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1
Q

arrogate

A

to assume presumptuously

2
Q

tenet

A

a principle accepted as authoritative

3
Q

desultory

A

moving in a random, directionless manner

4
Q

timorous

A

lacking courage, timid

5
Q

scourge

A

to whip severely

6
Q

tribunal

A

the seat of judgment

7
Q

perfidious

A

faithless; treacherous

8
Q

turbid

A

thick and dense; cloudy

9
Q

turpitude

A

vileness

10
Q

pinioned

A

bound

11
Q

pundits

A

a person claiming to have great knowledge

12
Q

unwonted

A

rare

13
Q

burnish

A

to polish by rubbing

14
Q

quagmire

A

marshy land

15
Q

iniquitous

A

wicked; unjust

16
Q

cabal

A

a group of persons joined by a secret

17
Q

viscid

A

thick; syrupy; sticky

18
Q

wrest

A

to usurp forcefully; to take from

19
Q

vogue

A

that which is accepted for the time (in fashion)

20
Q

welter

A

a confused mass; turmoil

21
Q

corroborate

A

to confirm validity

22
Q

aver

A

to affirm

23
Q

wizened

A

shriveled; withered

24
Q

bauble

A

a showy yet useless thing

25
Q

pommel

A

the rounded, upward-projecting front of a saddle