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Question 1

Emblematic

Answer 1

serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.

“this case is emblematic of a larger problem”

Question 2

incredulous

Answer 2

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 3

dubious

Answer 3

hesitating or doubting.

not to be relied upon; suspect.
“extremely dubious assumptions”

Question 4

stupefy

Answer 4

make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.
“the offense of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her”

astonish and shock.
“the amount they spend on clothes would appall their parents and stupefy their grandparents”

Question 5

blasé

Answer 5

unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.

“she was becoming quite blasé about the dangers”

Question 6

galvanize

Answer 6

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

“the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”

Question 7

tantamount

Answer 7

equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
“the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt”

Question 8

prescient

Answer 8

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
“a prescient warning”

Question 9

flail

Answer 9

wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly.

“his arms were flailing helplessly”

Question 10

sedition

Answer 10

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Question 11

reproach

Answer 11

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

“critics reproached him for his failure to tackle the deficiency”

Question 12

crow

Answer 12

(of a person) make a sound expressing a feeling of happiness or triumph.

say something in a tone of gloating satisfaction.
“avoid crowing about your success”

Question 13

irascible

Answer 13

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

Question 14

pugnacious

Answer 14

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

his public statements became increasingly pugnacious

Question 15

profligacy

Answer 15

reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.
“there is no conceivable justification for such fiscal profligacy”

licentious or dissolute behavior.

Question 16

spurious

Answer 16

not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
“separating authentic and spurious claims”

Question 17

maladroit

Answer 17

ineffective or bungling; clumsy.
“both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled”

Question 18

panegyrical

Answer 18

to praise someone or something in a formal way by saying good things about them and not mentioning anything bad

Question 19

frivolous

Answer 19

not having any serious purpose or value.
“rules to stop frivolous lawsuits”

Question 20

forestall

Answer 20

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.
“vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging”

Question 21

benign

Answer 21

gentle and kindly.
“his benign but firm manner”

Question 22

diffidence

Answer 22

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
“I say this with some diffidence”

Question 23

propriety

Answer 23

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
“he always behaved with the utmost propriety”

Question 24

reticent

Answer 24

not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
“she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs”

Question 25

brashness

Answer 25

the trait of being rash and hasty

Question 26

pithy

Answer 26

concise and forcefully expressive.

Question 27

whimsical

Answer 27

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. "a whimsical sense of humor" acting or behaving in a capricious manner.

Question 28

facile

Answer 28

appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. easily achieved

Question 29

glib

Answer 29

fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.

Question 30

implacable

Answer 30

relentless; unstoppable. "the implacable advance of the enemy"

Question 31

forlorn

Answer 31

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. "forlorn figures at bus stops" unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless. "a forlorn attempt to escape"

Question 32

bellicose

Answer 32

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. "a group of bellicose patriots"

Question 33

doughty

Answer 33

brave and persistent. "his doughty spirit kept him going"

Question 34

rebuke

Answer 34

to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

Question 35

expiate

Answer 35

make amends for sin

Question 36

soporific

Answer 36

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect"

Question 37

coruscating

Answer 37

severely critical; scathing. "his coruscating attack on the Prime Minister"

Question 38

preternatural

Answer 38

beyond what is normal or natural. "autumn had arrived with preternatural speed"

Question 39

teleological

Answer 39

relating to or involving the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise.

Question 40

preclude

Answer 40

prevent from happening; make impossible. "the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition"

Question 41

countenance

Answer 41

admit as acceptable or possible. "he was reluctant to countenance the use of force"

Question 42

consonant

Answer 42

in agreement or harmony with. "the findings are consonant with other research"

Question 43

complaisance

Answer 43

a desire or willingness to please others, or to be agreeable and obliging

Question 44

edifying

Answer 44

providing moral or intellectual instruction. "edifying literature"

Question 45

grating

Answer 45

sounding harsh and unpleasant. "a high, grating voice"

Question 46

didactic

Answer 46

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"

Question 47

cadge

Answer 47

ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled). "he eats whenever he can cadge a meal"

Question 48

allay

Answer 48

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears"

Question 49

mendicate

Answer 49

to beg or practice begging

Question 50

anodyne

Answer 50

not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so. "anodyne New Age music"

Question 51

pavonine

Answer 51

of or like a peacock.

Question 52

saturnine

Answer 52

(of a person or their features) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious. "his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes" (of a place or an occasion) gloomy. "a saturnine setting"