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What does ‘Noisome’ mean?

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having an extremely bad smell

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Define ‘Pellucid’.

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transparently clear; easily understandable

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What is ‘Inequity’?

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injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

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What does it mean to ‘Impugn’?

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attack as false or wrong

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What does ‘Proscribe’ mean?

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command against

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Who is a ‘Tyro’?

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someone new to a field or activity

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Define ‘Gumption’.

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resourcefulness and determination

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What does ‘Unassailable’ mean?

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immune to attack; without flaws

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What does ‘Ethereal’ describe?

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characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

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What is meant by ‘Bridle’?

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the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

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What does ‘Doughty’ mean?

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brave; bold; courageous

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What does ‘Solicitous’ indicate?

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showing hovering attentiveness

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Define ‘Conflagration’.

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a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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What does ‘Abjure’ mean?

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formally reject or give up (as a belief)

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What does ‘Vaunted’ refer to?

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highly or widely praised or boasted about

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What does ‘Pontificate’ mean?

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talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

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Define ‘Coterminous’.

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being of equal extent or scope or duration

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What does ‘Discursive’ mean?

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(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point

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What does ‘Stultify’ mean?

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cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm

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What does ‘Conflate’ mean?

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mix together different elements or concepts

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Define ‘Unimpeachable’.

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free of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt or reproach

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What does ‘Afford’ mean?

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provide with an opportunity

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What does ‘Desiccated’ mean?

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uninteresting, lacking vitality

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What does 'Dolorous' refer to?
showing sorrow
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What does 'Impervious' mean?
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
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What does 'Self-effacing' mean?
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
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Define 'Aplomb'.
great coolness and composure under strain
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What is a 'Panegyric'?
a formal expression of praise
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What does 'Turgid' describe?
(of language) pompous and tedious
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What does 'Diminutive' indicate?
noun: to indicate smallness; adjective: very small
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What does 'Loath' mean?
unwilling to do something contrary to your custom (usually followed by 'to')
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What does 'Palaver' mean?
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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Define 'Demonstrative'.
given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
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What is 'Bastardization'?
an act that debases or corrupts
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What does 'Flag' mean?
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; become less intense
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What does 'Ineluctable' mean?
impossible to avoid or evade
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What does 'Concomitant' describe?
describing an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
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What does 'Extrapolate' mean?
draw from specific cases for more general cases
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What does 'Dissipate' mean?
squander or spend money frivolously; to disperse or scatter
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What does 'Ebullient' mean?
joyously unrestrained
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What does 'Countermand' mean?
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
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What does 'Trenchant' describe?
characterized by or full of force and vigor; having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
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What is a 'Cataclysm'?
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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What does 'Enamored' mean?
strongly attracted to or in love with
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What does 'Dissemble' mean?
conceal one's true motives, usually through deceit
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What is a 'Simulacrum'?
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
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What does 'Infelicitous' mean?
inappropriate
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What does 'Estimable' refer to?
deserving of esteem and respect
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What is 'Raillery'?
light teasing
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What does 'Exiguity' mean?
the quality of being meager
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What does 'Splenetic' mean?
very irritable
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What does 'Dissolution' refer to?
a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure
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What does 'Surfeit' mean?
an excessive amount of something
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What does 'Officious' mean?
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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What is 'Graft'?
corruption, usually through bribery
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What does 'Pillory' mean?
ridicule or expose to public scorn
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What does 'Capitulate' mean?
to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)
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What does 'Misattribute' mean?
to erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship
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Define 'Despot'.
a cruel and oppressive dictator
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What does 'Lachrymose' mean?
tearful or something that induces tears; showing strong sorrow
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What does 'Obtain' mean?
be valid, applicable, or true
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What does 'Exorbitant' mean?
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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What does 'Abrogate' mean?
revoke or relinquish formally; do away with
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What is a 'Panacea'?
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; a universal solution
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What does 'Adjudicate' mean?
to serve as a judge in a competition; to arrive at a judgment or conclusion
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What does 'Row' refer to?
an angry dispute
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What does 'Sardonic' mean?
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
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Define 'Verisimilitude'.
the appearance of truth
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What does 'Veritable' mean?
truthfully, without a doubt
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What does 'Halcyon' describe?
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility; marked by peace and prosperity
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What is 'Chauvinism'?
unreasonable belief in the superiority of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior
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What does 'Canard' mean?
a deliberately misleading fabrication
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What does 'Modicum' refer to?
a small or moderate or token amount
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What is an 'Eponym'?
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); the person for whom something is named
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What does 'Evanescent' mean?
tending to vanish like vapor
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What does 'Hoodwink' mean?
to deceive or trick someone
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What does 'Bereft' mean?
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love; sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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What does 'Promulgate' mean?
state or announce

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