Week 3

Question 1

bombastic

Answer 1

(adj) given to pompous speech or writing

Question 2

ebullience

Answer 2

(n) intense enthusiasm

Question 3

embellish

Answer 3

(v) to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate

Question 4

exorbitant

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(adj) exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

Question 5

exuberant

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(adj) full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

Question 6

flagrant

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(adj) extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

Question 7

gratuitous

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(adj) given freely; unearned; unnecessary

Question 8

lavish

Answer 8

(adj) extravagant

Question 9

lugubrious

Answer 9

(adj) mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

Question 10

opulent

Answer 10

(adj) displaying great wealth

Question 11

ornate

Answer 11

(adj) elaborately decorated

Question 12

penchant

Answer 12

(n) a strong inclination or liking

Question 13

redundant

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(adj) needlessly repetitive

Question 14

ubiquitous

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(adj) being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Question 15

vicarious

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(adj) felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

Question 16

vignette

Answer 16

(n) short scene or story

Question 17

amalgam

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(n) a combonation of diverse elements; a mixture

Question 18

inundate

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(v) to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp

Question 19

multifarious

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(adj) diverse; various

Question 20

multiplicity

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(n) state of being various or manifold; a great number

Question 21

alleviate

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(v) to ease a pain or burden

Question 22

ameliorate

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(v) to make something better; improve

Question 23

beneficial

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(adj) producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful

Question 24

curative

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(adj) able to heal or cure

Question 25

palliative

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(n) relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure

Question 26

therapeutic

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(adj) having or exhibiting healing powers

Question 27

complement

Answer 27

(n) something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection

Question 28

epitome

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(n) a representative or example of a type

Question 29

felicitous

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(adj) admirably suited; apt

Question 30

belie

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(v) to misrepresent

Question 31

debunk

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(v) to expose untruths, shams or exaggerated claims

Question 32

dubious

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(adj) doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

Question 33

duplicitous

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(adj) deliberately deceptive

Question 34

fabricate

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(v) to make up in order to deceive

Question 35

fallacy

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(n) a false notion

Question 36

mendacious

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(adj) lying; untruthful

Question 37

specious

Answer 37

(adj) having a ring of truth or plausibility but actually false

Question 38

ambiguous

Answer 38

(adj) open to more that one interpretation

Question 39

ambivalent

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(adj) simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; encertain

Question 40

apathetic

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(adj) feeling or showing little emotion

Question 41

capricious

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(adj) impulsive and unpredicatlve

Question 42

equivocal

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(adj) open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous

Question 43

erratic

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(adj) markedly inconsistent

Question 44

impetuous

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(adj) suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impulsive and passionate

Question 45

impetus

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(n) an impelling force or stimulus

Question 46

sporadic

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(adj) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time

Question 47

vacillate

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(v) to sway from one side to the other; oscillate

Question 48

whimsical

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(adj) characterized by a whim; unpredictable

Question 49

flag

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(v) to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop

Question 50

jaded

Answer 50

(adj) worn out; wearied