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Question 1

assuage

Answer 1

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Question 2

decadence

Answer 2

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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Question 3

expostulate

Answer 3

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Question 4

hiatus

Answer 4

(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Question 5

jaded

Answer 5

(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Question 6

lurid

Answer 6

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Question 7

petulant

Answer 7

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 8

prerogative

Answer 8

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 9

umbrage

Answer 9

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 10

simulate

Answer 10

(v.) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of