401-425

Question 1

dauntless

Answer 1

incapable of being initiminated

Question 2

nondescript

Answer 2

lacking distinction for individual character

Question 3

cardinal

Answer 3

of main importance; principal

Question 4

paraphrase

Answer 4

to restate in different words; to summarize

Question 5

debonair

Answer 5

easy and carefree in manner

Question 6

circumscribe

Answer 6

to define the limits of

Question 7

cascade

Answer 7

a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes or units

Question 8

etymology

Answer 8

the study of origins of words

Question 9

etiquette

Answer 9

the forms of behavior of polite society

Question 10

ligament

Answer 10

connective tissue, joining bones or supporting internal organs

Question 11

cerebral

Answer 11

pertaining to the brain

Question 12

chronology

Answer 12

arrangement of events in time

Question 13

scribe

Answer 13

a professional copyist of manuscripts and documents, esp. in ancient times

Question 14

dilate

Answer 14

to make wider; to expand

Question 15

demagogue

Answer 15

a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and passions of the people

Question 16

remunerate

Answer 16

to pay or compensate

Question 17

sentinel

Answer 17

one who keeps watch

Question 18

testy

Answer 18

irritable; touchy

Question 19

foliage

Answer 19

leaves

Question 20

engender

Answer 20

to beget; to cause; to promote

Question 21

genocide

Answer 21

killing of a whole national or ethnic group

Question 22

bristle

Answer 22

to react in an angry or offended manner

Question 23

quid pro quo

Answer 23

an equal exchange or substitution

Question 24

segregate

Answer 24

to separate into groups or parts

Question 25

bolster

Answer 25

to support or strengthen

Question 26

embellish

Answer 26

to decorate; to add ornamental or fictitious details to

Question 27

convalesce

Answer 27

to recover from illness; to recuperate

Question 28

truckle

Answer 28

to submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn

Question 29

acerbic

Answer 29

sharp in smell and taste; harsh in tone

Question 30

avarice

Answer 30

excessive desire for wealth

Question 31

waver

Answer 31

to be uncertain of something; to sway

Question 32

rationalize

Answer 32

to come up with self-satisfying but incorrect excuses

Question 33

garner

Answer 33

to get or earn; to collect or gather

Question 34

vindictive

Answer 34

seeking revenge; marked by a desire to hurt

Question 35

cantankerous

Answer 35

bad-tempered; quarrelsome

Question 36

dissuade

Answer 36

to discourage from a course of action

Question 37

troupe

Answer 37

a group of touring actors, singers or performers

Question 38

careen

Answer 38

to lean to one side or swerve while in motion (of a vehicle)

Question 39

imposing

Answer 39

impressive by virtue of size, power, or manner

Question 40

boisterous

Answer 40

noisy and wild; unruly

Question 41

ostensible

Answer 41

outwardly appearing as such

Question 42

abase

Answer 42

to lower in rank or prestige

Question 43

immerse

Answer 43

to cover completely in a liquid to engage wholly

Question 44

partisan

Answer 44

a strong, often militant, supporter

Question 45

calamity

Answer 45

an event causing extreme trouble and misery

Question 46

holistic

Answer 46

dealing with something as whole rather than by its individual parts

Question 47

trove

Answer 47

a collection of valuable items

Question 48

quirk

Answer 48

a rapid twist and turn; an individual mannerism

Question 49

revel

Answer 49

to delight, to enjoy (used with “in”)

Question 50

tenet

Answer 50

a belief