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Webber S1 Final
Stack #190094
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gregarious | sociable |
| egregious | awful |
| atrophy | waste away |
| concise | briefly stated |
| sublime | grand |
| subliminal | subconscious, under the surface |
| esoteric | hard to understand |
| eradicate | erase |
| sacrilegious | irreverence toward something held sacred |
| status quo | present conditions |
| reprehensible | shameful |
| supercilious | snooty |
| haughty | self-satisfied |
| diffident | shy |
| dupe | trick |
| hoodwink | trick |
| winsome | charming |
| fetid | foul-smelling |
| levity | humor, uplifts the mood |
| exhaustive | thorough |
| ambivalent | undecided |
| incisive | cutting |
| amicable | most friendly |
| superfluous | nonessential |
| appease | soothe |
| placate | soothe |
| pacify | soothe |
| foible | minor weakness |
| digressive | rambling |
| travesty | mockery |
| inadvertent | unintentional |
| incongruous | unfitting |
| peripheral | on-the-edge |
| brevity | briefness |
| volatile | explosive |
| eclipse | surpass |
| remorse | regret |
| scrupulous | principled |
| hedonistic | pleasure-seeking |
| hedonist | party animal |
| animosity | hostility |
| enmity | hostility |
| depleted | used up |
| stringent | strict |
| voluminous | very large in number |
| prodigious | enormous |
| ominous | unfavorable |
| willful | stubborn |
| bastion | stronghold |
| trepidation | fear |
| desecrate | damage a holy place |
| fortuitous | happily accidental |
| vehement | strongly expressed |
| dormant | inactive |
| inexplicable | unexplainable |
| deference | respect |
| benefactor | generous donor |
| clandestine | secret |
| covert | secret |
| supplication | beg |
| verbose | wordy |
| innocuous | harmless |
| benign | harmless |
| dearth | shortage |
| paucity | shortage |
| rescind | repeal |
| emulate | imitate |
| meander | wander aimlessly |
| authoritarian | favoring strict rules |
| penitent | regretful |
| lucrative | profitable |
| construe | interpret |
| concur | agree |
| tenacious | holding on strongly |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
| monogamous | restricted to one mate |
| promiscuous | not restricted to one mate |
| insatiable | unsatisfiable |
| cantankerous | grouchy |
| vilify | degrade, speak ill of |
| pristine | uncorrupted |
| disseminate | distribute widely |
| pungent | penetrating |
| prudish | overly proper |
| sedentary | involving much sitting |
| innuendo | subtle suggestion or hint |
| eclectic | full of variety |
| metamorphosis | transformation |
| tycoon | bigshot |
| subpoena | legal summons |
| entourage | followers |
| invincible | unbeatable |
| panache | pizzazz or flair |
| arduous | difficult |
| jaded | spoiled by luxury |
| abdicate | give up power |
| loath | reluctant |
| exonerate | set free from blame |
| poignant | emotionally moving |
| symbiotic | mutually beneficial |
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