Basic

Question 1

Tedious

Answer 1

boring, dull

Question 2

Reminiscence

Answer 2

a spoken or written story about the events you remember

Question 3

Belie

Answer 3

to contradict, give a false idea; show something cannot be true

Question 4

Speculation

Answer 4

the act of guessing w/o knowing the fact

Question 5

Robust

Answer 5

strong, durable, tough

Question 6

Bolster

Answer 6

to improve something by making stronger

Question 7

Porous

Answer 7

full of holes

Question 8

Implausible

Answer 8

difficult to believe

Question 9

Antiquated

Answer 9

old-fashioned,not suitable for the modern world

Question 10

Translucent

Answer 10

not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through

Question 11

Somber

Answer 11

gloomy, sad and serious

Question 12

Incongruous

Answer 12

incompatible, inappropriate

Question 13

Pretentious

Answer 13

pompous, trying to seem more important than you really are

Question 14

Quixotic

Answer 14

foolishly idealistic

Question 15

Novel

Answer 15

new, different and unusual

Question 16

Obtuse

Answer 16

slow or unwilling to understand things

Question 17

Scope

Answer 17

range of things that a subject or activity deals with

Question 18

Debunk

Answer 18

to show that an idea or a belief is false

Question 19

Consistent

Answer 19

having the same belief or behavior

Question 20

Yield

Answer 20

the amount of something that is produced

Question 21

Inference

Answer 21

something that you think is probably true

Question 22

Jot

Answer 22

to write quickly

Question 23

Stipulate

Answer 23

to say that something must be done when you are making an agreement

Question 24

Myriad

Answer 24

frequent, a great number

Question 25

Dearth

Answer 25

a lack of something

Question 26

Amiss

Answer 26

having a problem

Question 27

Imply

Answer 27

to suggest that something is true w/o saying it directly

Question 28

Intimate

Answer 28

to make people understand what you mean w/o saying it directly

Question 29

Luminary

Answer 29

someone who is very famous or respected for his skills

Question 30

Prompt

Answer 30

to make people say or do something as a reaction

Question 31

Seminal

Answer 31

containing new ideas and influential

Question 32

Contention

Answer 32

a belief or opinion that someone expresses; disagreement

Question 33

Preeminent

Answer 33

much more powerful and important than many others

Question 34

Militate

Answer 34

to prevent something

Question 35

Explicitly

Answer 35

expressed in a way that is really clear

Question 36

Absolve

Answer 36

to say publicly that someone is not guilty for something

Question 37

Assess

Answer 37

to make a judgment after thinking carefully

Question 38

Receptive

Answer 38

willing to consider new ideas or opinions

Question 39

Eschew

Answer 39

to deliberately avoid doing, using, or having something

Question 40

Omit

Answer 40

to not include something deliberately or by accident

Question 41

Encompass

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to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc.

Question 42

Intrinsic

Answer 42

being a part of the nature or character of someone or something

Question 43

Petulant

Answer 43

behaving in an impatient way like a child

Question 44

Tempestuous

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involving a lot of difficulties and strong emotions

Question 45

Arrogate

Answer 45

to claim you have a particular right, position w/o having it

Question 46

Mercurial

Answer 46

changing mood suddenly; quick and lively

Question 47

Pliant

Answer 47

flexible, easily controlled by other people

Question 48

Restrained

Answer 48

calm behavior; not too brightly decorated

Question 49

Instigate

Answer 49

to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad; to start a process

Question 50

Frenetic

Answer 50

fast, exciting and not very organized