601-625

Question 1

disingenuous

Answer 1

adj. not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating

Question 2

cadaver

Answer 2

n. a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

adj. sharp; clever; severe

Question 4

evanescent

Answer 4

adj. fading from sight; transient

Question 5

clemency

Answer 5

n. mercy, or leniency towards an offender

Question 6

facet

Answer 6

n. any of a number sides or aspects

Question 7

dialect

Answer 7

n. a variety of language, esp. regional

Question 8

contrite

Answer 8

adj. feeling sorry for what one has done

Question 9

municipal

Answer 9

adj. relating to a city, town, village or the like with local self-government

Question 10

dispel

Answer 10

v. to rid one’s mind of; to drive away by scattering

Question 11

assuage

Answer 11

v. to lessen pain or distress

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

adj. on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

Question 13

assiduous

Answer 13

adj. diligent; hard-working; constant

Question 14

extemporaneous

Answer 14

adj. done with little or no preparation

Question 15

impute

Answer 15

v. to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

Question 16

benign

Answer 16

adj. kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one’s health

Question 17

blasé

Answer 17

adj. indifferent or bored with life; unimpressed as if because of too much worldly experience

Question 18

testy

Answer 18

adj. irritable; touchy

Question 19

senile

Answer 19

adj. showing the marked deterioration of old age

Question 20

currency

Answer 20

n. general acceptance or use; the state of being up-to-date

Question 21

verisimilitude

Answer 21

n. resemblance to the truth

Question 22

pernicious

Answer 22

adj. very harmful or destructive

Question 23

induct

Answer 23

v. to place formally in office; to admit as a member

Question 24

appreciate

Answer 24

v. grow in value

Question 25

ponder

Answer 25

v. to think over with great care