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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adage | a traditional saying expressing a common observation (saying or proverb) |
| ecstatic | feeling rapturous(full of joy and delight) |
| proverb | a saying referring to a common fact |
| precursor | a person or thing that precedes (in a job, method, etc); predecessor |
| capacitor | a device for accumulating and holding a charge of electricity |
| repercussion | a consequence or result of some event or action |
| impugned | cast doubt upon; to challenge as false |
| arbitrate | to choose someone to settle disputes |
| regimen | a system of diet, exercise and a manner of living |
| contemporaries | belonging to the same time |
| informants | a person who supplies knowledge |
| spawned | to produce or give birth to |
| inclination | disposition or bent; liking or preference |
| slope | to have a tilt or a slant; having an incline |
| satirical | characterized by the use of irony or sarcasm |
| chum | a companion or a roommate |
| invariably | without change |
| intrinsic | an inborn quality |
| aesthetic | having a sense of the beautiful |
| futility | ineffectiveness; uselessness |
| integrated | to combine separate elements to make a whole |
| shingled | a thin piece used in courses to cover a roof (like to put an overcoat) |
| absurd | obviously senseless |
| plight | a condition, state, or situation, esp. unfortunate ones |
| gurus | teachers |
| decree | a formal and authoritative order, esp.one having force of law |
| giddy | dizzy; impulsive; silly |