Vocabulary5

Question 1

simulated

Answer 1

imitating something else; artificial.

Question 2

solace

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to comfort or console

Question 3

spontaneous

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happening without plan.

Question 4

spurious

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false; fake

Question 5

squander

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to use up carelessly, to waste

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stagnate

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to become stale through lack of movement or change

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staid

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sedate, serious, and grave

Question 8

stimulus

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something that excites a response or provokes an action

Question 9

stoic

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showing little feeling, even in response to pain or sorrow.

Question 10

strenuous

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requiring energy and strength

Question 11

submissive

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accepting the will of others; humble, compliant.

Question 12

substantiate

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verified or supported by evidence

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sully

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to soil, stain, or defile

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superficial

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on the surface only; without depth or substance

Question 15

superfluous

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more than is needed, excessive.

Question 16

suppress

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to put down or restrain

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surfeit

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an excess

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surreptitious

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done in secret

Question 19

surrogate

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a substitute

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sustain

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to keep up, to continue; to support.

Question 21

tactile

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relating to the sense of touch

Question 22

talisman

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an object supposed to have magical effects or qualities

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tangential

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touching lightly; only slightly connected or related

Question 24

tedium

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boredom

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temerity

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boldness, rashness, excessive daring.

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temperance

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moderation or restraint in feelings and behavior

Question 27

tenacious

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clinging, sticky, or persistent.

Question 28

tentative

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subject to change; uncertain

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terminate

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to end, to close

Question 30

terrestrial

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of the Earth

Question 31

therapeutic

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curing or helping to cure

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timorous

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fearful, timid

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toady

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someone who flatters a superior in hopes of gaining favor; a sycophant

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tolerant

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accepting, enduring

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toxin

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poison

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tranquility

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freedom from disturbance or turmoil; calm

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transgress

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to go past limits; to violate

Question 38

transient

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passing quickly

Question 39

transitory

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quickly passing

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translucent

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letting some light pass through

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transmute

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to change in form or substance

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treacherous

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untrustworthy or disloyal; dangerous or unreliable

Question 43

tremulous

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trembling or shaking; timid or fearful

Question 44

trite

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boring because of over-familiarity; hackneyed

Question 45

truculent

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aggressive, hostile, belligerent.

Question 46

truncate

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to cut off

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turbulent

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agitated or disturbed.

Question 48

unheralded

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little known, unexpected

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unpalatable

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distasteful, unpleasant

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unparalleled

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with no equal; unique

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unstinting

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giving freely and generously

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untenable

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impossible to defend

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untimely

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out of the natural or proper time

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unyielding

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firm, resolute, obdurate

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usurper

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someone who takes place or possession without the right to do so.

Question 56

utilitarian

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purely of practical benefit

Question 57

utopia

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an imaginary, perfect society.

Question 58

validate

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to officially approve or confirm.

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variegated

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spotted with different colors

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venerate

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to admire or honor

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verdant

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green with plant life

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vestige

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a trace or remainder

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vex

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to irritate, annoy, or trouble

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vicarious

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experienced through someone else's actions by ay of the imagination

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vindicate

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to confirm, justify or defend.

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virtuoso

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someone very skilled, especially in an art

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vivacious

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lively, sprightly

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volatile

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quickly changing; fleeting, transitory; prone to violence

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whimsical

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based on a capricious, carefree, or sudden impulse or idea

Question 70

zealous

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fulled with eagerness, fervor, or passion