776-800

Question 1

euphoria

Answer 1

n. a feeling of great happiness

Question 2

detach

Answer 2

v. to separate from a larger mass; disengage or remove (physically or emotionally)

Question 3

animosity

Answer 3

n. bitter hostility, esp. that which provokes punitive action

Question 4

bard

Answer 4

n. a poet

Question 5

revere

Answer 5

v. to honor

Question 6

guffaw

Answer 6

v. to laugh loudly and crudely

n. a loud burst of laughter

Question 7

inveterate

Answer 7

adj. established for a long time; habitual

Question 8

tenable

Answer 8

adj. able to be maintained in argument; rationally defensible; able to be held against assault; defensible

Question 9

mitigate

Answer 9

v. to improve by lessening the severity of

Question 10

giddy

Answer 10

adj. dizzy; lightheaded

Question 11

diction

Answer 11

n. word choice in speech or writing; degree of clarity in speaking

Question 12

negligent

Answer 12

adj. careless; inattentive

Question 13

omnipotent

Answer 13

adj. all-powerful

Question 14

propagate

Answer 14

v. to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; to extend to a wider area

Question 15

malinger

Answer 15

v. to act sick in order to avoid work

Question 16

convene

Answer 16

v. to bring together

Question 17

eschew

Answer 17

v. to avoid; to shun

Question 18

arable

Answer 18

adj. suitable for growing crops (of land)

Question 19

optimum

Answer 19

adj. the most favorable point or condition

Question 20

err

Answer 20

v. to make a mistake

Question 21

scoff

Answer 21

v. to make fun of; to ridicule

Question 22

saturate

Answer 22

v. to soak or fill to capacity

Question 23

excruciating

Answer 23

adj. severely painful

Question 24

douse

Answer 24

v. to wet thoroughly

Question 25

restitution

Answer 25

n. compensation for a loss