Barron's 10

Question 1

hieroglyphics

Answer 1

a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

Question 2

impinge

Answer 2

to strike; encroach

Question 3

phoenix

Answer 3

anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

Question 4

conjugal

Answer 4

relating to marriage

Question 5

overweening

Answer 5

showing excessive confidence or pride

Question 6

effervescence

Answer 6

state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes

Question 7

fledgling

Answer 7

immature, beginner; novice

Question 8

beneficent

Answer 8

kindly; doing good

Question 9

antediluvian

Answer 9

prehistoric

Question 10

daunt

Answer 10

to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

Question 11

concomitant

Answer 11

existing concurrently

Question 12

monolithic

Answer 12

solid and uniform; constituing a single, unified whole

Question 13

fallacious

Answer 13

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

Question 14

appropriate

Answer 14

to take possession of for one’s own use; confiscate

Question 15

froward

Answer 15

a person that is difficult to deal with

Question 16

litany

Answer 16

lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

Question 17

conundrum

Answer 17

riddle; puzzle with no solution

Question 18

recluse

Answer 18

person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

Question 19

vendetta

Answer 19

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Question 20

interpolate

Answer 20

to insert; change by adding new words or material

Question 21

cozen

Answer 21

to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve

Question 22

expository

Answer 22

explanatory

Question 23

insuperable

Answer 23

impossible to overcome

Question 24

affinity

Answer 24

fondness; liking; similarity

Question 25

impassive

Answer 25

showing no emotion

Question 26

partisan

Answer 26

one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause

Question 27

magnanimity

Answer 27

generosity; nobility

Question 28

flout

Answer 28

to mock

Question 29

banter

Answer 29

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Question 30

stipulate

Answer 30

to specify, demand a requirement (agreement)