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Question 1

assuage

Answer 1

V: make unpleasant feeling feel less intense; relief
N: assuagement

The letter assuaged most members of the council.

Question 2

gaudy

Answer 2

A: extravagantly bright or showy

silver bows and gaudy ribbons.

N: gaudiness

Question 3

inane

Answer 3

A: silly, stupid

don’t constantly badger people with inane questions.

Question 4

accustomed

Answer 4

A: customary; usual, normal

his accustomed route

Question 5

phraseology

Answer 5

N: wording, choice of words.

legal phraseology

Question 6

vacuous

Answer 6

A: having or showing a lack of thought

A vacuous smile/ a vacuous slogan.

N: vacuousness

bland, vacant, expressionless.

Question 7

flashy

Answer 7

A: showy, bold, attractive

flashiness

Question 8

mundane

Answer 8

A: lacking interest, dull, humdrum
2. of this earthly world rather than heavenly

1. the mundane aspects of life

N: mundaneness
N2: mundanity

Question 9

humdrum

Answer 9

A: lacking excitement, dull, monotonous

N: dullness, monotony

Question 10

obdurate

Answer 10

A: stubborn, obstinate, adamant

I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate.

Question 11

cytology

Answer 11

N: The study of cells.

Question 12

meteorology

Answer 12

N: The study of weather, atmosphere.

Question 13

monorail

Answer 13

N: A railroad wth one rail 单轨铁路

Question 14

theology

Answer 14

N: The study of religion