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Question 1

tractable

Answer 1

adj. easily managed or controlled

Question 2

holistic

Answer 2

adj. dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts

Question 3

verdant

Answer 3

v. green

Question 4

promulgate

Answer 4

v. to make known by official announcement

Question 5

skeptical

Answer 5

adj. tending to question or doubt

Question 6

forte

Answer 6

n. something at which a person excels

Question 7

harbinger

Answer 7

n. someone or something that indicates what is to come

Question 8

annul

Answer 8

v. to make void or invalid

Question 9

adversity

Answer 9

n. misfortune; trouble

Question 10

castigate

Answer 10

v. to criticize severely, esp. in public

Question 11

oratory

Answer 11

n. public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric

Question 12

conduit

Answer 12

n. a channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted

Question 13

bolster

Answer 13

v. to support or strengthen

Question 14

wont

Answer 14

adj. accustomed

Question 15

recur

Answer 15

v. to repeat; to occur again

Question 16

brook

Answer 16

v. to tolerate

Question 17

consecrate

Answer 17

v. to make or set apart as sacred

Question 18

espouse

Answer 18

v. to give loyalty or support to; to adopt

Question 19

dispose

Answer 19

v. to give a tendency or inclination to

Question 20

modicum

Answer 20

n. a small quantity

Question 21

composed

Answer 21

adj. calm and self-possessed

Question 22

edifice

Answer 22

n. a building; architectural monument

Question 23

reserved

Answer 23

adj. self-restrained and withdrawn in speech and manner

Question 24

translucent

Answer 24

adj. letting light through, but no visual details

Question 25

endeavor

Answer 25

n. a serious attempt or effort