IMPEDE:
Answer(s): B
To IMPEDE is to “hinder or obstruct” (as in impede progress); to hasten is to cause an event to occur sooner than it otherwise might.
VAGARY:
Answer(s): E
A VAGARY is an unpredictable, erratic, or whimsical idea or occurrence, just the opposite of a foreseeable event
FAWN:
To FAWN is to “behave in a servile, cringing, manner” (like a dog toward its master). To dominate is to act in an opposite manner.
DUPLICITY:
Answer(s): A
DUPLICITY means “deception by pretending” and is therefore a form of dishonesty—the opposite of honesty.
INSOLVENT:
To be INSOLVENT is to be “without money”; the opposite is to be wealthy
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