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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| articulate | |
| crux | |
| debris | |
| decry | |
| eminent | |
| harass | |
| milieu | |
| opportune | |
| refuse | |
| successor | |
| sullen | |
| tinge | to tint or slightly affect syn: shade, color, tint, influence |
| trivial | to little importance syn: minor, insignificant ant: crucial, important |
| unkempt | dirty or messy syn: sloppy, messy ant: neat, trim |
| belittle | to make fun or speak of them as unimportant syn: criticize, demean ant: praise, honor |
| blase | to be uninterested from a reoccurring event syn: unconcerned ant: enthusiastic |
| concoct | to cleverly make a plan syn: fabricate, create |
| decade | 10 years |
| diverse | different from others syn: varied, assorted ant: homogeneous |
| enunciate | to speak with articulated words ant: slur, mumble |
| hurtle | to move with great speed and force syn: bolt, heave, fling, race ant: saunter, stroll |
| improvise | to make something without preparation, or a to fashion using available materials |
| jostle | to push around or physically move syn: manhandle |
| libel | a false statement printed to harm someone's reputation syn: defamation, vilify ant: flattery, praise ; laud |
| mammoth | a large extinct hairy elephant syn: enormous, immense, colossal, ant: tiny, petite, small |
| paradox | something true but seems impossible syn: contradiction, impossibility |
| provincial | rural having many non city people syn: rustic, insular, unrefined ant: urban, broad minded |
| realm | area, domain, a large place basically syn: world |
| undermine | to weaken syn: destabilize, sabotage ant: strengthen, bolster |