| Question | Answer |
| a short, descriptive literary sketch | vignette |
| arousing fear | redoubtable |
| a poorly done artistic work, often for quick profit | potboiler |
| marked by secrecy | clandestine |
| characterized by or adapted to a dry habitat | xeric |
| poor representation or imitation; distortion | travesty |
| something that gives relief or aid | succor |
| showing or having little or no emotion; unemotional | stolid |
| a hatred towards females | misogyny |
| a leave of absence | furlough |
| to deviate from the original subject or course | digress |
| complete in every way; full | plenary |
| a member of the controlling upper-class | plutocrat |
| various laborers who are generally landless | peon |
| a witty remark or saying | bon mot |
| someone who predicts future events according to omens | augur |
| having features of both sexes; suitable for both male and female | adrogynous |
| not resourceful or cunning; inept | maladroit |
| a state of happiness or joy | beatitude |
| sarcastic in mode, tone, or temper; harsh | acerbic |
| to slander someone's reputation | traduce |
| a religious service or song for the deceased | requiem |
| a dispersion of people from their homeland | diaspora |
| jumping from one topic to another without any order or reason | discursive |
| done without planning; spur of the moment; unexpected; makeshift | extemporaneous |
| prudent or shrewdly tactful | politic |
| biased in perspective; preferring one view over another | tendentious |
| a job that provides income but requires little or no work | sinecure |
| to disperse or scatter | disseminate |
| difficult to manipulate or govern | intractable |
| seriousness | gravitas |
| someone with knowledge of two or more languages | polyglot |
| unwillingness to admit reality or truth; denial | abnegation |
| of or relating to symptoms caused by mental or emotional problems | psychosomatic |
| having a thick or sticky consistency like glue | viscous |
| the appearance of truth | versimilitude |
| refuse or waste | dross |
| willingness to believe too readily | credulity |
| marked by ferocity | truculent |
| influence or domination over | hegemony |
| without interest; dull | jejune |
| to voice disapproval or protest | fulminate |
| marked by a sharp taste or smell; bitter | acrid |
| the highest point of something | apex |
| not able to be overcome | insuperable |
| given to lustful or lewd thoughts | prurient |
| speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way | potificate |
| marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction | platonic |
| poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official | malfeasance |
| cannot be imitated | inimitable |
| unmanageable or difficult to control; willful | refractory |
| deceptive or misleading | specious |
| working or lower class | proletariat |
| strongly held; not easy to separate | tenacious |
| similar to an uncle | avuncular |
| marked by noise; loud | vociferous |
| signaling favorable or promising results | auspicious |
| making contact or touching at some point; side by side | contiguous |
| the finest example | apotheosis |
| causing to excite or inflame | incendiary |
| a hissing sound | sibilant |
| pertaining to money; financial | penuniary |
| excessive pride or self-confidence | hubris |
| therefore | ergo |
| softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface | lambent |
| a pause or gap | hiatus |
| boredom; a weariness resulting from lack of interest | ennui |
| to deceive; to charm; to enchant | beguile |
| to blend; to merge | coalesce |
| general; widespread | pandemic |
| to bully; to pester | hector |
| wandering from subject to subject | desultory |
| composure or cool self-possession | sang-froid |
| a person or thing of little importance | nonentity |
| a person or thing of little importance | nonentity |
| to scold; to blame | rebuke |
| obscene; lustful | salacious |
| to ridicule; to show contempt for | flout |
| hateful or lewd | lascivious |
| to whip; to lash | flagellate |
| a vicious person | miscreant |
| to delight with something pleasant or amusing | regale |
| pertaining to finances | fiscal |
| unable to be felt; intangible | impalpable |
| an attraction to | affinity |
| a coward; a traitor | recreant |
| capable of being changed; easily shaped | malleable |
| to ease; to lessen; to soothe | palliate |
| humorous; light hearted | jocular |
| to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion | recant |
| significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest | salient |
| to stir up; incite | forment |
| to reason; thing | ratiocinate |
| remarkably bad; outrageous | egregrious |
| a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute | hospice |
| flabby | flaccid |
| complaining; grumbling | querulous |
| attractive in a cheap and flashy way | meretricious |
| tightly sealed | hermetic |
| relevant; fitting | germane |
| based on practical experience rather than theory | empirical |
| pertaining to beauty | aesthetic |
| worthless matter | chaff |
| damnation; ruin; hell | perdition |
| to make holy | hallow |
| mouth; opening | orifice |
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