ELITE 651-700

Question 0

smirk

Answer 0

to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way

Question 1

sloth

Answer 1

laziness

Question 2

medley

Answer 2

a mixture; an arrangement of songs performed together

Question 3

ritual

Answer 3

a ceremonial act; a customary procedure

Question 4

savant

Answer 4

a well-educated person; a scholar

Question 5

sybarite

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one devoted to luxury

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oaf

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a stupid, clumsy person

Question 7

morose

Answer 7

sour tempered and inclined to be silent

Question 8

phase

Answer 8

a stage in a process of change or development

Question 9

ornate

Answer 9

highly, often excessively decorated

Question 10

benevolent

Answer 10

characterized by doing good

Question 11

genre

Answer 11

a kind, or type

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fodder

Answer 12

feed for livestock; a resource

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didactic

Answer 13

intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively

Question 14

soliloquy

Answer 14

a dramatic speech delivered by a character to himself or herself

Question 15

confound

Answer 15

to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; to confuse

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liable

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legally obligated; likely (with reference to an unfavorable outcome)

Question 17

glean

Answer 17

to gather bit by bit

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plebeian

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common

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painstaking

Answer 19

very thorough; careful

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cavalier

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casual, disdainful

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inculcate

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to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill

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courteous

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polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered

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domineer

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to rule over arbitrarily or tyrannically

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squalid

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having a dirty or lowly appearance

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inveterate

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established for a long time; habitual

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incarcerate

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to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison

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conflagration

Answer 27

large, disastrous fire

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assail

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to attack; to assault

Question 29

altruistic

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unselfish; benevolent; caring more for others than oneself

Question 30

copious

Answer 30

very plentiful

Question 31

compel

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to cause by pressure; to force

Question 32

laconic

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brief in speech; using few words

Question 33

destitution

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the lack of any means of subsistence

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hoax

Answer 34

an act meant to trick or fool

Question 35

emancipate

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to give freedom; to set loose

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dirge

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slow, sad music, esp. a funeral hymn

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emacited

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made thin unnaturally; abnormally thin due to stravation

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incredulous

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disbelieving; skeptical

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hovel

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a small, miserable dwelling

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obstreperous

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noisily and stubbornly defiant

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dour

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stern and humorless; silently ill-humored

Question 42

digest

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a collection of previously published material, usually in condensed form

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emanate

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to send forth; to come forth

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fauna

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animals as a group, esp. of a specified region or time

Question 45

ado

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trouble; fuss

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defile

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to corrupt; to desperate or sully

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inception

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commencement; beginning; origin

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mogul

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a rich or powerful person

Question 49

immaculate

Answer 49

perfectly clean