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What is the meaning of sobriety?

love of darkness
to run away from a debt
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
a shelter from danger or hardship
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

Brilliant! 👍

Doh! 🤬

What is the meaning of requisition?

unrestrained by convention or propriety
large in the amount that can be contained
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
an authoritative request or demand
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

Fantastic! 🥳

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What is the meaning of quaint?

surrender under agreed condition
imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
work together on a common enterprise or project
attractively old-fashioned

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Not quite right. 😢

What is the meaning of philanthropic?

harmful to living things
a difficult problem
of or relating to charitable giving
the act of coming closer
a message that departs from the main subject

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What is the meaning of ostracism?

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
tending to move apart in different directions
understanding and entering into another's feelings

Outstanding!

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What is the meaning of hegemony?

worthy of imitation
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
causing weakness or debilitation
the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity

Yay!

Doh! 🤬

What is the meaning of fetter?

filled with or attended with
avoiding waste
a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
incapable of being avoided or prevented
a shackle for the ankles or feet

Marvelous!

Doh! 🤬

What is the meaning of ephemeral?

the property of having lived for a considerable time
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
intended to attract notice and impress others
found in the ordinary course of events
marked by casual unconcern or indifference

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What is the meaning of debauch?

serving or tending to excite or stimulate
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking
the condition of having good fortune
lacking wit or imagination
postpone doing what one should be doing

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What is the meaning of abrogate?

examine carefully for accuracy
the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
revoke formally
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Right on! 👊

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What is the meaning of trite?

lasting a very short time
profoundly honored
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

Way to go!

That was incorrect.

What is the meaning of evince?

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
marked by sound judgment
show to be right by providing justification or proof
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
attribute or credit to

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What is the meaning of beguile?

deserving to be feared and respected
too simple, naive; dull, lacking nourishment
just begun and so not fully formed or developed
very noisy or difficult to control
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way

Wonderful!

Doh! 🤬

What is the meaning of alacrity?

knowing or appearing to know about things before they happen
seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time
liveliness and eagerness
cognitive, relating to learning, or involving knowledge
exceptional, outstanding

Bravo!

That was incorrect.

What is the meaning of grandiloquent?

pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.
not able to manage things properly or look after oneself, not responsible enough
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
to steal money by falsifying records