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list 2 (spring 2013)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acuity | sharpness (mental or visual) |
| braggart | someone who boasts |
| debunking | exposing false claims or myths |
| epitomized | typified, characterized; personified |
| hidebound | rigid opinions |
| languish | decay; fade away; get weaker |
| obsequious | servile; submissive |
| polemical | causing debate or argument |
| restorative | a tonic |
| thwart | prevent |
| adamant | forceful; inflexible |
| brawny | muscular |
| decathlon | an athletic competition with ten events |
| equivocate | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
| hieroglyphics | picture writings; writing that is difficult to read or enigmatic |
| larceny | theft; robbery; stealing |
| obsession | a domination concern |
| ponderous | weight; slow and heavy |
| retention | preserving; with holding |
| timorous | cowardly; fearful |