Quarter 2

Question 0

2. mawkish

Answer 0

(adj) excessively and objectionably sentimental

Question 1

1. gullible

Answer 1

(adj) easily cheated or fooled

Question 2

3. raffish

Answer 2

(adj) cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry

Question 3

4. bellicose

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(adj) warlike; favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

Question 4

5. travail

Answer 4

(n) strenuous physical or mental labor or effort

Question 5

6. intrepid

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(adj) fearless; bold

Question 6

7. languid

Answer 6

(adj) lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything

Question 7

8. bourgeois

Answer 7

(adj) of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class

Question 8

9. influx

Answer 8

(n) a mass arrival or incoming

Question 9

10. abash

Answer 9

(v) to make ashamed or uneasy

Question 15

11. incessant

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(adj) continuing without interruption; nonstop

Question 16

12. latent

Answer 16

(adj) laying hidden or undeveloped; potential

Question 17

13. eloquent

Answer 17

(adj) extremely expressive in speech, writing, or movement

Question 18

14. diffident

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(adj) lacking self-confidence; timid

Question 19

15. malcontent

Answer 19

(adj) dissatisfied with existing conditions

Question 20

16. eminent

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(adj) standing out, renowned; distinguished, prominent

Question 21

17. cabal

Answer 21

(n) a small group of people secretly united to promote their own interests

Question 22

18. prudent

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(adj) cautious; discreet; exercising good judgment

Question 23

19. augment

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(v) to make or become greater

Question 24

20. ebullience

Answer 24

(n) enthusiastic, bubbling with excitement

Question 25

21. rhetoric

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(n) the art of study of using language effectively and persuasively

Question 26

22. dogmatic

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(adj) characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs

Question 27

23. philippic

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(n) a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language

Question 28

24. pandemic

Answer 28

(adj/n) widespread; general

Question 29

25. captious

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(adj) marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections

Question 30

26. cryptic

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(adj) having an ambiguous or hidden meaning

Question 31

27. choleric

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(adj) hot-tempered; quick to anger

Question 32

28. peccadillo

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(n) a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense

Question 33

29. cogent

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(adj) convincing

Question 34

30. concatenate

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(v) to link together in a series or chain

Question 35

31. circumspect

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(adj) cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences

Question 36

32. contumacious

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(adj) disobedient; resisting authority

Question 37

33. defunct

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(adj) dead or inactive; having ceased to exist

Question 38

34. succinct

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(adj) brief and to the point; concise and terse

Question 39

35. palpable

Answer 39

(adj) capable of being touched or felt

Question 40

36. deleterious

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(adj) harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way

Question 41

37. ostensible

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(adj) appearing as such; offered as genuine or real

Question 42

38. diadem

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(n) crown; a royal headband

Question 43

39. adroit

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(adj) skillful; deft

Question 44

40. bauble

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(n) a small, inexpensive trinket