501-525

Question 1

wizened

Answer 1

adj. wrinkled from aging

Question 2

corrode

Answer 2

v. to eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process

Question 3

florid

Answer 3

adj. flushed with rosy color; overdecorated

Question 4

enervate

Answer 4

v. to weaken

Question 5

rash

Answer 5

adj. showing boldness or haste without judgment

Question 6

dogma

Answer 6

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

Question 7

germane

Answer 7

adj. fitting and appropriate

Question 8

tinge

Answer 8

n. a faint coloring; a trace amount

Question 9

addendum

Answer 9

n. a supplement; something added at end of book or document

Question 10

auspicious

Answer 10

adj. showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances

Question 11

epicure

Answer 11

n. one with refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

Question 12

quintessence

Answer 12

n. a pure substance or essence of something

Question 13

placebo

Answer 13

n. a substance, often presented as a medicine, that has an effect because of a patient’s expectations rather than because of an active ingredient

Question 14

blanch

Answer 14

v. to turn pale

Question 15

exhaustive

Answer 15

adj. thorough

Question 16

ascribe

Answer 16

v. to attribute to a specific source

Question 17

hazard

Answer 17

n. a risk of being harmed; something that presents such a risk

Question 18

ruminate

Answer 18

v. to ponder at length

Question 19

demagogue

Answer 19

n. a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people

Question 20

burgeon

Answer 20

v. to sprout or grow rapidly

Question 21

lank

Answer 21

adj. long and slender; lean

Question 22

revert

Answer 22

v. to return to a former condition

Question 23

repudiate

Answer 23

v. to reject as invalid or untrue

Question 24

nomad

Answer 24

n. one who has no permanent home

Question 25

contempt

Answer 25

n. a feeling that something is low or disgusting