in charge of or to lead a ceremony or other public event

Question 21

quip

Answer 21

a humorous or clever remark

Question 22

ruse

Answer 22

a trick intended to deceive someone

Question 23

profane

Answer 23

showing no respect for a god or a religion, often through language

Question 24

unrequited

Answer 24

if love that you feel for someone is unrequited, it is often not felt in the same way by the other person

Question 25

cul-de-sac

Answer 25

a situation that leads nowhere

Question 26

incarcerate

Answer 26

to put someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

Question 27

proviso

Answer 27

a statement in an agreement which says that a particular thing must happen before another can

Question 28

fidget

Answer 28

to make continuous, small, meaningless movements because you are nervous or bored

Question 29

immure

Answer 29

to keep someone or something within certain limits and prevent them or it from developing

Question 30

enchantress

Answer 30

an extremely attractive and interesting woman

Question 31

temptress

Answer 31

a woman who tries to sexually attract men

Question 32

servile

Answer 32

too eager to serve and please someone

Question 33

expletive

Answer 33

a word that is considered offensive

Question 34

blackly

Answer 34

in a way that finds humor in something serious, sad, or shocking

Question 35

oblivious

Answer 35

not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you

Question 36

euphemism

Answer 36

a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

Question 37

mnemonic

Answer 37

a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something

Question 38

ingest

Answer 38

to eat or drink something

Question 39

gullible

Answer 39

easily tricked or deceived

Question 40

cumbersome

Answer 40

awkward because of being large, heavy, or not effective

Question 41

precipitate

Answer 41

to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

Question 42

betoken

Answer 42

to mean something or be a sign of something

Question 43

meagre

Answer 43

(of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough

Question 44

venerable

Answer 44

deserving respect because of age, position, or historical or religious importance

Question 45

prefigure

Answer 45

to show or suggest that something will happen in the future

Question 46

transfigure

Answer 46

to change the appearance of a person or thing very much, usually in a very positive and often spiritual way