Question 1

having a strong desire for, to the point of greed

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avid (adj)

Question 2

eager; enthusiastic

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avid (adj)

Question 3

abrupt in manner or speech; gruff

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brusque (adj)

Question 4

the ability or state of being abrupt

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brusqueness (n)

Question 5

short and to the point

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concise (adj)

Question 6

to cause a lowering of self-esteem

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demean (v)

Question 7

to lower in reputation or character

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demean (v)

Question 8

degrading

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demeaning (adj)

Question 9

deserving contempt or scorn

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despicable (adj)

Question 10

to try to equal; to imitate

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emulate (v)

Question 11

to call forth; to produce

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evoke (v)

Question 12

to bring to mind, often by suggestion

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evoke (v)

Question 13

creating something again, especially through the imagination

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evocative (adj)

Question 14

very painful

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excruciating (adj)

Question 15

to install in office with a formal ceremony

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inaugurate (v)

Question 16

to begin, officially or mark the opening of

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inaugurate (v)

Question 17

the act of installing in office

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inauguration (n)

Question 18

to spread throughout

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pervade (v)

Question 19

spreading throughout

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pervasive (adj)

Question 20

an owner of a store or other business

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proprietor (n)

Question 21

a fictitious name used by an author

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pseudonym (n)

Question 22

a pen name

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pseudonym (n)

Question 23

to reject bluntly

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rebuff (v)

Question 24

to drive back

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rebuff (v)

Question 25

a blunt rejection

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rebuff (n)

Question 26

an abrupt setback in progress

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rebuff (n)

Question 27

capable of recovering quickly from misfortune

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resilient (adj)

Question 28

returning quickly to an original shape or condition

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resilient (adj)

Question 29

the ability to recover

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resilience (n)

Question 30

the ability to spring back

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resilience (n)

Question 31

chaotic; unruly

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turbulent (adj)

Question 32

stormy; tempestuous

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turbulent (adj)

Question 33

great disturbance or agitation

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turbulence (n)

Question 34

rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere

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turbulence (n)

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