Barron's 14

Question 1

bedizen

Answer 1

to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

Question 2

translucent

Answer 2

partially transparent

Question 3

quorum

Answer 3

the minimum number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

Question 4

stratified

Answer 4

arranged in layers

Question 5

reparation

Answer 5

amends, compensation

Question 6

vitiate

Answer 6

to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

Question 7

qualm

Answer 7

sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

Question 8

remonstrate

Answer 8

to object or protest

Question 9

inveigle

Answer 9

to win over by flattering or coaxing

Question 10

timbre

Answer 10

voice tone color

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

principle; law

Question 12

paean

Answer 12

song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

Question 13

mettlesome

Answer 13

full of courage and fortitude

Question 14

cadge

Answer 14

to beg; sponge; to ask

Question 15

malign

Answer 15

to speak evil of

Question 16

junta

Answer 16

a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force

Question 17

treatise

Answer 17

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 18

fawning

Answer 18

flattering

Question 19

jocose

Answer 19

fond of joking; jocular

Question 20

redoubtable

Answer 20

formidable, arousing fear