176-200 AB

Question 1

expunge

Answer 1

to erase; to eliminate completely

Question 2

fluent

Answer 2

easy; graceful, n. fluency

Question 3

abet

Answer 3

to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

Question 4

comprehensive

Answer 4

complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

Question 5

protocol

Answer 5

the customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior; the plan for carrying out a scientific study

Question 6

replicate

Answer 6

to copy, reproduce, or repeat

Question 7

gender

Answer 7

sexual identity, esp. in relation to society or culture

Question 8

ambiance

Answer 8

environment

Question 9

adverse

Answer 9

opposed, difficult

Question 10

adumbrate

Answer 10

to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow

Question 11

enumerate

Answer 11

to count off or list n. enumeration

Question 12

matriarchy

Answer 12

a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother’s side of the family

Question 13

doctrinaire

Answer 13

inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality

Question 14

feasible

Answer 14

capable of being done n. feasibility

Question 15

venerable

Answer 15

worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

Question 16

connote

Answer 16

to imply something beyond a literal meaning n. connotation

Question 17

forge

Answer 17

to give form or shape to; to advance gradually

Question 18

veer

Answer 18

to change direction

Question 19

fanfare

Answer 19

a showy public display

Question 20

paradigm

Answer 20

n example; a model adj. paradigmatic

Question 21

enmity

Answer 21

the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies

Question 22

flaunt

Answer 22

to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast

Question 23

empathy

Answer 23

ability to understand and identify with another’s feelings and emotions adj. empathic,v. empathize

Question 24

adduce

Answer 24

to show as an example or means of proving something

Question 25

halcyon

Answer 25

calm; peaceful

Question 26

eclectic

Answer 26

composed of materials from various sources

Question 27

prerogative

Answer 27

an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position

Question 28

incur

Answer 28

to acquire or sustain something undesirable

Question 29

exigent

Answer 29

requiring immediate action n. exigency

Question 30

entail

Answer 30

to have as a necessary result

Question 31

nebulous

Answer 31

unclear; vague

Question 32

recount

Answer 32

to tell in detail

Question 33

commiserate

Answer 33

to express sympathy

Question 34

intrepid

Answer 34

bold; fearless

Question 35

hermetic

Answer 35

completely sealed, esp. from entry or escape of air

Question 36

erudite

Answer 36

well-educated n. erudition

Question 37

generic

Answer 37

without a trademark; general

Question 38

aspiration

Answer 38

a strong desire for achievement v. aspire

Question 39

adulation

Answer 39

excessive flattery or admiration

Question 40

efficacy

Answer 40

the power to produce the desired effect adj. efficacious

Question 41

temerity

Answer 41

willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets people adj. temerarious

Question 42

imperative

Answer 42

urgently necessary; impossible to deter or evade

Question 43

bromide

Answer 43

commonplace remark in tended to calm; platitude

Question 44

empirical

Answer 44

based on experience rather than a theory n. empiricism

Question 45

relegate

Answer 45

to assign to an obscure place or condition; to send away

Question 46

envelop

Answer 46

to enclose or surround

Question 47

argot

Answer 47

specialized vocabulary unique to a particular group

Question 48

approbation

Answer 48

official approval adj. approbatory

Question 49

facetious

Answer 49

playfully humorous

Question 50

superfluous

Answer 50

unnecessary; extra n. superfluity