1. mien- manner

26. solace- comfort

2. taciturn- quiet

27. aver- assert

3. sardonic- scornful

28. squalid- wretched

4. innocuous- harmless

29. solemn- serious

5. melancholy- sad, gloomy

30. resolute- determined

6. poignant- touching

31. evade- avoid

7. forlorn- abandoned

32. rupture- break

8. querulous- complaining

33. abhor- hate

9. tenuous- flimsy

34. compunction- guilt

10. impudent- disrespectful

35. inexorable- unyielding

11. demur- object

36. affable- pleasant

12. intangible- vague

37. meager- scant

13. repugnant- distasteful

38. injunction- order

14. scintillate- sparkle

39. induce- persuade

15. obstinate- stubborn

40. benevolence- kindness

16. sedentary- inactive

41. placid- calm

17. preclude- prevent

42. intricate- complex

18. brink- edge

43. facetious- joking

19. excursion- trip

44. inclination- tendency

20. convivial- sociable

45. languid- listless; weak

21. scrupulous- careful

46. audacity- boldness

22. suffocate- smother

47. somber- gloomy

23. feign- pretend

48. opaque- dull

24. indolent- lazy

49. austere- plain

25. spectral- ghostly

50. conjecture- guess