376-400 AB

Question 1

ensue

Answer 1

to happen subsequently

Question 2

palette

Answer 2

board which an artist can hold while painting and on which colors can be mixed; the range of colors used in a particular painting or by a particular artist

Question 3

gallant

Answer 3

brave and noble

Question 4

bazaar

Answer 4

a market consisting of a street lined with shops; a place where miscellaneous items are sold

Question 5

diurnal

Answer 5

daily; occurring during the daytime

Question 6

ridicule

Answer 6

to make fun of

Question 7

postscript

Answer 7

additional in formation added to the end of a letter or other document

Question 8

pallet

Answer 8

a narrow, hard bed or straw-filled mattress

Question 9

decorum

Answer 9

polite behavior

Question 10

illuminate

Answer 10

to light up

Question 11

eon

Answer 11

a long period of time

Question 12

effrontery

Answer 12

bold and insulting behavior

Question 13

dictum

Answer 13

an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement

Question 14

cordial

Answer 14

warm and friendly; hearty

Question 15

impalpable

Answer 15

that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

Question 16

ovation

Answer 16

enthusiastic and lengthy applause

Question 17

exhaustive

Answer 17

thorough

Question 18

confide

Answer 18

to tell something in secret

Question 19

pittance

Answer 19

a small amount, esp. of money

Question 20

dual

Answer 20

composed of two parts

Question 21

manuscript

Answer 21

a book or other document written by hand; an author’s original copy of a document submitted for publication

Question 22

knell

Answer 22

to ring in a slow, solemn way; n. the sound of a bell, esp. of one rung at a funeral; an omen of death, failure, etc

Question 23

de facto

Answer 23

actual or effective, esp. when without legal authority; in fact

Question 24

scour

Answer 24

to wash by scrubbing vigorously

Question 25

agape

Answer 25

wide open

Question 26

frolic

Answer 26

to behave playfully and without inhibition

Question 27

quiver

Answer 27

to shake; to tremble from fear or cold

Question 28

juxtapose

Answer 28

o put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

Question 29

zephyr

Answer 29

a gentle, soft breeze

Question 30

bawdy

Answer 30

indecent or humorously coarse; lewd

Question 31

futile

Answer 31

having no useful result

Question 32

acronym

Answer 32

a word created by initials

Question 33

agenda

Answer 33

a list of things to be done

Question 34

vivacious

Answer 34

full of animation

Question 35

emissary

Answer 35

a person sent on a mission to represent another

Question 36

surrogate

Answer 36

a substitute

Question 37

vituperative

Answer 37

harshly critical

Question 38

regress

Answer 38

to return to a previous state

Question 39

byzantine

Answer 39

highly complicated or intricate; characterized by devious plotting

Question 40

dogged

Answer 40

refusing to give up despite difficulties

Question 41

contentious

Answer 41

always ready to argue; quarrelsome

Question 42

abate

Answer 42

to lessen in amount, intensity or strength

Question 43

glee

Answer 43

joy; happiness

Question 44

wily

Answer 44

full of cunning

Question 45

wizened

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wrinkled from aging

Question 46

trenchant

Answer 46

keen and forceful; caustic

Question 47

agitate

Answer 47

to move violently; to disturb

Question 48

aspersion

Answer 48

a remark that attacks one’s reputation

Question 49

conjure

Answer 49

to summon or influence by, or as if by, magic

Question 50

unfledged

Answer 50

not yet grown; immature; undeveloped