Barron's 3

Question 1

clamor

Answer 1

noisy outcry

Question 2

visage

Answer 2

appearance, aspect

Question 3

fervor

Answer 3

warmth and intensity of emotion

Question 4

analgesic

Answer 4

medication that reduces or eliminates pain

Question 5

arduous

Answer 5

extremely difficult; laborious

Question 6

solvent

Answer 6

able to meet financial obligations

Question 7

carnal

Answer 7

of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities

Question 8

fauna

Answer 8

animals of a period o region

Question 9

insouciant

Answer 9

indifferent; lacking concern or care

Question 10

astringent

Answer 10

harsh; severe

Question 11

apprise

Answer 11

to inform

Question 12

welter

Answer 12

wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

Question 13

extemporaneous

Answer 13

unrehearsed

Question 14

demographic

Answer 14

related to population balance

Question 15

egotistical

Answer 15

excessively self-centered; conceited

Question 16

impede

Answer 16

to hinder; block

Question 17

clique

Answer 17

a small, exclusive group

Question 18

provident

Answer 18

providing for future need, frugal

Question 19

impute

Answer 19

to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

Question 20

permeable

Answer 20

penetrable

Question 21

recalcitrant

Answer 21

resisting authority or control

Question 22

stricture

Answer 22

something that restrains, negative criticism

Question 23

occult

Answer 23

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

Question 24

gossamer

Answer 24

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

Question 25

interdict

Answer 25

to forbid; prohibit

Question 26

hirsute

Answer 26

covered with hair

Question 27

celestial

Answer 27

concerned with sky or heavens; sublime

Question 28

talisman

Answer 28

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

Question 29

evince

Answer 29

to show plainly; be an indication of

Question 30

extrapolation

Answer 30

the act of estimation by projecting known information