Day 5

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

subside; decrease, lessen

Question 2

abominable

Answer 2

detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

Question 3

accede

Answer 3

agree

Question 4

accord

Answer 4

agreement

Question 5

acrimonious

Answer 5

bitter in words or manner

Question 6

anecdote

Answer 6

short account of an amusing or interesting event

Question 7

antiseptic

Answer 7

substance that prevents infection

Question 8

astronomical

Answer 8

enormously large or extensive

Question 9

axiom

Answer 9

self-evident truth requiring no proof

Question 10

bigotry

Answer 10

stubborn intolerance

Question 11

bogus

Answer 11

counterfeit; not authentic

Question 12

cessation

Answer 12

stoppage

Question 13

cite

Answer 13

(1) refer to or quote, especially to justify a position; (2) praise; (3) summon someone before a court

Question 14

coalesce

Answer 14

combine; fuse

Question 15

comprehensive

Answer 15

thorough; inclusive

Question 16

concerted

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(1) mutually agreed on; (2) done together

Question 17

confiscate

Answer 17

seize; commandeer

Question 18

congenial

Answer 18

pleasant; friendly

Question 19

connoisseur

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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; a lover of an art

Question 20

conspiracy

Answer 20

treacherous plot

Question 21

definitive

Answer 21

final; complete

Question 22

delineate

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portray; depict; sketch

Question 23

demur

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object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

Question 24

diagnosis

Answer 24

art of identifying a disease; analysis of a condition

Question 25

edify

Answer 25

instruct; correct morally

Question 26

exacerbate

Answer 26

worsen; embitter

Question 27

explicate

Answer 27

explain; interpret; clarify

Question 28

fervor

Answer 28

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

Question 29

frugality

Answer 29

thrift; economy

Question 30

genesis

Answer 30

beginning; origin

Question 31

gist

Answer 31

essence

Question 32

grate

Answer 32

make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred

Question 33

gratify

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please

Question 34

grotesque

Answer 34

fantastic; comically hideous

Question 35

ideology

Answer 35

system of ideas of a group

Question 36

impotent

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weak; ineffective

Question 37

inaugurate

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start; initiate; install in office

Question 38

incite

Answer 38

arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist

Question 39

indicative

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suggestive; implying

Question 40

influx

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flowing into

Question 41

insurgent

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rebellious

Question 42

introspective

Answer 42

looking within oneself

Question 43

irrefutable

Answer 43

indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

Question 44

lament

Answer 44

grieve; express sorrow

Question 45

loathe

Answer 45

detest

Question 46

lofty

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very high

Question 47

loquacious

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talkative

Question 48

microcosm

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small world; the world in miniature

Question 49

nefarious

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very wicked

Question 50

obligatory

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binding; required

Question 51

oblique

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indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)

Question 52

ominous

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threatening

Question 53

orator

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public speaker

Question 54

orthodox

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traditional; conservative in belief

Question 55

palliate

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lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

Question 56

palpable

Answer 56

tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

Question 57

prone

Answer 57

(1) inclined to; (2) prostrate

Question 58

quibble

Answer 58

minor objection or complaint

Question 59

refute

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disprove

Question 60

regimen

Answer 60

prescribed diet and habits

Question 61

relent

Answer 61

give in

Question 62

repercussion

Answer 62

result or impact (of an event, etc); rebound; reverberation

Question 63

reputed

Answer 63

supposed

Question 64

retrograde

Answer 64

go backwards; degenerate

Question 65

sophomoric

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immature; half-baked, like a sophomore

Question 66

subjugate

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conquer; bring under control

Question 67

symbiosis

Answer 67

interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial

Question 68

terse

Answer 68

concise; abrupt; pithy

Question 69

timorous

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(1) fearful; demonstrating fear; (2) extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

Question 70

transient

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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

Question 71

unrequited

Answer 71

not reciprocated

Question 72

vignette

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picture; short literary sketch

Question 73

virtue

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goodness, moral excellence; good quality

Question 74

wanton

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unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

Question 75

wry

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twisted; with a humorous twist