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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| awesome | inspiring |
| bristle | to stand up stiffly like hair, to be thickly covered |
| covert | conceal, hidden, disguise |
| debris | broken stone, rubble, litter |
| deplorable | regrettable or wretched |
| dulcet | soothing or pleasant to hear |
| eminent | high, lofty, distinguished, outstanding |
| emissary | a person esp. a secret agent sent on a specific mission |
| erudite | very learned, scholarly |
| eruption | bursting forth or out |
| escalation | an increase |
| feasible | possible, likely, probable |
| feint | pretense, a misleading movement designed to confuse |
| fraught | filled |
| incontrovertible | undeniable |
| insatiable | that cannot be satisfied |
| maim | to cripple, disable |
| penance | voluntary self-punishment, to show repentance |
| perceive | to grasp mentally |
| privation | lack of ordinary necessities or comforts |
| rabid | raging, fanatical |
| scoff | to mock or cheer |
| subterfuge | any plan, action, etc. used to hide one's objectives |
| tangible | that can be touched, felt, definite, objective |
| usurp | to take (power, rights, etc.) by force |