Barron's 7

Question 1

regale

Answer 1

to entertain

Question 2

derivative

Answer 2

something derived; unoriginal

Question 3

converge

Answer 3

to approach; come together; tend to meet

Question 4

complacent

Answer 4

self-satisfied

Question 5

assiduous

Answer 5

diligent; hard-working

Question 6

nostrum

Answer 6

medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

Question 7

divest

Answer 7

to strip; deprive; rid

Question 8

covetous

Answer 8

desiring something owned by another

Question 9

feral

Answer 9

existing in a wild or untamed state

Question 10

olfactory

Answer 10

concerning the sense of smell

Question 11

concave

Answer 11

curving inward

Question 12

centripetal

Answer 12

moving or directed toward a center

Question 13

squalor

Answer 13

filthy, wretched condition

Question 14

syllogism

Answer 14

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Question 15

trepidation

Answer 15

fear and anxiety

Question 16

undulating

Answer 16

moving in waves

Question 17

caste

Answer 17

any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification

Question 18

immutable

Answer 18

unchangeable

Question 19

admonish

Answer 19

to caution or reprimand

Question 20

odyssey

Answer 20

a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

Question 21

nonplussed

Answer 21

bewildered

Question 22

axiomatic

Answer 22

taken for granted; self-evident truth

Question 23

cacaphonous

Answer 23

unpleasant or harsh-sounding

Question 24

implicit

Answer 24

implied; understood but not stated

Question 25

discomfit

Answer 25

to make uneasy; disconcert

Question 26

nugatory

Answer 26

trifling; invalid

Question 27

carping

Answer 27

to find fault; complain

Question 28

ascetic

Answer 28

one who practices self-denial

Question 29

credence

Answer 29

acceptance of something as true

Question 30

simian

Answer 30

apelike, relating to apes