Question 1

bellicose

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having or showing a desire to argue or fight

Question 2

intractable

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​(of a problem or a person) very difficult to deal with

Question 3

judicious

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careful and sensible; showing good judgement

Question 4

clamorous

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(especially of a lot of people or animals) making a loud noise

Question 5

irreconcilable

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(of ideas, facts, or statements) representing findings or points of view that are so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible

Question 6

dismiss

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to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about

Question 7

innocuous

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not intended or likely to offend or upset anyone

Question 8

quixotic

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having or involving ideas or plans that show imagination but are usually not practical

Question 9

pretentious

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trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress

Question 10

assiduous

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working very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as it can be

Question 11

paucity

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a small amount of something; less than enough of something

Question 12

panoply

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a large and impressive number or collection of something

Question 13

cacophony

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​a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds

Question 14

preponderance

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the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance

Question 15

complacency

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a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Question 16

erudition

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the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship

Question 17

conciliation

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the action of stopping someone from being angry; placation

Question 18

eschew

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deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Question 19

assiduous

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showing great care and perseverance

Question 20

ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

Question 21

frenetic

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fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

Question 22

bucolic

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relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

Question 23

cherish

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protect and care for (someone) lovingly

Question 24

estate

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an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization

Question 25

dystopia

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an imaginary place or state in which everything is extremely bad or unpleasant

Question 26

commute

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to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home

Question 27

prompted

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to make somebody decide to do something; to cause something to happen

Question 28

austerity

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difficult economic conditions created by government policies aimed at cutting public spending

Question 29

ephemera

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things that are important or used for only a short period of time

Question 30

ornamentation

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the use of objects, designs, etc. to decorate something

Question 31

reticence

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​a dislike of telling people about things

Question 32

indelible

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​impossible to forget or remove

Question 33

garner

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to obtain or collect something such as information, support, etc.

Question 34

rehash

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to arrange ideas, pieces of writing or pieces of film into a new form but without any great change or improvement

Question 35

redolent

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making you think of the thing mentioned

Question 36

prescient

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​knowing or appearing to know about things before they happen

Question 37

fastidious

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being careful that every detail of something is correct

Question 38

voracious

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eating or wanting large amounts of food

Question 39

recondite

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not known about or understood by many people

Question 40

insipid

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having almost no taste

Question 41

respite

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a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant

Question 42

rapacious

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wanting more money or goods than you need or have a right to

Question 43

mercurial

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often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected

Question 44

ephemeral

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lasting or used for only a short period of time

Question 45

prosaic

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ordinary and not showing any imagination

Question 46

laconic

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using only a few words to say something

Question 47

didactic

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designed to teach people something, especially a moral lesson

Question 48

utopia

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an imaginary place or state in which everything is perfect

Question 49

prognosis

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a judgement about how something is likely to develop in the future

Question 50

indispensable

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too important to be without

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