Question 1

An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award.

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Accolade

Question 2

Not yielding; firm.

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Adamant

Question 3

To flatter or admire excessively; to idolize.

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Adulate

Question 4

A loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel.

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Altercation

Question 5

A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence.

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Annals

Question 6

Diligent and persistent.

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Assiduous

Question 7

Exercising caution; hesitant.

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Chary

Question 8

A small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose.

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Clique

Question 9

Worn-out with use; broken-down.

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Decrepit

Question 10

To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money.

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Endow

Question 11

Lasting a very short time.

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Ephemeral

Question 12

To work to gain the favor of someone.

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Ingratiate

Question 13

A group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements.

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Pantheon

Question 14

Turned away from what is right; wicked.

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Perverse

Question 15

Instruction, protection, or guardianship.

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Tutelage

Question 16

Unfair or biased treatment of different people, especially based on race, religion, or gender.

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Discrimination

Question 17

The enforced separation of different groups of people based on race, gender, religion or class.

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Segregation

Question 18

When an entire story stands for an abstract idea or an event.

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Allegory

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