176-200

Question 1

compass

Answer 1

are; range; scope

Question 2

hermetic

Answer 2

completely sealed, esp. from entry or escape of air

Question 3

exigent

Answer 3

requiring immediate action

Question 4

erudite

Answer 4

well-educated

Question 5

entail

Answer 5

to have as a necessary result

Question 6

commiserate

Answer 6

to express sympathy

Question 7

adulation

Answer 7

excessive flattery or admiration

Question 8

aspiration

Answer 8

a strong desire for achievement

Question 9

temerity

Answer 9

willingness to do or say something that shocks or upsets people

Question 10

nebulous

Answer 10

unclear; vague

Question 11

facetious

Answer 11

playfully humorous

Question 12

superflous

Answer 12

unnecessary; extra

Question 13

approbation

Answer 13

official approval

Question 14

envelop

Answer 14

to enclose or suround

Question 15

generic

Answer 15

without a trademark; general

Question 16

relegate

Answer 16

to assign to an obscure place or condition; to send away

Question 17

empirical

Answer 17

based on experience rather than a theory

Question 18

argot

Answer 18

specialized vocabulary

Question 19

incur

Answer 19

to acquire or sustain something undesirable

Question 20

recount

Answer 20

to tell in detail

Question 21

prerogative

Answer 21

an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position

Question 22

bromide

Answer 22

commonplace remark intended to calm; platitude

Question 23

replicate

Answer 23

to copy, reproduce, or repeat

Question 24

maticarchy

Answer 24

a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother’s side of the family

Question 25

enmity

Answer 25

the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies

Question 26

empathy

Answer 26

ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions

Question 27

halcyon

Answer 27

calm; peaceful

Question 28

adduce

Answer 28

to show as an example or means of proving something

Question 29

preclude

Answer 29

to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of

Question 30

enumerate

Answer 30

to count off or list

Question 31

ambiance

Answer 31

enviornment

Question 32

comprhensive

Answer 32

complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

Question 33

adumbrate

Answer 33

to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow

Question 34

protocol

Answer 34

the customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior; the plan for carrying out a scientific study

Question 35

feasible

Answer 35

capable of being done

Question 36

connote

Answer 36

to imply something beyond a literal meaning

Question 37

doctrinaire

Answer 37

inflexibly maintaining an idea without regard to practicality

Question 38

veer

Answer 38

to change direction

Question 39

fluent

Answer 39

easy; graceful

Question 40

gender

Answer 40

sexual identity; esp. in relation to society or culture

Question 41

abet

Answer 41

to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

Question 42

flaunt

Answer 42

to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast

Question 43

fanfare

Answer 43

a showy public display

Question 44

paradigm

Answer 44

an example; a model