Wordly Wise 4-6

Question 0

Benighted

Answer 0

Existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

Expression of approval; praise

Question 2

Bourgeois

Answer 2

The middle class or member of the middle class

Very concerned with middle-class values, such as respectability and material well being, with an inclination toward mediocrity

Reflecting mediocrity

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Credo

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A strongly held belief; a guide to one’s action

Question 4

Empirical

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Based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation

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Eschew

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To stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds

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Expatiate

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To speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with on or upon

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Iconoclast

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One who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions

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Indigence

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An extreme level of poverty

Without means of support

Question 9

Laudable

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Praiseworthy

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Mandate

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A clear command or instruction

To require or order

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Ostensible

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Only seemingly so; apparent

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Recalcitrant

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Unwilling to except another’s authority; stubbornly defiant

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Regurgitate

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To expel (partially digested food) from the stomach

Do you repeat mindlessly what one has learned

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Risible

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Provoking or causing laughter

Question 15

Archaic

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Related or belonging to an earlier time

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Carouse

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To take apart and wild, noisy merrymaking

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Chicanery

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Clever deception through the use of misleading or confusing words or acts

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Contentious

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Causing or marked by argument or conflict

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Dissemble

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To conceal with an intent to deceive

Question 20

Egregious

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Conspicuously bad; flagrant

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Execrate

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To utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable

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Fealty

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Faithfulness; allegiance

Question 23

Microcosm

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A small system that operates or develops like a larger system; a miniature world

Question 24

Paroxysm

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A sudden, violent, and uncontrollable action or occurrence

Question 25

Pecuniary

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Having to do with money

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Rectitude

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High moral character

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Stratagem

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A clever scheme for gaining an end

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Stultify

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To render useless or ineffectual; to weaken

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Vendetta

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A blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud

Question 30

Actuate

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To cause to put into mechanical motion To cause to take action

Question 31

Brackish

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Made up of a mixture of freshwater and seawater Having an unpleasant taste

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Cognitive

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Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning

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Dissertation

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A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree

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Dolorous

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Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow

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Endemic

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Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among certain people

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Fecund

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Producing or capable of producing many offspring Intellectually or artistically productive; creative

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Genealogy

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The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories

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Inebriated

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Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol

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Insidious

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Seemingly harmless well actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way

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Interloper

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One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others

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Precursor

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A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner

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Presentiment

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A feeling that something is about to occur

Question 43

Ramification

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An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence

Question 44

Torpor

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A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity