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Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

difficult to understand

Quantum Mechanics is abstruse to those who “sorta” know it.

Question 2

absolutized

Answer 2

unquestionably ratified and unchangeable

Freedom of speech , religion and peaceful assembly were absolutized in the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Question 3

iamatology

Answer 3

the branch of medicine that studies remedies

Unusual herbs often find a place in iamatology.

Question 4

iatramelia

Answer 4

neglect by a medical professional or institution

Kathy’s condition is so abstruse that she often endures iatramelia.

Question 5

quark

Answer 5

All matter visible matter is composed of six quarks, up and down, charm and strange, and finally top and bottom. Dark matter is not.

Question 6

querencia

Answer 6

the safe place in the bull ring that the bull turns to near the end of the bullfight

My sailboat was my querencia.

Question 7

to gloze

Answer 7

to try and explain away

The Democratic Nominee tried to gloze the half-million dollars missing from his campaign fund.

Question 8

zarf

Answer 8

a decorative coffee cup holder without a handle

The printing on the flaming red zarf said “Caution ! Don’t awaken until noon!”

Question 9

accelerability

Answer 9

the ability to speed up something

Although late in coming to the military aid of Europe, the USA’s economic accelerability overwhelmed Nazi Germany.

Question 10

accession

Answer 10

the act of being given access to power or a useful relationship

It was the idea of Ukraine’s accession to Nato that caused Putin to invade it.

Question 11

ichnite

Answer 11

a fossilized footprint

The ichnite of a man running was ominously followed by an ichnite of a T.Rex pursuing.

Question 12

ickle

Answer 12

a teasing term for little

Ah does ickle Ronnie have a crush on Hermonie.

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

full of petty complaints

Caroline was a querulous teenage girl.

Question 14

quiddity

Answer 14

the essence of somthing

Sabine Hossenfelder is able to capture the quiddity of topics in complex theoretical physics in less than ten minutes.

Question 15

edify

Answer 15

to instruct morally

Ah yes! Where would civilization be without Liberal Karen’s edifying us heathen Trumpers.

Question 16

abjured

Answer 16

to repudiated or renounced formally

The British this week abjured their support for Brexit.

Question 17

bereft

Answer 17

to be ruthlessly deprived of something you should have

The many bereft flood survivors of North Carolina continue to carry on.

Question 18

plaudits

Answer 18

enthusiastic expressions of approval

The new study revealing possibly four bosons making up the force of gravity has received many plaudits.

Question 19

accretion

Answer 19

something added that doesn’t belong belong

Pork spending accretions, that were not there before, are now attached to Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

Question 20

acerbic

Answer 20

bitingly ironic

I miss Tim Watt’s acerbic wit.

Question 21

iconoclast

Answer 21

a rebellious spirited individual

George Carlin was an iconoclast on the current state of the world.

Question 22

iconoclastic

Answer 22

characterized by the tearing down of established beliefs

The iconoclastic “down with police”- rioters set fire to the Seattle Police Department.

Question 23

quid pro quo

Answer 23

tit for tat

Dave gave Natalie roses quid pro quo for her giving him a case of Bud.

Question 24

quiff

Answer 24

a promiscuous woman

The Bus Station was full of quiffs.

Question 25

imbonity

Answer 25

the absence of any good qualities The imbonity of airplane food has hit an all time low.

Question 26

erst

Answer 26

before (the present time) The factory floor, erst with the hiss of steam and clang of machinery, now stood in silent decrepitude.