Day 24

Question 1

precipice

Answer 1

cliff, dangerous position

Question 2

seine

Answer 2

net for catching fish

Question 3

coiffure

Answer 3

hairstyle

Question 4

bolt

Answer 4

fastening pin or screw

Question 5

haphazard

Answer 5

happening in an unplanned way

Question 6

democracy

Answer 6

government by the people

Question 7

foppish

Answer 7

vain about dress and appearance

Question 8

reverberate

Answer 8

echo repeatedly, resound

Question 9

economy

Answer 9

efficiency or conciseness in using something
management of resources

Question 10

imperturbable

Answer 10

calm, not easily moved

Question 11

categorical

Answer 11

absolute, leaving no room for doubt or question
무조건적인

Question 12

pragmatic *

Answer 12

practical 사실적인

Question 13

paradigm

Answer 13

model or pattern of something

Question 14

afterlife

Answer 14

life after death, later part of one’s life

Question 15

audacious *

Answer 15

bold

Question 16

proficient

Answer 16

knowledgeable

Question 17

imply

Answer 17

suggest a meaning not expressed, signify

Question 18

censure *

Answer 18

blame, criticize

Question 19

rabble

Answer 19

mob, noisy crowd

Question 20

impartial

Answer 20

neutral, unbiased

Question 21

unison

Answer 21

unity of pitch
complete accord (correspondence)

Question 22

cynics

Answer 22

pessimists

Question 23

percent (v.)

Answer 23

to corrupt, to turn from its original purpose

Question 24

travesty

Answer 24

treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; 우스꽝스럽게 만들다
synonym: perversion, corruption

Question 25

drivel

Answer 25

nonsense, foolishness

Question 26

corroborated

Answer 26

supported

Question 27

progenitor

Answer 27

ancestor

Question 28

kneel

Answer 28

go down on one's knee

Question 29

validate

Answer 29

to confirm, substantiate

Question 30

render

Answer 30

give, deliver, provide, represent in verbal or artistic form, depict, perform, make

Question 31

vengeful

Answer 31

seeking revenge

Question 32

hypertension

Answer 32

high blood pressure

Question 33

benevolent *

Answer 33

kind, considerate

Question 34

amicable

Answer 34

peaceful, politely friendly

Question 35

appellation

Answer 35

name, title

Question 36

philanthropist *

Answer 36

one who does good, charitable person

Question 37

laudable

Answer 37

praiseworthy

Question 38

imperial

Answer 38

like an emperor, related to an empire (imperialism)

Question 39

inquisitor

Answer 39

questioner (especially harsh), investigator, person making an inquisition

Question 40

indulge

Answer 40

to allow, to relax the rules for

Question 41

cite

Answer 41

quote, commend

Question 42

rect

Answer 42

straight, right

Question 43

replete *

Answer 43

completely filled

Question 44

derisive

Answer 44

expressing or causing derision

Question 45

drubbed

Answer 45

beaten

Question 46

voluble *

Answer 46

fluent, talkative

Question 47

anteroom

Answer 47

waiting room

Question 48

chancellor

Answer 48

legal official of high rank

Question 49

synthetic

Answer 49

not natural, artificial

Question 50

stagnant *

Answer 50

not flowing (often bad-smelling), motionless, stale, not developing

Question 51

imposter

Answer 51

someone who assumes a false indentity

Question 52

proverb

Answer 52

a brief, pithy saying

Question 53

spontaneity

Answer 53

lack of premeditation, naturalness, freedom from constraint

Question 54

correlation

Answer 54

mutual relationship

Question 55

respiration

Answer 55

breathing, exhalation

Question 56

liberator

Answer 56

one who sets free

Question 57

simultaneous

Answer 57

happening at the same time

Question 58

selfless

Answer 58

generous, putting others before oneself

Question 59

connoisseur

Answer 59

expert or master

Question 60

emolument

Answer 60

salary, payment for an office, compensation

Question 61

humanitarian

Answer 61

one devoted to the promotion of human welfare

Question 62

vociferous

Answer 62

loud

Question 63

absolved

Answer 63

forgiven, removed from blame

Question 64

artisan *

Answer 64

a manually skilled worker

Question 65

bluster

Answer 65

blow in heavy gusts, threaten emptily, bully, speak in a noisy or bullying manner

Question 66

contemporaneous

Answer 66

existing at the same time

Question 67

commensurate

Answer 67

equal in extent, of the same size

Question 68

ethereal

Answer 68

heavenly, insubstantial

Question 69

deflect

Answer 69

turn aside, turn away from a straight course

Question 70

precipitant

Answer 70

something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form

Question 71

latch

Answer 71

fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch

Question 72

knack

Answer 72

special talent, art

Question 73

skeptical

Answer 73

doubting, disbelieving

Question 74

eclipse

Answer 74

darken, extinguish, outshine, surpass

Question 75

scrutinize *

Answer 75

examine carefully

Question 76

ploy

Answer 76

stratagem to gain an advantage

Question 77

conducive to

Answer 77

suitable for, leading to

Question 78

leniency

Answer 78

mildness, permissiveness

Question 79

ebullient *

Answer 79

showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm

Question 80

contract *

Answer 80

v. compress or shrink, make a pledge, catch a disease

Question 81

withdrawn

Answer 81

introverted, retiring, remote

Question 82

modish

Answer 82

fashionable, conforming to the current fashion

Question 83

pittance

Answer 83

a very small amount

Question 84

recuperate

Answer 84

to recover or get better from an illness

Question 85

defiance

Answer 85

refusal to yield, resistance

Question 86

badger

Answer 86

to nag or hassle (annoy, irritate, harass)

Question 87

vacilliated

Answer 87

wavered, hesitated

Question 88

misconception

Answer 88

mistaken idea

Question 89

satisfactory

Answer 89

giving what is wanted, giving enough

Question 90

castrate

Answer 90

remove the sex organs

Question 91

throng

Answer 91

crowd

Question 92

diminution

Answer 92

lessening, reduction in size, diminish

Question 93

marron

Answer 93

to desert, to isolate

Question 94

metropolis

Answer 94

large city

Question 95

prolixity

Answer 95

tedious wordiness, verbosity

Question 96

soar

Answer 96

rise or fly high in the air

Question 97

indiscernible

Answer 97

not easy to see

Question 98

harrowing

Answer 98

distressing

Question 99

dais

Answer 99

raised platform for speakers or other important people

Question 100

exemplify *

Answer 100

show by example, furnish an example, serve as an example of