Week 1
The act of cleansing is??
Ablution
To lessen the seriousness, strength, or effect of is ?
Extenuate
to make less serious, ease is ?
palliate
digressing, diverting is ?
tangential
empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless is ?
vacuous
To diminish by installment payments??
Amortize
To give off, ooze is ?
Exude
trembling, shaking is ?
palpitation
strong believer in technology; technical expert is ?
technocrat
tasteless, dull is ?
vapid
Third form last?
Antepenultimate
Given to or causing strife??
Factious
flamboyance, verve is ?
panache
restraint, self-control, moderation is ?
temperance
quality of appearing true or real is ?
verisimilitude
Excessive flattery; adoration; idolization is ?
Adulation
To arouse or incite is ?
Foment
spread over a whole area or country is ?
pandemic
to bind, tie is ?
tether
scathing; caustic is ?
vitriolic
Mechanical problem-solving procedure is ?
Algorithm
Patience, restraint, Leniency is ?
Forbearance
ideal example, model is ?
paradigm
government by priests representing a god is ?
theocracy
one who dislikes strangers or foreigners is ?
xenophobe