576-600

Question 1

prodigious

Answer 1

adj. wonderful; amazing; very big

Question 2

saccharine

Answer 2

adj. overly or sickeningly sweet

Question 3

wary

Answer 3

adj. cautious; on guard

Question 4

umbrage

Answer 4

n. offense or resentment (used with “take”)

Question 5

segregate

Answer 5

v. to separate into groups or parts

Question 6

august

Answer 6

adj. inspiring awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character

Question 7

discreet

Answer 7

adj. careful about what one says or does; circumspect; done, said, or placed so as to attract little notice

Question 8

intimate

Answer 8

v. to make known subtly; to hint

Question 9

rouse

Answer 9

v. to wake or provoke

Question 10

morsel

Answer 10

n. a small piece, esp. of food

Question 11

cacophony

Answer 11

n. a harsh, jarring sound

Question 12

disinterested

Answer 12

adj. free from bias

Question 13

girth

Answer 13

n. the distance around something; circumference

Question 14

skew

Answer 14

v. to place at an angle; to cause bias in or distort

adj. asymmetric; distorted or biased

Question 15

toxic

Answer 15

adj. poisonous; dangerous

Question 16

verity

Answer 16

n. a widely-accepted truth

Question 17

incoherent

Answer 17

adj. not sticking together; not logically connected

Question 18

impetus

Answer 18

n. an impelling or originating force

Question 19

increment

Answer 19

n. an increase in quantity

v. to increase

Question 20

dismay

Answer 20

v. to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion

Question 21

assimilate

Answer 21

v. to take in as one’s own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group

Question 22

disburse

Answer 22

v. to pay out money

Question 23

dissent

Answer 23

v. to disagree

Question 24

charisma

Answer 24

n. a quality of leadership that inspires great devotion in one’s followers; personal magnetism or charm

Question 25

civic

Answer 25

adj. pertaining to a city or citizen