Words

Question 1

albeit

Answer 1

although

Question 2

fiscal

Answer 2

of or relating to gov revenue

Question 3

revenue

Answer 3

income

Question 4

imparted

Answer 4

make information known

Question 5

promulgate

Answer 5

promote

Question 6

emulate

Answer 6

match or surpass

Question 7

reap

Answer 7

cut/gather

Question 8

galvanize

Answer 8

shake/excite

Question 9

eminent

Answer 9

famous/respected

Question 10

inadvertently

Answer 10

without intention

Question 11

pretentious

Answer 11

pretending to be more important than others

Question 12

malfeasance

Answer 12

misconduct

Question 13

deterrent

Answer 13

discouragement

Question 14

persecute

Answer 14

subject anyone to hostility or ill-treatment, particularly because of their race or political or religious beliefs (prejudice)

Question 15

prosecute

Answer 15

sue/litigate

Question 16

precipitous

Answer 16

• done suddenly and without careful consideration

- dangerously high or steep

Question 17

pious

Answer 17

devout

Question 18

exacerbates

Answer 18

makes worse

Question 19

disparity

Answer 19

a great difference

Question 20

deploy

Answer 20

bring into action/utilize

Question 21

insatiable

Answer 21

impossible to satisfy

Question 22

proliferate

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multiply rapidly/escalate

Question 23

grizzled

Answer 23

gray/leaden (could be old)

Question 24

ubiquitous

Answer 24

omnipresent, found everywhere, appearing

Question 25

florid

Answer 25

- very intricate/complicated | - red/flushed complexion

Question 26

crux

Answer 26

- most important point | - point of difficulty

Question 27

liaison

Answer 27

communication/contact

Question 28

illicit

Answer 28

not legally permitted

Question 29

ombudsman

Answer 29

negotiator

Question 30

epistemology

Answer 30

study of method of acquiring knowledge

Question 31

parity

Answer 31

equality (esp status or pay)

Question 32

almanac

Answer 32

calendar w/ info like weather forecasts

Question 33

repealed

Answer 33

revoke/annul (a law)

Question 34

revoke

Answer 34

put an end to the validity of | LATIN: revocare - to call back

Question 35

concede

Answer 35

admit that something is true

Question 36

transgress

Answer 36

disobey/violate

Question 37

apt

Answer 37

suitable

Question 38

doldrums

Answer 38

gloom/disinterest

Question 39

obsolete

Answer 39

no longer used

Question 40

adherence

Answer 40

devotion/support/allegiance

Question 41

substantiates

Answer 41

to establish by proof

Question 42

deviations

Answer 42

departure from the norm

Question 43

tangential

Answer 43

merely touching/slightly connected/derailing from the topic

Question 44

geriatric

Answer 44

related to old age

Question 45

contend

Answer 45

resist/oppose

Question 46

fraudulent

Answer 46

dishonest

Question 47

empirical

Answer 47

experimental/factual

Question 48

bolstering

Answer 48

support

Question 49

impetus

Answer 49

a moving force/ stimulus | momentum of a moving body