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Question 1

Contrive

Answer 1

v.
to create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice

Latin
com-: together
tropus: song, musical mode
contropare: to compare

Question 2

Concomitant

Answer 2

adj.
naturally accompanying or associated

Latin
con-: together with
comes: companion

Question 3

Compatriot

Answer 3

n.
a fellow citizen or national of a country

Latin
com-: together with
patriota

Question 4

Brisk

Answer 4

adj.

active, fast, and energetic

Question 5

Stow

Answer 5

v.

to pack or store carefully and neatly in a particular place

Question 6

Clandestine

Answer 6

adj.
kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit

Latin
clam: secretly

Question 7

Straddle

Answer 7

v.

to sit or stand with one leg on either side of

Question 8

Illicit

Answer 8

adj.
forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Latin
licitus: lawful, permitted

Question 9

Exscind

Answer 9

v.

to cut off or out

Question 10

Vapid

Answer 10

adj.

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid

Question 11

Puerile

Answer 11

adj.
childishly silly and trivial

Latin
puer: boy

Question 12

Carcinogenic

Answer 12

adj.

having the potential to cause cancer

Question 13

Premise

Answer 13

n.
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion

Latin

prae: before
mittere: send

Question 14

Posit

Answer 14

v.
to assume as a fact; to put forward as a basis of argument

Latin
posit-: placed

Question 15

Postulate

Answer 15

v.
to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

Latin
postulat-: asked

Question 16

Institute

Answer 16

v.
to set in motion or establish

Latin
in-: in, towards
statuere: set up

Question 17

Amanuensis

Answer 17

n.
a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts

Latin
servus a manu: (slave) at hand(writing), secretary
ensis: belonging to

Question 18

Conversant

Answer 18

adj.

familiar with or knowledgeable about something

Question 19

Slavish

Answer 19

adj.

showing no attempt at originality, constructive interpretation, or development

Question 20

Servile

Answer 20

adj.
having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Latin
servus: slave

Question 21

Tract

Answer 21

n.
an area of indefinite extent, typically a large one

Latin
trahere: draw, pull

Question 22

Consummate

Answer 22

v.
to make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse

adj. showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect

Latin
con-: altogether
summa: sum total
summus: highest, supreme

Question 23

Perigee

Answer 23

n.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.

Greek
peri-: around
ge-: earth

Question 24

Limpid

Answer 24

adj.

(of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear

Question 25

Conciliate

Answer 25

v.
to stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify

Question 26

Auspicious

Answer 26

adj.

conducive to success; favorable

Question 27

Conducive

Answer 27

adj.

making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

Question 28

Lacivious

Answer 28

adj.

(of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire

Question 29

Bawdy

Answer 29

adj.

dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent

Question 30

Aphorism

Answer 30

n.
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

adj. aphoristic

Question 31

Moralistic

Answer 31

adj.

overfond of making moral judgements about others’ behavior; too ready to moralize

Question 32

Epigram

Answer 32

n. a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
adj. epigrammatic: concise, clever, amusing

Question 33

Debase

Answer 33

v.

reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade