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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avid | (adj) having a strong desire for; to the point of greed |
| avid | (adj) eager; enthusiastic |
| brusque | (adj) abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
| concise | (adj) short and to the point |
| demean | (v) to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character |
| despicable | (adj) deserving contempt or scorn |
| emulate | (v) to try to equal; to imitate |
| evoke | (v) to call forth; to produce |
| evoke | (v) to bring to mind, often by suggestion |
| excruciating | (adj) very painful |
| inaugurate | (v) to install in office with a formal ceremony |
| inaugurate | (v) to begin officially or mark the opening of |
| pervade | (v) to spread throughout |
| proprietor | (n) an owner of a store or other business |
| pseudonym | (n) a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name |
| rebuff | (v) to reject bluntly |
| rebuff | (v) to drive back |
| rebuff | (n) a blunt rejection |
| rebuff | (n) an abrupt setback in progress |
| resilient | (adj) capable of recovering quickly from misfortune |
| resilient | (adj) returning quickly to an original shape or condition |
| turbulent | (adj) chaotic; unruly |
| turbulent | (adj) stormy; tempestuous |
| abrasion | (n) a wearing away or rubbing away by friction |
| abrasion | (n) a scraped or worn area |
| clad | (adj) clothed or covered |
| corroborate | (v) to provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm |
| cursory | (adj) done in a hurry and with little attention to detail |
| dehydrate | (v) to remove the water from |
| dehydrate | (v) to become dry; to lose water from |
| derive | (v) to take or receive from a source |
| derive | (v) to obtain through reasoning |
| electrify | (v) to wire or equip with electric power |
| electrify | (v) to thrill or shock |
| endeavor | (v) to attempt earnestly |
| endeavor | (n) a serious, earnest effort toward a goal |
| gingerly | (adj) cautious; very careful |
| gingerly | (adv) with extreme care or concern |
| grimace | (v) to make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt |
| grimace | (n) a facial expression that seems to express pain, contempt, or disgust |
| gruesome | (adj) causing shock or horror |
| inventory | (n) a list of possessions or goods on hand |
| inventory | (n) the stock of goods on hand |
| inventory | (v) to make a complete list of |
| simulate | (v) to take on the qualities of another; to imitate |
| simulate | (v) to pretend |
| succumb | (v) to give up or give in to; to yield |
| succumb | (v) to cease to exist; to die |
| surmise | (v) to suppose something without sufficient evidence |
| surmise | (n) a guess |
| anonymous | (adj) of an unknown or unrevealed name |
| anthology | (n) a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems |
| conjecture | (n) a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence |
| conjecture | (v) to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
| disposition | (n) a person's usual mood; temperament |
| disposition | (n) a regular tendency or inclination |
| encompass | (v) to enclose or encircle |
| encompass | (v) to include |
| extricate | (v) to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation | (n) one step in the line of descent of a family |
| generation | (n) all the people born and living about same time |
| generation | (n) the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children |
| guile | (n) cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| imperative | (adj) urgent; pressing |
| imperative | (adj) having the power or authority to command |
| instill/instil | (v) to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify | (v) to make less extreme or severe |
| modify | (v) to make changes in |
| modify | (v) in grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
| pivot | (n) a small bar or rod on which something else turns |
| pivot | (n) a person or thing on which others depend |
| pivot | (v) to turn on or as if on a small bar or rod |
| prevalent | (adj) commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | (v) to come up again or to happen again |
| recur | (v) to come to mind again |
| spontaneous | (adj) voluntary and unplanned |
| spontaneous | (adj) occurring or produced without human labor |
| abhor | (v) to shrink from in disgust; to detest |
| affable | (adj) pleasant; approachable; gracious |
| amiss | (adv) in a wrong or imperfect way |
| amiss | (adj) out of order; wrong |
| despondent | (adj) depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged |
| entreat | (v) to ask earnestly; to beg |
| haunt | (v) to stay in one's mind continually |
| haunt | (v) to visit frequently |
| haunt | (v) to appear in the form of a ghost |
| impel | (v) to drive or to propel |
| impel | (v) to urge or drive by force or moral pressure |
| interminable | (adj) endless; seeming to be without end |
| irascible | (adj) quick-tempered; irritable |
| profound | (adj) intense; deeply felt |
| profound | (adj) having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface, beyond the obvious |
| recluse | (n) a person who lives apart from society and often alone |
| reverberate | (v) to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations |
| sage | (adj) having wisdom and good judgment |
| sage | (n) a person known for wisdom and good judgment |
| sage | (n) an aromatic grayish-green plant used in cooking |
| tirade | (n) a long, angry speech |
| tremulous | (adj) marked by trembling or shaking |
| tremulous | (adj) timid or fearful |
| audacious | (adj) willing to take risks; daring |
| audacious | (adj) showing disrespect or a lack of courtesy |
| confiscate | (v) to seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of |
| conscientious | (adj) thorough; careful |
| conscientious | (adj) honest; principled |
| depict | (v) to give a picture of; to describe |
| embark | (v) to go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage |
| embark | (v) to start out; to begin |
| inkling | (n) a slight suspicion; a vague idea |
| lackadaisical | (adj) showing little spirit or enthusiasm |
| mutiny | (n) deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors |
| mutiny | (v) to rebel openly against a commander |
| pilfer | (v) to steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value |
| profusion | (n) a plentiful supply; a great or generous amount |
| prudent | (adj) very careful; showing judgment and wisdom |
| rankle | (v) to cause continuing anger or irritation |
| rebuke | (v) to criticize strongly; to reprimand |
| rebuke | (n) a sharp criticism |
| serene | (adj) calm and untroubled; peaceful |
| slovenly | (adj) untidy; carelessly done |
| anarchy | (n) total absence of government |
| anarchy | (n) lack of order; total confusion |
| apprehend | (v) to seize; to arrest |
| apprehend | (v) to grasp the meaning of; to understand |
| arraign | (v) to bring before a court to face charges |
| assimilate | (v) to absorb into a population |
| assimilate | (v) to take in a part and absorb into the whole |
| bizarre | (adj) strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | (n) an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire | (v) to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal |
| conspire | (v) to join or act together |
| dissension | (n) a difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | (v) to pass or slip by (used with time) |
| imminent | (adj) about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate | (v) to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner |
| lionize | (v) to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | (adj) extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | (n) a ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement |
| shackle | (n) something that prevents free action |
| shackle | (v) to prevent freedom of action |
| swelter | (v) to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |
| claustrophobia | (n) an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces |
| colleague | (n) an associate or coworker of similar status |
| condescend | (v) to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior |
| condescend | (v) to behave in an offensively superior manner |
| contingent | (adj) conditional; depending on something else |
| contingent | (adj) likely, but not certain to happen; possible |
| contingent | (n) a group that is part of a larger one |
| daunt | (v) to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge | (n) a downpour of rain; a flood |
| deluge | (n) a flood of anything |
| deluge | (v) to flood or overwhelm |
| dispel | (v) to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering |
| dub | (v) to give a title, nickname, or description to |
| fanfare | (n) a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments |
| fanfare | (n) any showy display |
| fledgling | (n) a young bird just learning to fly |
| fledgling | (n) a young and inexperienced person |
| fledgling | (adj) new and untested |
| inane | (adj) empty; shallow or silly |
| mettle | (n) courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit |
| negligible | (adj) small and unimportant, not worth not noticing |
| protract | (v) to draw out or lengthen (in time) |
| replica | (n) a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original |
| adept | (adj) highly skilled; expert |
| audible | (adj) capable of being heard |
| azure | (n/adj) the blue color of a cloudless sky |
| banter | (v) to exchange playful, teasing remarks |
| banter | (n) light, playful conversation |
| capacious | (adj) able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | (adj) large in quantity; abundant |
| crucial | (adj) extremely important; vital in resolving something |
| decelerate | (v) to slow down or cause to slow down |
| deploy | (v) to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle |
| deploy | (v) to put into use |
| facilitate | (v) to make easier |
| fastidious | (adj) paying close attention to detail |
| fastidious | (adj) difficult to please |
| fitful | (adj) not steady; irregular |
| grapple | (v) to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle |
| grapple | (v) to come to grips with |
| grapple | (n) an iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things |
| pang | (n) a sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress |
| precede | (v) to go or come before in time, rank, or position |
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