701-750

Question 1

incisive

Answer 1

very clear and direct

Question 2

ineluctable

Answer 2

not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

Question 3

stealth

Answer 3

a secret, quiet, and clever way of moving or behaving

Question 4

oblige

Answer 4

to force or require to do something because of a law or rule or because it is necessary

Question 5

retract

Answer 5

to take back

Question 6

covert

Answer 6

made, shown, or done in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

Question 7

resurgence

Answer 7

a growth or increase that occurs after a period without growth or increase

Question 8

tepid

Answer 8

not energetic or excited

Question 9

sheer

Answer 9

used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something

Question 10

subtle

Answer 10

hard to notice or see

Question 11

self-regard

Answer 11

consideration for one’s self or one’s own interests

Question 12

gasp

Answer 12

to breathe in suddenly and loudly with your mouth open because of surprise, shock, or pain

Question 13

contend

Answer 13

to argue or state in a controlled way

Question 14

turbulent

Answer 14

full of confusion, violence, or disorder; not stable or steady

Question 15

inconsequential

Answer 15

insignificant; unimportant

Question 16

therewith

Answer 16

with that

Question 17

nullify

Answer 17

to cause to lose its value or to have no effect

Question 18

mogul

Answer 18

a very rich or powerful person; a magnate

Question 19

casual

Answer 19

done without much thought, effort, or concern

Question 20

elastic

Answer 20

able to be changed

Question 21

dwell

Answer 21

to live in a particular place

Question 22

symbiotic

Answer 22

a relationship between two people or groups that work with and depend on each other

Question 23

bohemian

Answer 23

unconventional

Question 24

splurge

Answer 24

to spend more money than usual on something for yourself

Question 25

mar

Answer 25

render less perfect, impair, spoil

Question 26

equivocal

Answer 26

ambiguous; intentionally misleading; not easily misunderstood or explained

Question 27

chivalrous

Answer 27

courteous; faithful; brave

Question 28

reimburse

Answer 28

repay

Question 29

engross

Answer 29

to hold the complete interest or attention of

Question 30

pun

Answer 30

a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested

Question 31

illegibility

Answer 31

not clear enough to read; not legible

Question 32

chimera

Answer 32

something that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality

Question 33

cult

Answer 33

a situation in which people admire and care about something or someone very much or too much

Question 34

inflammatory

Answer 34

causing anger

Question 35

austere

Answer 35

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 36

ascertain

Answer 36

find out for certain

Question 37

emanate

Answer 37

to come out from a source

Question 38

endow

Answer 38

bestow; grant; to give, especially a large gift

Question 39

extenuate

Answer 39

weaken; mitigate

Question 40

fizz

Answer 40

energy and liveiness

Question 41

exasperate

Answer 41

vex; to make very angry or annoyed

Question 42

prognosticate

Answer 42

to foretell or predict

Question 43

feign

Answer 43

to pretend to feel or be affected by

Question 44

hone

Answer 44

sharpen; to make better or more effective

Question 45

visage

Answer 45

a person’s face

Question 46

indissoluble

Answer 46

permanent

Question 47

lambast

Answer 47

to criticize very harshly

Question 48

keepsake

Answer 48

something that you keep to help you remember a person, place, or event; a memento or souvenir

Question 49

delinquent

Answer 49

doing things that are illegal or immoral

Question 50

spark (v)

Answer 50

to cause to start or happen