426-450

Question 1

aberration

Answer 1

a departure from what is right, true, or correct

Question 2

fastidious

Answer 2

not easy to please; very critical or discriminating

Question 3

complaisant

Answer 3

showing a desire to please; cheerfully obliging

Question 4

staunch

Answer 4

strongly loyal

Question 5

toddle

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to walk with short, unsteady steps, like a child

Question 6

momentous

Answer 6

of extreme importance

Question 7

unequivocal

Answer 7

very clear; definite

Question 8

mosaic

Answer 8

an image created by the assembly of many small colored pieces, e.g., tiles

Question 9

pulverize

Answer 9

to crush

Question 10

abstract

Answer 10

without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; v. to remove

Question 11

conscript

Answer 11

to draft compulsorily, esp. into military service; n. a draftee

Question 12

accommodate

Answer 12

to oblige; to provide a service or favor; to fit

Question 13

temporize

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to act evasively in order to gain time

Question 14

ad infinitum

Answer 14

lasting forever; continuously

Question 15

aboveboard

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without dishonesty or concealment

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inhibit

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to hold back

Question 17

incongruous

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lacking agreement; incompatible

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cumbersome

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clumsy or difficult to manage

Question 19

figurehead

Answer 19

a person with apparent but no real authority

Question 20

temporal

Answer 20

relating to time

Question 21

glut

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an oversupply

Question 22

urbane

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sophisticated

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spontaneous

Answer 23

occurring naturally or without forethought

Question 24

crony

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a long-time friend or close companion

Question 25

evoke

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to call forth or call to mind

Question 26

engross

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to occupy completely

Question 27

encomium

Answer 27

high praise

Question 28

carouse

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to participate in a loud, drunken party

Question 29

delve

Answer 29

to look for; to search. to investigate

Question 30

vigilant

Answer 30

alert and watchful, esp. for what is dangerous

Question 31

vitiate

Answer 31

to make faulty or impure; to spoil

Question 32

posit

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to assume as a fact or principle

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transcend

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to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

Question 34

brevity

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briefness

Question 35

prototype

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the original model; someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class

Question 36

undermine

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to weaken

Question 37

dogma

Answer 37

a specific set of ideas or beliefs, esp. religious or asserted to be absolutely true

Question 38

euphoria

Answer 38

a feeling of great happiness

Question 39

culitvate

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to promote growth, to nurture

Question 40

venturesome

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adventurous, risky, daring

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dubious

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causing doubt; questionable

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perennial

Answer 42

lasting through the years

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underscore

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to emphasize

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vacuous

Answer 44

lacking substance or intellegence

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adamant

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stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reasons

Question 46

bereaved

Answer 46

suffering the loss of a loved one

Question 47

accost

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to approach and speak to, usually aggressively

Question 48

arrogate

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to claim for one’s self unjustly

Question 49

disarming

Answer 49

reducing or preventing criticism with charm

Question 50

turpitude

Answer 50

immoral behavior