326-350 AB

Question 1

carcass

Answer 1

the dead body of an animal, esp. one slaughtered for food (also used figuratively)

Question 2

earshot

Answer 2

the distance within which a sound can be heard

Question 3

feisty

Answer 3

irritable; quarrelsome; full of spirit

Question 4

retort

Answer 4

to reply, esp. in a quick or witty manner

Question 5

consort

Answer 5

to associate; to keep company

Question 6

parrot

Answer 6

to blindly repeat or copy

Question 7

extraneous

Answer 7

not an essential part of; unimportant

Question 8

interdict

Answer 8

to forbid or stop the activities or entry of

Question 9

belie

Answer 9

to picture falsely; to contradict

Question 10

solemn

Answer 10

serious; grave

Question 11

vigorous

Answer 11

energetic

Question 12

mire

Answer 12

a swamp or bog

Question 13

synthesis

Answer 13

the combination of separate parts into a unified whole

Question 14

gangly

Answer 14

awkwardly tall

Question 15

mausoleum

Answer 15

a huge tomb

Question 16

maxim

Answer 16

a short saying expressing a general principle

Question 17

regimen

Answer 17

a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect

Question 18

saturnine

Answer 18

of a gloomy temperament

Question 19

stigma

Answer 19

a sign of disgrace; a mark that lowers a reputation

Question 20

histrionic

Answer 20

overly dramatic, theatrical

Question 21

innovative

Answer 21

marked by a new or unusual way of doing things

Question 22

bilious

Answer 22

bad-tempered; cross

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choleric

Answer 23

easily angered; bad-tempered

Question 24

rebuff

Answer 24

to refuse someone; to reject an offer

Question 25

warp

Answer 25

to distort, as a twist or bend

Question 26

obliging

Answer 26

ready to do favors; helpful; courteous

Question 27

whimsical

Answer 27

not able to be predicted; constantly changing

Question 28

nomenclature

Answer 28

a specialized list of terms, words or names

Question 29

redeem

Answer 29

to turn in and receive something in exchange; to make up for

Question 30

pronounced

Answer 30

strongly marked; clearly indicated

Question 31

patent

Answer 31

obvious; evident

Question 32

venerate

Answer 32

to look upon with respect and honor

Question 33

reprehensible

Answer 33

deserving to be severely criticized

Question 34

harrowing

Answer 34

very distressing; painful

Question 35

acoustics

Answer 35

science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

Question 36

collaborate

Answer 36

to work together, esp at an intellectual effort

Question 37

rectitude

Answer 37

conduct according to moral principles

Question 38

panacea

Answer 38

a cure-all or an all-purpose solution

Question 39

squander

Answer 39

to spend wastefully

Question 40

subservient

Answer 40

subordinate in function; obsequious

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capsize

Answer 41

to overturn

Question 42

shiftless

Answer 42

lazy; lacking ambition

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raucous

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loud and harsh

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assert

Answer 44

to stated confidently

Question 45

surmise

Answer 45

to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

Question 46

objective

Answer 46

having actual existence or reality; not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice

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tamper

Answer 47

to interfere, esp. in order to damage or weaken

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eschew

Answer 48

to avoid; to shun

Question 49

tractable

Answer 49

easily managed or controlled ant. intractable

Question 50

fortuitous

Answer 50

occurring by chance (either positive or negative)