second half

Question 1

contiguous

Answer 1

sharing a common border

Question 2

strident

Answer 2

loud and harsh

Question 3

interpose

Answer 3

place between two things

Question 4

vacuous

Answer 4

a lack of thought or intelligence

Question 5

denizen

Answer 5

inhabitant of a particular place

Question 6

ecstatic

Answer 6

overwhelming happiness

Question 7

portentous

Answer 7

done in a overly solemn manner

Question 8

humidor

Answer 8

airtight container

Question 9

rancor

Answer 9

bitterness or resentfulness

Question 10

conceit

Answer 10

excessive pride in oneself

Question 11

marginalized

Answer 11

treated as insignificant

Question 12

objectification

Answer 12

relegated to the status of an object

Question 13

incongruous

Answer 13

not harmonious

Question 14

tangible

Answer 14

able to touch

Question 15

flair

Answer 15

stylish and original

Question 16

dexterity

Answer 16

skill in performing tasks with hands

Question 17

ghoulish

Answer 17

resembling characteristics of a spirit

Question 18

harrowing

Answer 18

acutely distressing

Question 19

succumbs

Answer 19

fails to resist pressure

Question 20

entrails

Answer 20

internal organs of a person

Question 21

ostensible

Answer 21

appearing to be true but not necessarily

Question 22

notorious

Answer 22

famous for bad qualities

Question 23

impotent

Answer 23

unable to take action

Question 24

internalize

Answer 24

make part of one’s nature

Question 25

theatrics

Answer 25

exaggerated mannerisms

Question 26

emasculate

Answer 26

deprive a man of his manhood

Question 27

exasperated

Answer 27

intensely frustrated

Question 28

idiosyncratic

Answer 28

peculiar or individual

Question 29

prescient

Answer 29

knowing something before it takes place

Question 30

christen

Answer 30

give a Christian name at baptism

Question 31

obscurity

Answer 31

the state of being unknown

Question 32

extricate

Answer 32

free from difficulty

Question 33

lucrative

Answer 33

producing great profit

Question 34

discerning

Answer 34

showing insight or understanding

Question 35

inevitable

Answer 35

incapable of being stopped

Question 36

cumulative

Answer 36

increasing in quantity by successive additions

Question 37

acquaintance

Answer 37

a person's knowledge or experience

Question 38

retrograde

Answer 38

moving backwards

Question 39

predecessor

Answer 39

A person who held a job before the current holder

Question 40

cacophony

Answer 40

harsh or jarring sound

Question 41

incessant

Answer 41

continuous without interruption

Question 42

juggernaut

Answer 42

huge, powerful force

Question 43

titillation

Answer 43

arousal of interest

Question 44

stolid

Answer 44

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion `

Question 45

proclivity

Answer 45

tendency to do something regularly

Question 46

pratfall

Answer 46

stupid and humiliating action

Question 47

dictum

Answer 47

formal pronouncement from authority

Question 48

pedant

Answer 48

excessively concerned with or displaying academic learning

Question 49

cardamon

Answer 49

aromatic seeds of the ginger plant

Question 50

epithet

Answer 50

a word used as a term of abuse

Question 51

untenable

Answer 51

unable to be maintained

Question 52

trammel

Answer 52

deprive of freedom

Question 53

preamble

Answer 53

preliminary statement or intro

Question 54

detachedly

Answer 54

in a manner not showing any emotion

Question 55

presentiment

Answer 55

an intuitive feeling about the future

Question 56

meticulous

Answer 56

great attention to detail

Question 57

decasyllabilic

Answer 57

10 syllables

Question 58

perfunctory

Answer 58

carried out with minimum effort

Question 59

impertinent

Answer 59

lack of respect

Question 60

foreordained

Answer 60

Appointed or decreed beforehand

Question 61

imperturbable

Answer 61

unable to be excited

Question 62

embellish

Answer 62

make more attractive by adding minor details

Question 63

corporal

Answer 63

referring to the body

Question 64

obstinate

Answer 64

very difficult to change or overcome

Question 65

injuriously

Answer 65

detrimental in effect

Question 66

intermeddling

Answer 66

interfering in something not ones business

Question 67

vindication

Answer 67

act of clearing blame

Question 68

retention

Answer 68

act of containing possession

Question 69

autonomy

Answer 69

the right of self government

Question 70

inadequacies

Answer 70

lack of quantity or quality