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EV5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| draconian | very strict laws and rules |
| terse | very concise; brief |
| spartan | plain; simple |
| halycon | idyllically calm and tranquil |
| sophistry | a deliberately misleading argument |
| laconic | brief |
| succinct | brief |
| chimerical | a fantastic scheme; unchecked imagination |
| ostracize | to deliberately exclude from a group |
| impecunious | poor; penniless; not affluent |
| nefarious | extremely wicked; vile |
| jovial | good-humored; cheerful |
| jocular | good humored; cheerful |
| dirge | a funeral hymn; mournful music |
| maudlin | excessively sentimental |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar; tumult |
| martinet | a strict disiplinarian |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| debacle | a complete failure |
| bowdlerize | to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book |
| galvanize | to electrify; stir into action |
| picayune | something of small value; petty; trifling |
| gerrymander | to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage |
| maverick | an independent person |
| juggernaut | an irresistible force |
| serendipity | an accidental but fortunate discovery |
| zenith | the highest point |
| apex | the highest point |
| nadir | the lowest point |