Kaplan 3

Question 1

Abscond

Answer 1

V. to leave secretly

Question 2

Bilk

Answer 2

V. to cheat; defraud

Question 3

Calumny

Answer 3

N. a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

Question 4

Decorum

Answer 4

N. appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Question 5

Effrontery

Answer 5

N. impudent boldness; audacity

Question 6

Fervid

Answer 6

Adj. intensely emotional; feverish

Question 7

Garrulous

Answer 7

Adj. tending to talk a lot

Question 8

Hoary

Answer 8

Adj. very old; whitish or gray from age

Question 9

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 9

N. peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

Question 10

Leery

Answer 10

Adj. suspicious

Question 11

Inure

Answer 11

V. to harden; accustom; become used to

Question 12

Jingoism

Answer 12

N. belligerent support of one’s country

Question 13

Knell

Answer 13

N. sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

Question 14

Lachrymose

Answer 14

Adj. tearful

Question 15

Magnate

Answer 15

N. powerful or influential person

Question 16

Nascent

Answer 16

N. starting to develop; coming into existence

Question 17

Obsequious

Answer 17

Adj. overly submissive and eager to please

Question 18

Pallid

Answer 18

Adj. lacking color or liveliness

Question 19

Quotidian

Answer 19

Adj. occurring daily; commonplace

Question 20

Redress

Answer 20

N. relief from wrong or injury

Question 21

Salient

Answer 21

Adj. prominent; of notable significance

Question 22

Tangential

Answer 22

Adj. digressing; diverting

Question 23

Unequivocal

Answer 23

Adj. absolute; certain

Question 24

Verdant

Answer 24

Adj. green with vegetation; inexperienced

Question 25

Winsome

Answer 25

Adj. charming; happily engaging

Question 26

Zephyr

Answer 26

N. a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial