276-300 AB

Question 1

primeval

Answer 1

relating to the beginning of the first world ages

Question 2

mammoth

Answer 2

very large; of clumsy or unwieldy size

Question 3

marquee

Answer 3

a sign over the entrence to a public building

Question 4

intimate

Answer 4

to make known subtly; to hint

Question 5

revert

Answer 5

to return to a former condition

Question 6

ulterior

Answer 6

lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed

Question 7

sedentary

Answer 7

sitting down most of the time

Question 8

quell

Answer 8

to ease; to calm down

Question 9

forensic

Answer 9

related to the law or debate

Question 10

clique

Answer 10

exclusive group of people

Question 11

clandestine

Answer 11

done in secret, esp. to conceal something improper

Question 12

surmount

Answer 12

to overcome(an obstacle); to climb to the top of

Question 13

pilfer

Answer 13

to steal a small amount

Question 14

sweltering

Answer 14

oppressively hot and humid

Question 15

subterfuge

Answer 15

a sneaky or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness

Question 16

respite

Answer 16

temporary relief

Question 17

endorse

Answer 17

to give approval or support to

Question 18

niche

Answer 18

a place or situation suited for a person or ting; a recess in a wall

Question 19

ellipsis

Answer 19

in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods

Question 20

apt

Answer 20

appropriate; having a natural tendency

Question 21

ersatz

Answer 21

artificial; not genuine; fake

Question 22

serene

Answer 22

calm and peaceful

Question 23

instigate

Answer 23

to stir up or arouse; to foment

Question 24

predominant

Answer 24

surpassing all others; most common

Question 25

valedictory

Answer 25

a farewell speech

Question 26

scourge

Answer 26

a cause of widespread suffering

Question 27

abound

Answer 27

to be plentiful

Question 28

coy

Answer 28

bashful; shy; quiet; pretending to be shy

Question 29

resign

Answer 29

to accept a bad situation

Question 30

feat

Answer 30

an act or accomplishment showing skill

Question 31

primate

Answer 31

a bishop of highest rank in a country or province

Question 32

reverie

Answer 32

daydream

Question 33

umbrage

Answer 33

offense; resentment

Question 34

auditory

Answer 34

relating to the sense of hearing

Question 35

propensity

Answer 35

a natural inclination; a tendency

Question 36

rejoinder

Answer 36

an answer, esp. to another answer

Question 37

defame

Answer 37

to attack a person’s reputation; to slander

Question 38

renegade

Answer 38

someone who rejects one group, case, or allegiance for another

Question 39

humdrum

Answer 39

dull; routine; commonplace

Question 40

solicit

Answer 40

to ask; to seek

Question 41

sojourn

Answer 41

a brief visit

Question 42

truculent

Answer 42

inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility

Question 43

perspicacious

Answer 43

having keen perception or understanding

Question 44

moribund

Answer 44

approaching death; nearly obsolete

Question 45

heresy

Answer 45

deviation from church doctrine or from an established belief

Question 46

credible

Answer 46

capable of being believed

Question 47

poise

Answer 47

self-assurance; composure; equilibrium

Question 48

bellicose

Answer 48

warlike

Question 49

oscillate

Answer 49

to move back and forth regularly

Question 50

recreant

Answer 50

showing faithless disloyalty; n. a disloyal coward