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100

the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items

SUM

100

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

ASCETIC

100

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

ENIGMA

100

Subtle

delicate, elusive

100

Kevin James “weds” this former “SNL” star at the Niagara Falls in the 2007 film “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.”

Adam Sandler

200

divide into two parts

BISECT

200

freedom from external control or influence; independence

AUTONOMY

200

lack of interest or concern : indifference

APATHY

200

WARY

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

200

A Florida mom invented one version of this twirling gizmo back in the 1990s; 20 years later, they became a craze.

fidget spinner

300

a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another

QUOTIENT

300

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt

DISDAIN

300

the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness

CANDOR

300

VILIFY

speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

300

“The best sports innovation in the last 50 years has got to be the addition of the 3-point play to basketball, it opens up the whole court.”

“Nope, sorry, it’s actually the use of this immediate rebroadcasting of a game segment (for all us guys who missed it while we were in the bathroom).”

instant replay

400

the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other

RATIO

400

not harmful or offensive

INNOCOUS

400

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

RETICENT

400

MISNOMER

a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term

400

Ahoy, I’m SpongeBob SquarePants. My pet snail Gary & I live in one of these tropical fruits in Bikini Bottom.

pineapple

500

of or expressed by a mathematical exponent

EXPONENTIAL

500

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

BANAL

500

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

AESTHETIC

500

CATALYST

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change

500

In “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, Harry and Hermione ride Buckbeak, this type of mythical creature.

hippogriff