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verbal madnes quiz#1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anachronism (n.) | Something out of place in time (e.g., an airplane in 1492.) |
| Antipathy (n.) | A natural dislike or repugnancy. |
| Arcane (adj.) | Obscure; secret; mysterious. |
| Baleful (adj.) | Harmful, malign, dtrimental. |
| Beneficent (adj.) | Conferring benefits; kindly; doing good. |
| Chicanery (n.) | Trickery or deception. |
| Cloture (n.) | A parliamentary procedure to end debate and begin to vote. |
| Coda (n.) | In music, a concluding passage. |
| Cogitate (v.) | To think hard; ponder, meditate. |
| Disputatious (adj.) | Argumentative; inclined to disputes. |
| Elucidate (v.) | To make clear; to explain. |
| endemic (adj.) | Native to a particular area or people. |
| Iconoclast (n.) | One who smashes revered images; an attacker of cherished beliefs. |