CORRECT Answers
stigmatize - CORRECT ANSWER - to brand or mark as in some way discreditable or
disgraceful
palliate - CORRECT ANSWER - to ease; to lessen; to soothe
inveigle - CORRECT ANSWER - to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery
remand - CORRECT ANSWER - to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a
lower court
exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER - to make worse
garner - CORRECT ANSWER - to gather; to acquire
evince - CORRECT ANSWER - to show clearly; to make evident
rankle - CORRECT ANSWER - to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER - to take without permission
eschew - CORRECT ANSWER - to avoid, shun, keep away from
abeyance - CORRECT ANSWER - temporary suppression or suspension
largesse - CORRECT ANSWER - generosity in giving
, probity - CORRECT ANSWER - honesty, integrity
aficionado - CORRECT ANSWER - an enthusiastic fan or admirer
mores - CORRECT ANSWER - fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
sacrosanct - CORRECT ANSWER - sacred
effusive - CORRECT ANSWER - emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative
ribald - CORRECT ANSWER - humorous in a vulgar way; offensive
maudlin - CORRECT ANSWER - overly sentimental
feckless - CORRECT ANSWER - careless or irresponsible
sophomoric - CORRECT ANSWER - immature and overconfident
saturnine - CORRECT ANSWER - gloomy
tantamount - CORRECT ANSWER - equivalent in value or significance
bilk - CORRECT ANSWER - cheat; defraud; swindle
terse - CORRECT ANSWER - brief; concise; to the point