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Question 1

challenge

Answer 1

A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.

Question 2

effort

Answer 2

The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

Question 3

focus

Answer 3

The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

Question 4

mindset

Answer 4

A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s responses to and interpretations of situations.

Question 5

perseverence

Answer 5

Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.

Question 6

strategy

Answer 6

The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

Question 7

Abet

Answer 7

To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.

Question 8

accord

Answer 8

To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate: accorded the president the proper deference.

Question 9

adept

Answer 9

Very skilled or accomplished. See Synonyms at proficient.

Question 10

advocate

Answer 10

To speak, plead, or argue in favor of: advocate a vegan diet. See Synonyms at support.

Question 11

agile

Answer 11

Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.

Question 12

allot

Answer 12

To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.

Question 13

aloof

Answer 13

Emotionally reserved or indifferent: an aloof manner.

Question 14

amiss

Answer 14

Out of proper order: What is amiss?

Question 15

analogy

Answer 15

A similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar: sees an analogy between viral infection and the spread of ideas.

Question 16

anarchy

Answer 16

Absence of any form of political authority.

Question 17

antics

Answer 17

A foolish or ludicrous act; a caper: The students’ antics got them into trouble.

Question 18

apprehend

Answer 18

To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.

Question 19

ardent

Answer 19

Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate: an ardent lover.

Question 20

articulate

Answer 20

Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words: articulate speech.

Question 21

assail

Answer 21

To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.

Question 22

assimilate

Answer 22

To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.

Question 23

atrocity

Answer 23

Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monotonousness.

Question 24

attribute

Answer 24

To regard as arising from a particular cause or source; ascribe: attributed their failure to a lack of preparation.

Question 25

audacious

Answer 25

Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.

Question 26

augment

Answer 26

To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters. See Synonyms at increase.

Question 27

authority

Answer 27

The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.

Question 28

avail

Answer 28

To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

Question 29

avid

Answer 29

Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking.

Question 30

awry

Answer 30

Away from the correct course; amiss: The last minute changes caused our plans to go awry.

Question 31

Balmy

Answer 31

Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.

Question 32

banter

Answer 32

Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.

Question 33

barter

Answer 33

Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.

Question 34

benign

Answer 34

Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference.

Question 35

connoisseur

Answer 35

A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.

Question 36

crucial

Answer 36

Extremely significant or important: "Infancy ... is now understood as a crucial building block of human personality"

Question 36

Gaunt

Answer 36

Thin or emaciated: "Her smile took up ever more of her increasingly gaunt face" (Lindsey Crittenden). See Synonyms at lean2.

Question 37

desolate

Answer 37

Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: "streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate" (Daniel Defoe).

Question 38

avail

Answer 38

To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.

Question 39

Balmy

Answer 39

Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.

Question 40

bountiful

Answer 40

Marked by or producing abundance: a bountiful harvest; a bountiful land.

Question 41

caption

Answer 41

A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.

Question 42

dispatch

Answer 42

To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly: dispatch an errand.

Question 43

eventful

Answer 43

Full of events: an eventful week.

Question 44

analogy

Answer 44

A similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar: sees an analogy between viral infection and the spread of ideas.

Question 45

apprehend

Answer 45

To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.

Question 46

rebuke

Answer 46

To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand. See Synonyms at admonish.

Question 46

stance

Answer 46

The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. See Synonyms at posture.

Question 47

perspective

Answer 47

A view or vista.

Question 48

modify

Answer 48

To change in form or character; alter.