Anthem

Question 1

the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

Answer 1

transgression

Question 2

a grand and imposing entrance

Answer 2

portal

Question 3

a formal statement of a command to do something

Answer 3

mandate

Question 4

a platform raised above the surrounding level

Answer 4

dais

Question 5

turn away from sin or do penitence

Answer 5

atone

Question 6

a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it

Answer 6

pulpit

Question 7

a covered cistern for waste water and sewage

Answer 7

cesspool

Question 8

army unit smaller than a division

Answer 8

brigade

Question 9

a strange/exotic collection of animals

Answer 9

menagerie

Question 10

many or a large quantity

Answer 10

myriad

Question 11

a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles

Answer 11

convulsion

Question 12

someone you feel sorry for

Answer 12

wretch

Question 13

turn away or aside

Answer 13

avert

Question 14

a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

Answer 14

brine

Question 15

do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

Answer 15

deign

Question 16

the study of improving qualities by selective breeding

Answer 16

eugenics

Question 17

a social club for male undergraduates

Answer 17

fraternity

Question 18

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

Answer 18

lassitude

Question 19

a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

Answer 19

lodestone

Question 20

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

Answer 20

pyre

Question 21

adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material

Answer 21

spangle

Question 22

pulled tight

Answer 22

taut

Question 23

bottomless pit or bottomless gulf

Answer 23

abyss

Question 24

something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial

Answer 24

boon

Question 25

done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

Answer 25

collective

Question 26

use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

Answer 26

corruption

Question 27

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

Answer 27

detention

Question 28

widely known and esteemed

Answer 28

illustrious/famous

Question 29

known for a dishonorable reason

Answer 29

infamy

Question 30

the act of purchasing back something previously sold

Answer 30

redemption

Question 31

a union of interests or purposes among members of a group

Answer 31

solidarity

Question 32

redemption

Answer 32

atone

Question 33

a state of social isolation

Answer 33

solitude

Question 34

money or goods contributed to the poor

Answer 34

alms

Question 35

deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper

Answer 35

depraved

Question 36

(of a male) unable to copulate

Answer 36

impotent

Question 37

one who voluntarily suffers death

Answer 37

martyr

Question 38

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Answer 38

raze

Question 39

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Answer 39

reverence/deference

Question 40

official permission or approval

Answer 40

sanction

Question 41

bound by chains fastened around the ankles

Answer 41

shackled

Question 42

free from stain or blemish

Answer 42

undefiled

Question 43

show to be right by providing justification or proof

Answer 43

vindicate