A Modesty Proposal

Question 1

suppressed

Answer 1

held in check with difficulty

Question 2

proficiency

Answer 2

skillfulness; expertness

Question 3

Importuning

Answer 3

begging; pressing; annoying with troublesome persistence

Question 4

sustenance

Answer 4

nourishment

Question 5

grievance

Answer 5

injustice; complaint

Question 6

commodity

Answer 6

valuable product

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

to respect

Question 8

incumbrance

Answer 8

burden

Question 9

emulation

Answer 9

effort to equal or surpass another

Question 10

Temperance

Answer 10

restraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food

Question 11

Injustice

Answer 11

unfairness

Question 12

prodigious

Answer 12

immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

Question 13

computation

Answer 13

calculation

Question 14

raiment

Answer 14

clothing, garments

Question 15

reckoned

Answer 15

considered, thought

Question 16

probationers

Answer 16

person undergoing a trial of ability

Question 17

eminent

Answer 17

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

Question 18

thrifty

Answer 18

careful about money; economical

Question 19

discoursing

Answer 19

talking about; discussing

Question 20

refinement

Answer 20

improvement

Question 21

sentiments

Answer 21

feelings

Question 22

improbable

Answer 22

not likely to be true or to happen

Question 23

expedient

Answer 23

a means to an end

Question 24

desponding

Answer 24

to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage

Question 25

digressed

Answer 25

wandered off the subject

Question 26

inducement

Answer 26

An action aimed at persuading

Question 27

enumerated

Answer 27

listed

Question 28

expedients

Answer 28

a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral

Question 29

vanity

Answer 29

feelings of excessive pride

Question 30

parsimony

Answer 30

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Question 31

prudence

Answer 31

wisdom, caution, or restraint

Question 32

Animosities

Answer 32

hostilities; violent hatreds or resentments

Question 33

Factions

Answer 33

Political groups that agree on objectives and policies; the origins of political parties.