1051-1100

Question 1

engender

Answer 1

v. to beget; to cause; to promote

Question 2

phlegmatic

Answer 2

adj. having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional

Question 3

solicitous

Answer 3

adj. showing great concern for to attention to another; anxious or concerned

Question 4

recede

Answer 4

v. to go back; to withdraw

Question 5

laudable

Answer 5

adj. worthy of praise

Question 6

burgeon

Answer 6

v. to sprout or grow rapidly

Question 7

halcyon

Answer 7

adj. calm; peaceful

Question 8

allegory

Answer 8

n. a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation

Question 9

hubris

Answer 9

n. excessive pride

Question 10

apogee

Answer 10

n. the highest point; the farthest point in a satellite’s orbit

Question 11

sully

Answer 11

v. to dirty or tarnish, esp. by disgracing

Question 12

ensue

Answer 12

v. to happen subsequently

Question 13

catharsis

Answer 13

n. purging of the emotions

Question 14

choleric

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adj. easily angered; bad-tempered

Question 15

mnemonic

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adj. pertaining to or assisting the memory

Question 16

equivocal

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adj. capable of multiple interpretations; unclear

Question 17

reprehensible

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adj. deserving to be severely criticized

Question 18

banish

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v. to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

Question 19

sullen

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adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

Question 20

putrid

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adj. in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten

Question 21

epitome

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n. a representative example of a type

Question 22

assimilate

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v. to take in as one’s own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group

Question 23

robust

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adj. strong and full of health

Question 24

congenial

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adj. suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

Question 25

elaborate

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adj. detailed; carefully thorough

Question 26

defer

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v. to delay; to put off

Question 27

transient

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adj. passing with time; remaining only briefly

Question 28

hemorrhage

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v. to bleed profusely; to lose (something valuable) rapidly and in great quantity

Question 29

opportunist

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n. one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so

Question 30

precarious

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adj. dangerously insecure or unstable

Question 31

germane

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adj. fitting and appropriate

Question 32

allege

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v. to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof

Question 33

reticence

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n. the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative

Question 34

inculcate

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v. to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill

Question 35

burnish

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v. to polish

Question 36

inordinate

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adj. excessive, unrestrained

Question 37

abdicate

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v. to willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc.; to choose not to fulfill a role or duty

Question 38

extricate

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v. to remove from an entanglement or difficulty

Question 39

crevice

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n. a crack or narrow fissure

Question 40

austere

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adj. stern or severe in appearance; without luxury

Question 41

manifest

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adj. obvious; very clear; evident

Question 42

voracious

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adj. devouring; extremely hungry

Question 43

repose

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n. relaxation; a state of rest

Question 44

abrade

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v. to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping

Question 45

hoodwink

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v. to deceive; to mislead

Question 46

bondage

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n. slavery; servitude

Question 47

premonition

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n. a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

Question 48

dismay

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v. to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion

Question 49

posterity

Answer 49

n. future generations

Question 50

magnanimous

Answer 50

adj. generous; noble in mind