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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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mollify   make soft  
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discursive   rambling  
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ichthyologist   fish scientist  
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gregarious   sociable  
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polyglot   multi-linguist  
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circumlocution   talk in circles  
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diaphanous   semitransparent  
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ingenuous   innocent and naive  
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somniferous   bring sleep  
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perspicuous   brilliantly clear  
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sinecure   easy lucrative job  
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perfidious   treacherous  
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soliloquy   speech to oneself  
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intransigent   not compromising  
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adherent   a supporter  
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stubborn   intractable  
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renounce   abjure  
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government of the few   oligarchy  
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burning   caustic  
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palm reading   chiromancy  
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flowing together   confluence  
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painkiller   analgesic  
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topple from power   depose  
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blatant   egregious  
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self-obsession   egomania  
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magnanimous   great minded  
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preponderance   bulk  
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amorphous   shapeless  
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BENEDICTION   BLESSING  
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xenophobia   fear of foreigners  
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prototype   first model  
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excoriate   to verbally flog  
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specious   false  
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monomania   obsession with one thing  
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omniscient   all knowing  
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incredulous   not believing  
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malediction   curse  
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neologism   new word  
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captious   fault finding  
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anthropomorphic   man-shaped  
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war-like   bellicose  
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a people hater   misanthropist  
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beginner   neophyte  
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evil intent   malevolence  
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of like measure   commensurate  
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cautious   circumspect  
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one-sided   unilateral  
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unnecessary   superfluous  
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to hedge   equivocate  
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two-sided   bilateral  
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