676-700

Question 1

bestow

Answer 1

v. to present or give (used with “on”)

Question 2

supercilious

Answer 2

adj. feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant

Question 3

conflate

Answer 3

v. to bring together; to merge into a composite whole

Question 4

belittle

Answer 4

v. to put down; to speak of contemptuously

Question 5

avid

Answer 5

adj. having a passionate desire

Question 6

sloth

Answer 6

n. laziness

Question 7

temperate

Answer 7

adj. consistent; moderate; without extremes

Question 8

succumb

Answer 8

v. to give in or yield

Question 9

incognito

Answer 9

adv. in disguise

Question 10

synthesis

Answer 10

n. the combination of separate parts into a unified whole

Question 11

ulterior

Answer 11

adj. lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed

Question 12

infuriate

Answer 12

v. to cause to become very angry; to enrage

Question 13

chasm

Answer 13

n. a large gap

Question 14

entity

Answer 14

n. something that exists and can be recognized as a distinct unit

Question 15

laudable

Answer 15

adj. worthy of praise

Question 16

proclivity

Answer 16

n. a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

Question 17

office

Answer 17

n. a duty or function assigned to someone

Question 18

amicable

Answer 18

adj. showing friendliness or good will

Question 19

cantankerous

Answer 19

adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome

Question 20

perspicacious

Answer 20

adj. having keen perception or understanding

Question 21

gross

Answer 21

adj. total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant

Question 22

sanctimonious

Answer 22

adj. pretending holiness; hypocritically devout

Question 23

shoddy

Answer 23

adj. inferior or cheap

Question 24

nonchalant

Answer 24

adj. seemingly unconcerned or indifferent

Question 25

expedient

Answer 25

adj. suitable for a purpose; convenient but based on self-interest rather than principle
n. a means to an end, especially when based on self-interest