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100
The exact meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
100
An unbearable rival.
What is nemesis?
100
Silly; not as serious as the occasion requires.
What is frivolous?
100
Cancel; withdraw.
What is revoke?
100
Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise.
What is summary?
200
The informal vocabulary used by a particular class or group; a secret language.
What is argot?
200
A long, adventurous, wandering journey; an intellectual or spiritual quest.
What is odyssey?
200
Removing or lessening suspicions or fears.
What is disarming?
200
Destroy; wipe out.
What is annihilate?
200
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero.
What is epic?
300
Speech that is characteristic of a particular region.
What is idiom?
300
Full of fun and good cheer; sociable.
What is jovial?
300
See; detect by looking carefully.
What is discern?
300
Primitive; of the earliest times.
What is primeval?
300
Accept; comply with.
What is acquiesced?
400
Referring to words and language that were once common but are now rarely used.
What is archaic?
400
To take part in an organized group refusal to use a product or service as a means of protest.
What is boycott?
400
Directly into a vein.
What is intravenously?
400
Give back payment.
What is remit?
400
Very steep.
What is precipitous?
500
The mental connections or associations suggested by a word that go beyond its literal meaning or its dictionary definition.
What is connotation?
500
A person depended upon for wise advice and guidance; a trusted counselor.
What is mentor?
500
Heavy; hard to endure.
What is oppressive?
500
Elastic; able to return to the original shape quickly after being stretched or compressed.
What is resilient?
500
Help given to someone in distress.
What is succor?
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