300-325

Question 1

blunder

Answer 1

to move carelessly

Question 2

foolhardy

Answer 2

reckless; bold without judgement

Question 3

abundent

Answer 3

in great supply

Question 4

haphazard

Answer 4

mere chance, accident

Question 5

toxic

Answer 5

poisonous

Question 6

bow

Answer 6

forward part of a ship; prow

Question 7

conspire

Answer 7

to plan secretly together

Question 8

erode

Answer 8

to wear away slowly

Question 9

persist

Answer 9

to continue despite difficulty

Question 10

apex

Answer 10

the highest point

Question 11

diction

Answer 11

word choice in speech or writing; degree

Question 12

mentor

Answer 12

a counselor or teacher

Question 13

bravura

Answer 13

a showy display

Question 14

segue

Answer 14

a easy effective or uninterrupted transition

Question 15

brazen

Answer 15

showing shameless insolent boldness; made of brass

Question 16

jingoism

Answer 16

an extreme patriotism

Question 17

extradite

Answer 17

to deliver someone to the authority of another government or jurisdiction

Question 18

dappled

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spotted

Question 19

abridge

Answer 19

to reduce in scope

Question 20

jaundice

Answer 20

prejudice; bias; a yellowish discoloration of the skin

Question 21

eloquent

Answer 21

articulate; convincing and effective in speech

Question 22

clairvoyent

Answer 22

having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses

Question 23

derive

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to obtain from a specific source

Question 24

onerous

Answer 24

burdensome, hard to bear

Question 25

dovetail

Answer 25

to combine or interlock into a unified whole

Question 26

millennium

Answer 26

a period of 1000 years

Question 27

docile

Answer 27

easy to teach; submissive

Question 28

nascent

Answer 28

coming into being; being born

Question 29

venture

Answer 29

to take a risk; to dare; to dare to go

Question 30

pious

Answer 30

exhibiting reverence and religious observation

Question 31

menagerie

Answer 31

a collection of wild and strange animals kept in cages

Question 32

mesmerize

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to hypnotize or spellbind

Question 33

commence

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to begin

Question 34

oust

Answer 34

to eject or expel

Question 35

nonpareil

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having no equal

Question 36

manacles

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shackles; handcuffs

Question 37

passe

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old fashioned; out-of-style

Question 38

opaque

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not letting in light; unintelligible

Question 39

sententious

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expressing much in few words; giving to pompous moralizing

Question 40

precursor

Answer 40

something or someone that comes before another and announces or suggest what is to come

Question 41

pedantic

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putting unnecessary stress or minor or purely academic knowledge

Question 42

parsimony

Answer 42

excessive care in spending; stinginess

Question 43

mecenary

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greedy; motivated by the desire for money

Question 44

forte

Answer 44

something at which a person excels

Question 45

pervade

Answer 45

to spread through or be present throughout

Question 46

convey

Answer 46

to carry or transmit; to communicate

Question 47

obtrude

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to push forward to impose on others

Question 48

mayhem

Answer 48

deliberate injury of someone, maiming; state of violent chaos

Question 49

prevalent

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dominant; widespread

Question 50

mandarin

Answer 50

a high government official; a member of an elite group esp high status in intellectual or cultural circles