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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sad and lonely; wretched; desolate






2. Fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large






3. Shrink quivering as from fear; cringe






4. Highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee






5. Words formed in imitation of natural sounds






6. Oily; bland; insincerely suave






7. Manlike; resembling a human being; N.






8. Infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.






9. Male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact






10. Correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief






11. Naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid






12. Pointed tool used for piercing






13. Proper (in behavior - conduct - or appearance)






14. Complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism






15. Desert; abandon; renounce






16. Senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage






17. Convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies






18. Subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing






19. Throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly






20. Done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest - care - or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss






21. Provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay






22. Present falsely; represent falsely to be






23. Cancel; revoke (an order)






24. Playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike






25. Act of dissecting living animals






26. Steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap






27. Postpone; delay or put off






28. Going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism






29. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption






30. Connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus






31. Trickery; deception






32. Relating to paradise; blissful






33. Inquiry; question; V.






34. Become unsteady and fall down






35. Impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude






36. Keep as precious; cherish






37. Producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer






38. Sheer; transparent






39. Decisive; ending all debate






40. Overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic






41. Entire range






42. Satisfy (thirst); quench; sate






43. Monkeylike; N: ape or monkey






44. Hackneyed; commonplace






45. Adhesive; gluey






46. Temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution






47. Come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention






48. Take pleasure in great comfort






49. Obedient; easily managed; submissive






50. Present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential






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