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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ardent | Passionate, enthusiastic, fiery |
| Augment | To add to |
| Blasé | Unimpressed and indifferent |
| Desolate | Without any people; dismal and devastated |
| Embark | To start or begin |
| Reception | The act or instance of receiving or meeting |
| Vice Versa | Conversely, in reverse |
| Vie | To compete for |
| Wrangle | To argue or dispute |
| Audacious | Bold, daring, or uninhibited |
| Crusade | A military expedition; a campaign for a cause |
| Exceptional | Unusual, extraordinary |
| Muster | To gather or to summon |
| Pivotal | Important, vital |
| Stamina | Endurance |
| Stance | 1. An intellectual or emotional attitude toward something 2. The position of one’s feet |
| Amiss | In a faulty way, astray, or wrong |
| Avail | To be of use; to help |
| Chastise | To criticize or discipline |
| Culminate | To come to the end or the highest point |
| Deplore | To feel or express strong disapproval of |
| Modify | To change; to amend |
| Tedious | Boring, tiring, or monotonous |
| Balmy | Soothing, refreshing and mild |
| Clad | Dressed, wearing |
| Fallacy | A misleading or false belief |
| Gingerly | Cautiously or carefully |
| Intervene | To come between; to step in and stop |
| Staple | An important item or raw material |
| Vilify | To speak evil of; slander |
| Advocate | To argue for, recommend or urge |
| Attribute | To consider as caused by something else |
| Conservative | Favoring traditional views; against change |
| Humane | Marked by compassion or tenderness for humans or animals |
| Liberal | 1. Favoring progress and reform over tradition 2. Generous |
| Plausible | Believable |
| Renown | Widespread fame |
| Wage | To carry on a battle or conflict |
| Abet | To assist, encourage or support, usually in some wrongdoing |
| Discern | To detect or perceive as separate or distinct |
| Exemplify | To show by example, or to be an example of |
| Fastidious | Demanding, painstaking or hard to please |
| Feasible | Capable of being accomplished; possible |
| Rebuke | To criticize sharply or disapprove of |
| Sporadic | Not happening often; occasional |
| Allot | To distribute or divide into portions or shares |
| Assimilate | To incorporate or absorb something; to adjust to |
| Conventional | Standard; ordinary |
| Foster | To encourage or care for |
| Instill | To introduce gradually; implant |
| Ornate | Decorated in a very fancy, flashy style |
| Sublime | Supreme, outstanding or lofty |
| Surpass | To exceed or go beyond |
| Defect | An imperfection or fault |
| Flustered | Put into a state of confusion |
| Foreboding | Menacing; indicating something bad is coming |
| Formidable | Causing fear or admiration |
| Overt | Open and observable |
| Susceptible | Easily influenced or affected |
| Benign | 1. Not harmful 2. Kind and generous (of a person) |
| Cite | To quote something as an authority |
| Enigma | A puzzling situation or person |
| Lucrative | Very profitable |
| Serene | Calm and peaceful |
| Transition | A movement from one form, state, style, or place to another |
| Conscientious | Careful; well thought-out |
| Deter | To prevent or discourage from proceeding |
| Dire | Desperate; terrible |
| Facilitate | to assist or make easier |
| Languish | To become weak; lose health |
| Rankle | To cause irritation or resentment |
| Adept | Very skilled; expert |
| Disdain | To look down upon or hate |
| Excerpt | A passage or selection from a book, film, song or the like |
| Indifferent | Having no particular interest one way or the other |
| Irascible | Very irritable or easily angered |
| Profound | Deep |
| Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two things |
| Articulate | Said or expressed clearly, or someone who is capable of clear expression |
| Convey | to transmit information or transport something |
| Eccentric | Strange; not behaving normally |
| Endeavor | To attempt or try |
| Trepidation | Fear or alarm |
| Stint | A period of time spent doing something |
| Principal | Of first or highest importance |
| Aloof | Uninterested or distant |
| Avid | Enthusiastic and eager |
| Commemorate | To honor the memory of |
| Decree | An authoritative order or decision |
| Encroach | To advance beyond usual limits |
| Flair | A natural talent or ability; style |
| Imperative | Necessary, required, critical |
| Institute | To establish or begin |
| Awry | Turned or twisted; gone wrong |
| Banter | Light talk; witty remarks |
| Disgruntled | Grumpy; dissatisfied and sulky |
| Intricate | Complex |
| Jurisdiction | Power, authority or territory |
| Pioneer | Someone who settles in a land first or who opens up new areas of research |
| Proficient | Skilled |