456-475

Question 1

glib

Answer 1

adj. easy and fluent in conversation or writing, often suggesting insincerity or deceitfulness

Question 2

subtle

Answer 2

adj. not immediately obvious; hard to understand

Question 3

scurry

Answer 3

v. to move with light running steps

Question 4

rabble

Answer 4

n. a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people

Question 5

tenuous

Answer 5

adj. weak; thin

Question 6

glutton

Answer 6

n. one who eats too much

Question 7

frenetic

Answer 7

adj. wildly excited or active

Question 8

forthright

Answer 8

adj. direct and without evasion; honest

Question 9

nominal

Answer 9

adj. appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

Question 10

savant

Answer 10

n. a well-educated person; a scholar

Question 11

coerce

Answer 11

v. to force by threat or intimidation

Question 12

prescient

Answer 12

adj. knowing things before they occur

Question 13

concise

Answer 13

adj. brief and to the point

Question 14

opaque

Answer 14

adj. not letting in light; unintelligible

Question 15

excise

Answer 15

v. to remove by or as if by cutting

Question 16

dossier

Answer 16

n. group of documents

Question 17

culminate

Answer 17

v. to reach the highest point

Question 18

allot

Answer 18

v. to distribute; to assign as a portion

Question 19

conundrum

Answer 19

n. a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

Question 20

bevy

Answer 20

n. a group, esp. of birds

Question 21

frowzy

Answer 21

adj. having an uncared-for appearance

Question 22

diminution

Answer 22

n. a decrease or diminishing

Question 23

aplomb

Answer 23

n. self-assurance; self-confidence; poise

Question 24

cower

Answer 24

v. to draw back out of fear

Question 25

affable

Answer 25

adj. friendly; easy to talk to