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level questions: level 15

Question	Answer
noun the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need	supererogation
noun the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services:	emolument
adjective distant; remote.	far-off
noun knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. range of sight or vision.	ken
adjective not vented or expressed; held inside; restrained; curbed	pent-up
verb to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).	consign
adjective not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. self-possessed, calm, or composed.	phlegmatic
verb (tr, adverb) to turn aside or repel; avert	ward off
verb to take away by force	wrest
noun a situation of great peril	precipice
noun the state of being superfluous. a superabundant or excessive amount.	superfluity
adverb and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed	nay
verb to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc. to guard or secure against anticipated loss; give security against (future damage or liability).	indemnify
noun abundance; abundant quantity. a great quantity or amount (often followed by of). lavish spending; extravagance.	profusion
noun the decision or sentence pronounced by an arbiter. the power of absolute and final decision.	arbitrament
adjective the trait of giving little thought to danger	foolhardiness
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to prove (a person) to be wrong by argument or proof:	confute
adjective free from unwanted marks or spots having no fault or flaw	unblemished
adjective not ordered or commanded; spontaneous. not asked or summoned; uninvited.	unbidden
noun unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death	pallor
noun extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection extreme physical weakness or exhaustion	prostration
adjective fond of the company of others; sociable. living in flocks or herds, as animals.	gregarious
noun a state of extreme mental agitation or wild excitement a burst of agitated, energetic action or activity:	frenzy
verb to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things:	intersperse
adjective dead when born. ineffectual from the beginning; abortive; fruitless:	stillborn
noun earnest request or petition; supplication.	entreaty
to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference. to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.	kowtow
verb to give or dispense freely	dish out
verb to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.	sublimate
adjective supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking yielding readily to others : COMPLAISANT	pliable
adjective bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe	supple
verb to assault violently : BEAT, WHIP to attack verbally : CENSURE	lambaste
noun A way of thinking; a mindset or set of attitudes.	forma mentis
noun the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.	gyration
verb to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc. to yield a recompense for (work, services, etc.).	renumerate
adverb as; as being; in the character or capacity of	qua