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Question 1

rampage

Answer 1

uncontrolled self-indulgence

Question 2

retort

Answer 2

quick sharp reply

Question 3

scale

Answer 3

climb up; ascend

Question 4

stipulate

Answer 4

express conditions; specify

Question 5

thrifty

Answer 5

careful about money; economical

Question 6

turbid

Answer 6

swollen; distended

Question 7

utilitarian

Answer 7

stressing usefulness or utility above other features; serviceable

Question 8

vulgariam

Answer 8

a vulgar person

Question 9

acquit

Answer 9

to decide officially someone is not guilty of a particular crime; to free from an obligation

Question 10

amphitheater

Answer 10

oval building with tiers of seats

Question 11

berate

Answer 11

scold strongly

Question 12

assiduous

Answer 12

diligent

Question 13

cajole

Answer 13

coax; wheedle

Question 14

cistern

Answer 14

reservoir or water tank

Question 15

confront

Answer 15

to bring face to face; encounter

Question 16

countenance

Answer 16

approve; tolerate

Question 17

defunct

Answer 17

dead; no longer in use or existence

Question 18

dictum

Answer 18

authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim

Question 19

dissuade

Answer 19

persuade not to do; discourage

Question 20

emanate

Answer 20

issue forth

Question 21

escapade

Answer 21

prank; flighty conduct

Question 22

extort

Answer 22

get money by threats

Question 23

flag

Answer 23

droop; glow feeble

Question 24

futile

Answer 24

useless; hopeless; ineffectual

Question 25

halcyon

Answer 25

tranquil; peaceful; calm; happy and carefree

Question 26

impartial

Answer 26

not biased; fair

Question 27

incapacitate

Answer 27

disable

Question 28

infiltrate

Answer 28

pass into or through; penetrate sneakily

Question 29

intrinsic

Answer 29

essential; inherent; built-in

Question 30

lament

Answer 30

to express sorrow or regret; to mourn

Question 31

macerate

Answer 31

dissolve; to soften by soaking; to emaciate; to wither

Question 32

miniscule

Answer 32

extremely small

Question 33

naivete

Answer 33

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullinility

Question 34

offhand

Answer 34

casual; done without prior thought

Question 35

relegate

Answer 35

banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

Question 36

scamp

Answer 36

rascal

Question 37

protrude

Answer 37

to push outward

Question 38

smirk

Answer 38

conceited smile

Question 39

thrive

Answer 39

prosper; flourish

Question 40

vacillate

Answer 40

seize another's power or rank