| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Very wicked (adj). | nefarious | 100%
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| To clear of guilt or free from a promise or responsibility (v). | absolve | 80%
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| A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists; a follower (n). | acolyte | 80%
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| Distant; indifferent; unapproachable (adj). | aloof | 80%
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| i. (of language) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning (adj). ii. Unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made (adj). | ambiguous | 80%
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| One who falsely claims knowledge or ability (n). | charlatan | 80%
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| Kept secret or done secretively, especially illicit (adj). | clandestine | 80%
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| To grow old together; to unite; to form a whole (v). | coalesce | 80%
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| Having knowledge or being aware of (adj). | cognizant | 80%
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| To recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way (v). | declaim | 80%
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| A leader who seeks power by appealing to people’s emotions and prejudices by making false claims (n). | demagogue | 80%
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| An inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place (n). | denizen | 80%
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| To indicate; to mark; to signal; to mean (v). | denote | 80%
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| i. (of a person) giving their name to something (adj). ii. (of a thing) named after a particular person (adj). | eponymous | 80%
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| Chains or shackles attached to the ankles (n). | fetters | 80%
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| i. To consume by drinking (v). ii. To absorb or take in mentally (v). | imbibe | 80%
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| To insistently beg; plead (v). | importune | 80%
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| Angered; infuriated (adj). | incensed | 80%
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| To talk idly; to chatter (v). | prate | 80%
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| Extra; beyond what is needed (adj). | superfluous | 80%
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| A thing of little value or importance (n). To treat someone/something with little to no seriousness or respect (v). | trifle | 80%
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| To take over; to seize or use something without authority (v). | usurp | 80%
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| A blood feud; a prolonged and bitter feud (n). | vendetta | 80%
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| A pleasant appearance, or polite way of behaving that is not sincere (n). | veneer | 80%
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| To sharpen; to stimulate (v). | whet | 80%
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| Bitterness or ill feeling; harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings (n). | acrimony | 60%
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| Give up (power or territory) (v). | cede | 60%
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| To beat with a heavy club (v). | cudgel | 60%
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| i. To describe vividly and in detail (v). ii. To draw an outline of; to represent by drawing (v). | delineate | 60%
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| Funeral song; death march (n). | dirge | 60%
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| Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant (adj). A person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God (n). | penitent | 60%
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| Eternal damnation; hell (n). | perdition | 60%
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| Foreboding; threatening; sinister; momentous (adj). | portentous | 60%
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| i. (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring (adj). ii. Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful (adj). | prolific | 60%
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| Someone or something that is a classic, most perfect and/or typical example of a quality or class (n). | quintessence | 60%
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| A paying back for what has been lost or damaged (n). | restitution | 60%
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| Offense or annoyance (n). | umbrage | 60%
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| Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair (adj). | unscrupulous | 60%
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| The face or facial expression of a person (n). | visage | 60%
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| Lamentation; sadness (n). | dole | 40%
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