adulterate correct answers to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or
inferior substance or element
advocate correct answers one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group
aggrandize correct answers to make great or greater , add details to (aggregate + grand)
alacrity correct answers liveliness and eagerness
ambivalent correct answers uncertain or unable to decide, conflicted, equivalent
ameliorate correct answers to make better or more tolerable (deteriorate=degrade,
ameliorate=make better)
amenable correct answers capable of submission, obedient (a+mend+able)
anachronistic correct answers an error in chronology
audacious correct answers recklessly bold (audacity)
avaricious correct answers greedy, acquisitive
banal correct answers lacking originality, freshness; INSIPID
benign correct answers showing kindness and gentleness; harmless; Latin root bene, which
means "well."
brazen correct answers marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness, AUDACIOUS
calumny correct answers a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation, (call-u-
names / 'kalmuhi')
candid correct answers marked by honest sincere expression, direct, frank
castigate correct answers to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
caustic correct answers marked by incisive sarcasm
construe correct answers to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence
or sentence part); INTERPRET
contrite correct answers feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming
(con-trite=can't right=I can't do anything right so I'm sorry)
convoluted correct answers complex, intricate (kon-vo-lute)
covet correct answers desire, crave