Summit 3

Question 1

accrue

Answer 1

to grow or accumulate over time

to happen as a natural result

Question 2

bedlam

Answer 2

a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Question 3

covert

Answer 3

hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret

Question 4

debonair

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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted, smooth and polished in manner and appearance

Question 5

dun

Answer 5

to demand insistently especially in payment of debt

dark, dull, drab, dingy

Question 6

efficacious

Answer 6

effective, producing results

Question 7

equanimity

Answer 7

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

Question 8

fortuitous

Answer 8

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Question 9

gratuitous

Answer 9

freely given, not called for by a circumstances, unwarranted

Question 10

imperious

Answer 10

overbearring, arrogant

seeking to dominate

pressing

compelling

Question 11

invective

Answer 11

a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

abusive/vituperative

Question 12

motley

Answer 12

showing great variety

composed of different elements or many colours

Question 13

munificent

Answer 13

extremely generous, lavish

Question 14

recondite

Answer 14

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

Question 15

reprobate

Answer 15

a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person

scoundrel

wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled

to disapprove of, condemn

Question 16

sedentary

Answer 16

remaining in one place

Question 17

abstemious

Answer 17

moderate

characterised by abstinence and self-discipline

Question 18

censurable

Answer 18

deserving of blame or correction

Question 19

contingent

Answer 19

likely but not certain to happen

possible

de[endent

Question 20

corroborate

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to confirm, make more certain, bolster, verify

Question 21

denizen

Answer 21

an inhabitant, resident

Question 22

discursive

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passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another

nomadic

Question 23

disseminate

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to scatter or spread widely

Question 24

dowdy

Answer 24

poorly dressed

shabby

lacking smartness or good taste

Question 25

florid

Answer 25

highly coloured reddish excessively ornate

Question 26

foist

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to impose by fraud to pass off as worthy or genuine

Question 27

gauche

Answer 27

awkward lacking in social graces tactless clumsy

Question 28

heresy

Answer 28

an opinion different from accepted belief the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

Question 29

inculcate

Answer 29

to impress on the mind by repitition teach persistently and earnestly

Question 30

palpable

Answer 30

capable of being touched or felt, easily seen heard or recognised

Question 31

perceptive

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having sympathetic insight or understanding

Question 32

pernicious

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extremely harmful, deadly, fatal

Question 33

sallent

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leaping, jumpingg or springing forth prominent conspicuous

Question 34

satiate

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to satisfy completely, to fill to excess

Question 35

specious

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deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

Question 36

absolve

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to clear from blame, responsibilty or guilt

Question 37

caricature

Answer 37

a representation (especially a drawing) in which subject's characteristics are deliberately exaggerated to present someone or something in a distorted way

Question 38

clangor

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(to make) a loud ringing sound

Question 39

continguous

Answer 39

side by side touching near adjacent in time

Question 40

cupidity

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an eager desire for something greed

Question 41

deleterious

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harmful injurious

Question 42

extenuate

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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

Question 43

incisive

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sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

Question 44

paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

Question 45

politic

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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed artful, expedient

Question 46

prosaic

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dull lacking in distinction and originality straightforward characteristic of prose, not poetic

Question 47

redundant

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extra, excess, more than is needed wordy, repetitive profuse, lush

Question 48

sanctimonious

Answer 48

making a show virtue or righteousness self righteous hypocritically moralistic

Question 49

winsome

Answer 49

charming, attractive, pleasing