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Question 1

Jeremiad

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A long, mournful complaint or list of woes.

Question 2

Belle-lettre

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Essays, particularly on literary and artistic criticism, written, and read, primarily, for their aesthetic effect.

Question 3

Sonorous

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(Of speech or style) using imposing language

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Disseminate

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Spread information widely

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Precocious

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A child having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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Gadfly

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An annoying person

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Diatribe

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A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

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Rue

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Bitterly regret

Question 10

Euphemism

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A mild word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh when referring to something unpleasant

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Excoriate

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Censure or criticize severely

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Glean

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Extract information from various sources

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Propagate

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Breed specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes

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Prodigious

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Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree

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Byzantine

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Excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

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Lugubrious

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Looking or sounding sad

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Apocrypha

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Weightings or reports not considered genuine

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Kinescope

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A film recording of a television broadcast

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Quadripartite

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Consisting of or divided into four parts

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Unilateral

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Affecting only one person involved in a particular situation without the agreement of another or others

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Pentateuch

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The first five books in the Hebrew bible

Question 23

Chimera

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A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is impossible to achieve

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Demur

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The action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something

Question 25

Foie gras

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The liver of a specially fattened goose or duck prepared as food

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Rhizome

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A continuously growing underground stem which puts out shoots and roots in intervals

Question 27

Skein

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A tangled or complicated arrangement, state, or situation