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Question 1

bar

Answer 1

to keep out

Question 2

desultory

Answer 2

lacking a plan or purpose

Question 3

visceral

Answer 3

instinctive (automatic, natural); relating to internal organs

Question 4

permeate

Answer 4

to spread throughout

Question 5

stagnant

Answer 5

not moving; inactive

Question 6

stark

Answer 6

not ornamented; plain

Question 7

rancorous

Answer 7

bitter; resentful

Question 8

prodigal

Answer 8

exceedingly wasteful

Question 9

penchant

Answer 9

strong liking

Question 10

requisite

Answer 10

needed; necessary

Question 11

cognizant

Answer 11

aware (of)

Question 12

amorphous

Answer 12

without definite shape

Question 13

demeanor

Answer 13

outward behavior that reveals one’s personality or attitude

Question 14

placebo

Answer 14

something presented as a drug but having no actual effect

Question 15

prosaic

Answer 15

straightforward, lacking in imagination

Question 16

tantamount

Answer 16

equivalent in effect or value

Question 17

caste

Answer 17

a rigid and hereditary social class

Question 18

embroil

Answer 18

to engage in trouble

Question 19

homely

Answer 19

unattractive, plain looking

Question 20

posterity

Answer 20

future generations

Question 21

kindling

Answer 21

dry sticks of wood used to start a fire

Question 22

rift

Answer 22

break in friendly relations

Question 23

rancid

Answer 23

spoiled or rotten (esp. oils or fats)

Question 24

shard

Answer 24

fragments; brittle

shards of glass

Question 25

deluge

Answer 25

a great flood

Question 26

extortion

Answer 26

taking property/money by force or threat of force

Question 27

comely

Answer 27

attractive; handsome

Question 28

obsequious

Answer 28

showing to great a willingness to obey

Question 29

scion

Answer 29

an heir descendant

Question 30

bowdlerize

Answer 30

to censor

Question 31

defer

Answer 31

to delay; put off

Question 32

euphony

Answer 32

pleasing sound, esp. of words