Untitled Deck

Question 1

venerable

Answer 1

worthy of respect due to age or wisdom

Question 2

puerile

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foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish

Question 3

levity

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lack of seriousness

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frugal

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thrifty, not wasteful

Question 5

antipathy

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feeling of intense dislike; hate

Question 6

avocation

Answer 6

a hobby

Question 7

charlatan

Answer 7

to falsely claim to have a skill or profession

Question 8

doughty

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brave; strong and able

Question 9

elucidate

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to make clear; explain

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indolent

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lazy

Question 11

ludicrous

Answer 11

causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous

Question 12

callow

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young and immature

Question 13

blithe

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merry; cheerful;happy

Question 14

nepotism

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favoritism shown to family members

Question 15

malign

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speak evil of

Question 16

posthumous

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occurring after death; published after the authors death

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heinous

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evil or wicked

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clandestine

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kept secret of hidden; secretive

Question 19

refute

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to disprove or demonstrate falsity of something

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cursory

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hasty, hurried or not thorough

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reticent

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quiet, reserved

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travail

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hard work;exausting labor

Question 23

opulence

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wealth luxury

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arduous

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difficult or hard to achieve

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paltry

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practically worthless

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abduct

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the carry off by force

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tractable

Answer 27

easily managed taught or controlled

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obliterate

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to destroy

Question 29

prodigious

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extraordinary in size or amount; enormous

Question 30

haughty

Answer 30

showing great pride in oneself

Question 31

equanimity

Answer 31

evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure

Question 32

exacerbate

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To irritate or make bitter; to make more violent

Question 33

gratuity

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A tip; payment for service for which no bill is offered

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incredulous

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Skeptical; doubtful; too extraordinary to be believed

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loquacious

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talkative; chatty

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reprehensible

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deserving blame; wrong

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stringent

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strict; rigid; exacting

Question 38

taciturn

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silent; not given to conversation

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere

Question 40

vapid

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having lost its spirit or zest; spiritless

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meticulous

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overly careful about small details; extremely careful

Question 42

altruism(altruist)

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unselfish concern for welfare of others

Question 43

ameliorate

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to improve or make better

Question 44

rustic

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characteristics of the country and country people; sophisticated and simple

Question 45

deride

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to make fun of; to scorn

Question 46

diffident

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lacking self confidence; shy

Question 47

ostracize

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to exclude someone from a social group

Question 48

truculent

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savage; cruel; fierce; warlike

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vindicate

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to clear of suspicion, as of a charge of wrongdoing

Question 50

pugnacious

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easy and ready to fight