Vocab

Question 1

Sycophant

Answer 1

Someone who uses flattery to get what he or she wants from an authority figure

Question 2

Pernicious

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Intending to cause harm

Question 3

Ubiquitous

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Appearing everywhere

Question 4

Non-sequitur

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A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow

Question 5

Diatribe

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A forceful and bitter verbal attack

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Slipshod

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Showing a lack of care or thought

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Nefarious

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Wicked or criminal

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Precursor

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A person or thing that comes before another of a similar kind

Question 9

Impregnable

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Unable to be captured or broken into

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Demure

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Shy or modest

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Jingoistic

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Overly patriotic

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Implacable

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Unable to be soothed

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Affinity

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A natural skill

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Coquette

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A woman who flirts to get what she wants

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Harangue

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Lecture at length in an aggressive way

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Bemoan

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Express discontent or sorrow over

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Misogynist

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Someone who hates women

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Abhor

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Hate

Question 19

Talisman

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An object with magical powers to bring good luck

Question 20

Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

Question 21

Bovine

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In the manner of a cow

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

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Contrite

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Deeply remorseful for a bad action

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Erudite

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Showing great knowledge or learning

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Anomaly

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Something that deviates from what is expected or normal

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Noxious

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Very harmful

Question 27

Bilk

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To cheat someone out of money

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Replete

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Well-supplied with something

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Blasphemy

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Profane talk about holy or sacred things

Question 30

Absolution

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Formal release from guilt or punishment

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Cantankerous

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Argumentative and Un cooperative

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Deride

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To verbally rip apart

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Debacle

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A disaster

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Temerity

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Excessive or foolish boldness

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Ennui

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Dissatisfaction or exhaustion caused by boredom

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Abstain

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Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

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Haughty

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Arrogantly superior

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Tenacious

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Not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly, but without protest

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Lampoon

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Publicly ridicule

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Curmudgeon

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A bad tempered person

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Sojourn

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A temporary stay

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Gregarious

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Fond of company

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Augment

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To increase

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Insidious

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Advancing in a gradual way to cause harm

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Engender

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To cause or give rise to

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Nuance

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A subtle difference

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Covert

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Not openly displayed

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Renown

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The state of being known or celebrated by many

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Tangent

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A completely different line of thought

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Kismet

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Destiny

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Exonerate

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Remove blame for wrong doing

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Altruism

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Selfless act

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Myopic

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So focused on one small thing that the whole picture can't be seen

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Galvanize

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Shock or excite, typically into taking action

Question 56

Gauche

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Lacking social grace

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Zenith

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The top of a trajectory, the highest point

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any result

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Ruminate

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To think deeply

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Acrimony

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Tense bitterness in a relationship

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Solace

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Comfort in a time of stress or sadness

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Insipid

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Lacking taste or class

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Pedestrian

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Lacking inspiration

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Visceral

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From the gut

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Inept

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Having or showing no skill

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Mitigate

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To make less severe, serious, or painful

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Anodyne

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Something that kills pain

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Vacillate

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To alternate indecisively between 2 choices

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Incendiary

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Designed to start fires or conflict

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Depravity

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Moral Coruption

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Bulwark

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A defensive wall

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Cajole

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Persuade by flattering or gently teasing

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Harbinger

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Something that marks the approach of something else

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Impetuous

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Acting quickly without thought

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Extemporaneous

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Spoken or done with out preparation