Vocab 426-450

Question 1

concise

Answer 1

expressing much in few words

Question 2

astute

Answer 2

clever, showing keen understanding

Question 3

embezzle

Answer 3

to steal money entrusted to one’s care

Question 4

garble

Answer 4

to confuse; jumble; distort

Question 5

boundless

Answer 5

vast; unlimited

Question 6

ruthless

Answer 6

without pity, cruel, merciless

Question 7

compromise

Answer 7

to put in danger, to weaken

Question 8

rational

Answer 8

reasonable

Question 9

eradicate

Answer 9

to remove or destroy completely

Question 10

arbitrary

Answer 10

based not on a rule but on luck or whim

Question 11

impoverished

Answer 11

poor

Question 12

alien

Answer 12

foreign, unfamiliar, strange

Question 13

somber

Answer 13

gloomy

Question 14

glutton

Answer 14

a person who eats and drinks excessively

Question 15

submissive

Answer 15

humbly obedient, giving in easily

Question 16

subordinate

Answer 16

of lesser importance or rank

Question 17

considerate

Answer 17

showing regard for others’ feelings

Question 18

unanimity

Answer 18

undivided opinion, agreement by all

Question 19

indentation

Answer 19

a notch or depression

Question 20

prattle

Answer 20

to chatter, babble

Question 21

implacable

Answer 21

incapable of being calmed or smoothed

Question 22

ornate

Answer 22

elaborately decorated, fancy

Question 23

propriety

Answer 23

properness

Question 24

chide

Answer 24

to scold

Question 25

convivial

Answer 25

having a friendly festive atmosphere