A business that is no longer in operation or a garden that has completely died out after a hot spell is: A) Defunct B) Autonomous C) Fledgling D) Expedient

Which word best describes a professor's article on "the meaning of meaning" that is extremely hard for most people to understand? A) Flippant B) Abstruse C) Tangential D) Orthodox

Aspirin is often taken to ________ headache pain, making it more bearable or relieving it temporarily. A) Vex B) Alleviate C) Flaunt D) Exonerate

A person who is internationally sophisticated and feels at home in many different places or situations is: A) An Expatriate B) A Fledgling C) Cosmopolitan D) A Partisan

To waste an inheritance on trips to Las Vegas instead of managing it carefully is to ________ it. A) Allocate B) Expedite C) Palliate D) Squander

A humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the intended word, such as saying "the pineapple of politeness," is a: A) Fallacy B) Epitome C) Malapropism D) Contretemps

A collection of literary works, such as a volume of important writings by English authors, is known as an: A) Epitome B) Vestige C) Anthology D) Rhetoric

To speed up or ease the progress of something, such as mail delivery or a court case, is to: A) Expedite B) Oscillate C) Debilitate D) Decry

Which term describes an event occurring after one's death, such as the publication of a novel after the author has died? A) Mercenary B) Fledgling C) Posthumous D) Flagrant

When a reporter uses a careful exposé to expose the nonsense of a company's false claims, they ________ those claims. A) Defile B) Debunk C) Decry D) Degenerate

A "glaringly bad" or scandalous error, such as a crime committed in broad daylight, is described as: A) Fledgling B) Replete C) Tangential D) Flagrant

A candidate’s campaign speech that is full of pompous, pretentious writing but lacks substance is dismissed as: A) Cerebral B) Bombast C) Epitome D) Vestige

Which term describes two countries or events that are side by side, adjoining, or happening one right after the other? A) Disparate B) Antipodal C) Contiguous D) Corrugated