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Question | Answer |
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equivocate | to hedge |
superfluous | unnecessary |
bilateral | two-sided |
unilateral | one-sided |
circumspect | cautious |
commensurate | of like measure |
malevolence | evil intent |
neophyte | beginner |
misanthropist | people-hater |
bellicose | warlike |
anthropomorphic | man-shaped |
captious | fault finding |
neologism | new word |
malediction | a curse |
incredulous | not believing |
omniscient | all-knowing |
monomania | obsession with one thing |
specious | false |
excoriate | verbally flog |
prototype | first model |
xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
benediction | blessing |
amorphous | shapeless |
preponderance | bulk |
magnanimous | great-minded |
mollify | make soft |
ichthyologist | fish scientist |
polyglot | multi-linguist |
diaphanous | semitransparent |
somniferous | bringing sleep |
sinecure | an easy lucrative job |
soliloquy | speech to oneself |
adherent | supporter |
abjure | renounce |
caustic | burning |
confluence | a flowing together |
depose | topple from power |
egomania | self-obsession |
egregious | blatant |
analgesic | painkiller |
chiromancy | palm reading |
oligarchy | government by a few |
intractable | stubborn |
intransigent | not compromising |
perfidious | treacherous |
perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
ingenuous | innocent |
circumlocution | talking in circles |
gregarious | sociable |
discursive | rambling |