Question 1

blunt

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having a worn-down edge or point, not sharp; uncompromisingly forthright

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a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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discretion in practical affairs

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listen

Question 2

subordinate

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lower in rank or position; treat as of lesser importance

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culpably involved

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characteristic of secularity rather than spirituality

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arrangement in a straight line

Question 3

transfix

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cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment

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used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance

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any dramatic scene

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speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly

Question 4

colossal

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extremely large

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abundant wealth

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tend to meet at a point

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profane language

Question 5

disperse

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distribute or spread over a wide area

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not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god; wicked

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a levy of one tenth of something

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a British lawyer who gives legal advice

Question 6

convulsion

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a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb, cause by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated with brain disorders

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dishonorable in character or purpose

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unwilling or unable to believe something

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not easily irritated

Question 7

profound

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very great or intense; having great knowledge or insight

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unpleasantly cool and humid

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showing a brooding ill humor

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turn away one's eyes or thoughts

Question 8

tedious

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too long, slow or dull; tiresome or monotonous

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a religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof

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overcome with anger; extremely indignant

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one of a class of woodland deities

Question 9

indiscriminate

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done at random or without careful judgment; not exercising discrimination

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great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

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with obstinate determination

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thin and tattered with age

Question 10

resolute

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admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering

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a step in walking or running

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a vehicle carrying many passengers

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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

Question 11

erupt

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become active and eject lava, ash, and gases; explode with fire and noise

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a very steep cliff

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cause someone to feel emarrassed, ashamed or humiliated

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lacking lightness or liveliness

Question 12

scrutinize

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examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

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an unnatural lack of color in the skin

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having excitement and emotional appeal

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seeming reasonable or probably

Question 13

baffling

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impossible to nuderstand; perplexing

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a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

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dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

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an indication that something has been present

Question 14

vigor

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physical strength and good health

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push suddenly or violently in the specified direction

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impervious to correction by punishment

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offensively malodorous

Question 15

abomination

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a thing that causes disgust or hatred

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without qualification

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maintain something in its original or existing state

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incapable of being retracted

Question 16

pungent

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having a sharply strong taste or smell; having a sharp quality

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lacking grace in movement or posture

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unrestrained by convention or propriety

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preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable

Question 17

empirical

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based on or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or logic

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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice

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move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward

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a quick reply to a question or remark

Question 18

insouciant

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showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent

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the philosophical study of being and knowing

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a medicine that strengthens and invigorates

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emotionally hardened

Question 19

dire

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extremely serious or urgent

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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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having ethical or moral principles

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stubbornly insistent on theory rather than practicality

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