Question 1

interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern.

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meddle

Question 2

inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

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mutilate

Question 3

distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

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deform

Question 4

not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.

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implausible

Question 5

in a continuing forward direction; ahead.

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onward

Question 6

the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.

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permanence

Question 7

create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction.

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hinder

Question 8

aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

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conscious

Question 9

deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

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ridiculous

Question 10

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

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prejudice

Question 11

the state of not being used.

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disuse

Question 12

the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

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deviation

Question 13

succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something.

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induce

Question 14

existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.

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inherent

Question 15

of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

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practical

Question 16

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

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abstract

Question 17

the ability to judge well.

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discernment

Question 18

an innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli.

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instinct

Question 19

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.

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doctrine

Question 20

a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

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dogma

Question 21

wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

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absurd

Question 22

try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.

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urge

Question 23

express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

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rebuke

Question 24

make an emotional appeal.

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plead

Question 25

dislike intensely.

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detest

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