26-50

Question 1

quip

Answer 1

reply that is witty or sarcastic

They traded quips over beer

Question 2

unkempt

Answer 2

sloppy; messy; unclean

We knew from the depressed man’s unkempt appearance that he had neither taken a shower nor slept soundly for many days.

Question 3

warren

Answer 3

any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren

Marc found it depressing to spend his days at the center of a warren of anonymous apartments.

Question 4

coalesce

Answer 4

to merge together into a single body

Question 5

furrow

Answer 5

a wrinkle; trench in earth made by plow

When he’s tense, each furrow in his forehead holds a little stream of perspiration.

Question 6

lore

Answer 6

knowledge about a particular subject esp of popular nature

…vampire lore was invented by Bram Stoker the author of Dracula

Question 7

grotesque

Answer 7

strangely distorted

The camera lens distorted her otherwise pretty face into a grotesque caricature of itself.

Question 8

reluctant

Answer 8

unwilling

Question 9

sullen

Answer 9

showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

The boy turned sullen when his parents refused to buy him the candy he wanted.

Question 10

consul

Answer 10

official residing in foreign country

Question 11

candor

Answer 11

frankness or sincerity of expression

Candor is a rare quality in a politician; they often evade giving clear answers for fear of offending potential voters.

Question 12

slovenly

Answer 12

careless about one’s own appearance

Question 13

affluence

Answer 13

wealth

Question 14

quixotic

Answer 14

foolishly idealistic

Robert jumped out of the car and directed traffic at the intersection, a quixotic effort to put drivers in a good mood.

Question 15

remonstrate

Answer 15

to make objections

..to remonstrate against the government’s unfair trade practices

Question 16

regale

Answer 16

to delight or entertain

While were waiting for the power to come back, why don’t you regale everyone with your ghost stories.

Question 17

harangue

Answer 17

long pompous speech

I was hoping for some good advice from my mom, but instead got another harangue about how I should be less of an idiot in the future.

Question 18

egalitarian

Answer 18

belief all people should have equal rights

Question 19

resent

Answer 19

feel hostility because of perceived insult or injury

Question 20

innocuous

Answer 20

harmless

Russ was surprised that a remark he thought was innocuous aroused passionate criticism.

Question 21

deference

Answer 21

giving opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect

Out of deference to the girl’s parents, I would suggest wearing something other than your new clown suit to the meeting tonight.

Question 22

nefarious

Answer 22

very wicked

The publicist selected the most flattering portrait she could find for the cover, and insisted on glossing over some of his nefarious deeds.

Question 23

reek

Answer 23

to give off strong unpleasant odor

His apartment reeked of rotten milk since he had left a nearly full carton sitting on the counter.

Question 24

ostentatious

Answer 24

showy

…move into a bigger and ostentatious house to make her friends more jealous

Question 25

prolific

Answer 25

producing a lot

..prolific studio band

Question 26

morass

Answer 26

area of swampy ground; something that hinders

Question 27

consecrate

Answer 27

to make or set apart as sacred

Question 28

labyrinthine

Answer 28

complicated puzzling

Question 29

insinuate

Answer 29

to hint

I didn’t mean to insinuate that all your jokes fell flat.