376-400

Question 1

ridicule

Answer 1

to make fun of

Question 2

de facto

Answer 2

actual or effective, esp. when without legal authority

Question 3

scour

Answer 3

to wash by scrubbing vigorously

Question 4

pittance

Answer 4

small amount of money

Question 5

cordial

Answer 5

warm and friendly; hearty

Question 6

dictum

Answer 6

an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement

Question 7

palette

Answer 7

a board which an artist can hold while painting and on which colors can be mixed; the range of colors used in a particular painting or by a particular artist

Question 8

pallet

Answer 8

a narrow, hard bed or straw-filled mattress

Question 9

illuminate

Answer 9

to light up

Question 10

confide

Answer 10

to tell something in secret

Question 11

postscript

Answer 11

additional information added to the end of a letter or other document

Question 12

exhaustive

Answer 12

thorough

Question 13

ovation

Answer 13

enthusiastic and lengthy applause

Question 14

bazaar

Answer 14

a market consisting of a street line with shops; a place where miscellaneous items are sold

Question 15

knell

Answer 15

to ring in a slow, solemn way; n. the sound of a bell, esp. of one rung at a funeral; an omen of death, failure, etc

Question 16

ensue

Answer 16

to happen subsequently

Question 17

impalpable

Answer 17

that which cannot be felt by touching; not easily understood

Question 18

dual

Answer 18

composed of two parts

Question 19

gallant

Answer 19

brave and noble

Question 20

effrontery

Answer 20

bold and insulting behavior

Question 21

manuscript

Answer 21

a book or other document written by hand; an author’s original copy of a document submitted for publication

Question 22

diurnal

Answer 22

daily; occurring during the daytime

Question 23

agape

Answer 23

wide open

Question 24

eon

Answer 24

a long period of time

Question 25

decorum

Answer 25

polite behaviors

Question 26

futile

Answer 26

having no useful result

Question 27

aspersion

Answer 27

a remark that attacks one’s reputation

Question 28

conjure

Answer 28

to summon or influence by, or as if by, magic

Question 29

wily

Answer 29

full of cunning

Question 30

regress

Answer 30

to return to a previous state

Question 31

byzantine

Answer 31

highly complicated or intricate; characterized by devious plotting

Question 32

quiver

Answer 32

to shake; to tremble from fear or cold

Question 33

agenda

Answer 33

a list of things to be done

Question 34

emissary

Answer 34

a person sent on a mission to represent another

Question 35

glee

Answer 35

joy; happiness

Question 36

acronym

Answer 36

a word created by initials

Question 37

abate

Answer 37

to lessen in amount, intensify or strength

Question 38

contentious

Answer 38

always ready to argue; quarrelsome

Question 39

zephyr

Answer 39

a gentle, soft breeze

Question 40

agitate

Answer 40

to move violently; to disturbate

Question 41

frolic

Answer 41

to behave playfully and without inhibition

Question 42

dogged

Answer 42

refusing to give up despite difficulties

Question 43

wizened

Answer 43

wrinkled from aging

Question 44

juxtapose

Answer 44

to put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

Question 45

vituperative

Answer 45

harshly critical

Question 46

trenchent

Answer 46

keen and forceful; caustic

Question 47

surrogate

Answer 47

a substitute

Question 48

unfledged

Answer 48

not yet grown; immature; undeveloped

Question 49

bawdy

Answer 49

indecent or humorously coarse; lewd

Question 50

vivacious

Answer 50

full of animation