Basic Words II

Question 1

Wax

Answer 1

to gradually increase in size or intensity

Question 2

Raft

Answer 2

a large number of something

Question 3

Preemptive

Answer 3

done before someone else can do it

Question 4

Beatific

Answer 4

blissfully happy,imparting holy bliss

Question 5

Vicarious

Answer 5

felt or undergone, as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

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Cardinal

Answer 6

of primary importance fundamental

Question 7

paucity

Answer 7

a lack of something

Question 8

pugnacious

Answer 8

eager to fight or argue, verbally combative

Question 9

melee

Answer 9

a wild, confusing fight or struggle

Question 10

Stem

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to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something

Question 11

Scintillating

Answer 11

describes someone who is brilliant and lively

Question 12

Cadaverous

Answer 12

emaciated, gaunt

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Errant

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to be wandering, not sticking to a circumscribed path.

Question 14

Aboveboard

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open and honest

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Sanctimonious

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making a show of being pious, holier than though

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Checkered

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marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

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Animosity

Answer 17

intense hostility

Question 18

Extenuating

Answer 18

making less guilty or more forgivable

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Cogent

Answer 19

clear and persuasive

Question 20

Start

Answer 20

to suddenly move in a particular direction

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Immaterial

Answer 21

not relevant

Question 22

Disparate

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two things are fundamentally different, uncomparable

Question 23

Bellicose

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warlike- inclined to quarrel

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Ferret

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to search for something persistently

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Becoming

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appropriate and matches nicely

Question 26

Junta

Answer 26

an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military); the group that executes such a takeover

Question 27

Desecrate

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to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place

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Sanguine

Answer 28

optimistic

Question 29

Contrite

Answer 29

to be remorseful

Question 30

Check

Answer 30

to limit (usually modifying the growth of something), the condition of being held back or limited

Question 31

Badger

Answer 31

to pester

Question 32

moment

Answer 32

significant and important value

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Virago

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an ill tempered or violent women

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Flush

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to be in abundance

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Heyday

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the pinnacle or top of a time period or career

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Catalyst

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something that speeds up an event

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Fleece

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deceive

Question 38

Exhort

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strongly urge on, encourage

Question 39

Misanthrope

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a hater of mankind

Question 40

Amok

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in a frenzied or uncontrolled state

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Apex

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the highest point

Question 42

Unconscionable

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unreasonable, unscrupulous, excessive

Question 43

Pittance

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a small amount (of money)

Question 44

Replete

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completely stocked or furnished with something

Question 45

Imponderable

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impossible to estimate or figure out

Question 46

Chauvinist

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a person who believes in the superiority of their group

Question 47

corroborate

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to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim, statement theory or finding)

Question 48

Hodgepodge

Answer 48

a confusing mixture or jumble

Question 49

Avarice

Answer 49

greed (one of the seven deadly sins)