11/01/13 Vocab

Question 1

Salient

Answer 1

Most noticeable or important; prominent

Question 2

Sinewy

Answer 2

Lean and muscular

Question 3

Encompass

Answer 3

Surround and have or hold within

Question 4

Imperious

Answer 4

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Question 5

Impalpable

Answer 5

Unable to be felt by touch; hard to comprehend

Question 6

Interminable

Answer 6

Endless, often used hypothertically

Question 7

Asyndeton

Answer 7

The omission of conjunctions between the parts of a sentence

Question 8

Cacophony

Answer 8

A discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds; dissoance

Question 9

Chiasmus

Answer 9

A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

Question 10

Colloquialism

Answer 10

A word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations; the use of colloquial words and phrases

Question 11

Conceit

Answer 11

An excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability or wit, or something that is construed in the mind; a thought, an idea

Question 12

Uncanny

Answer 12

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Question 13

Solicitor

Answer 13

(As used) A member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyance, the drawing of wills, and other legal matters

Question 14

Forestall

Answer 14

Prevent or obstruct an anticipated event or action by taking action ahead of time

Question 15

Dissipated

Answer 15

Past of dissipate, meaning disperse, scatter, or disappear

Question 16

Physiognomy

Answer 16

A person’s facial features, esp. in regards to ethnicity

Question 17

Aquiline

Answer 17

Like an eagle; hacked or curved like an eagle’s beak

Question 18

Profusion

Answer 18

An abundance or large quantity of something

Question 19

Pallor

Answer 19

An unhealthy pale appearance

Question 20

Coarse

Answer 20

Rough or loose in texture or grain

Question 21

(R)

Most noticeable or important; prominent

Answer 21

Salient

Question 22

(R)

Lean and muscular

Answer 22

Sinewy

Question 23

(R)

Surround and have or hold within

Answer 23

Encompass

Question 24

(R)

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Answer 24

Imperious

Question 25

(R)

Unable to be felt by touch; hard to comprehend

Answer 25

Impalpable

Question 26

(R)

Endless, often used hypothertically

Answer 26

Interminable

Question 27

(R)

The omission of conjunctions between the parts of a sentence

Answer 27

Asyndeton

Question 28

(R)

A discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds; dissoance

Answer 28

Cacophony

Question 29

(R)

A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

Answer 29

Chiasmus

Question 30

(R)

A word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations; the use of colloquial words and phrases

Answer 30

Colloquialism

Question 31

(R)

An excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability or wit, or something that is construed in the mind; a thought, an idea

Answer 31

Conceit

Question 32

(R)

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Answer 32

Uncanny

Question 33

(R)

(As used) A member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyance, the drawing of wills, and other legal matters

Answer 33

Solicitor

Question 34

(R)

Prevent or obstruct an anticipated event or action by taking action ahead of time

Answer 34

Forestall

Question 35

(R)

Past of dissipate, meaning disperse, scatter, or disappear

Answer 35

Dissipated

Question 36

(R)

A person’s facial features, esp. in regards to ethnicity

Answer 36

Physiognomy

Question 37

(R)

Like an eagle; hacked or curved like an eagle’s beak

Answer 37

Aquiline

Question 38

(R)

An abundance or large quantity of something

Answer 38

Profusion

Question 39

(R)

An unhealthy pale appearance

Answer 39

Pallor

Question 40

(R)

Rough or loose in texture or grain

Answer 40

Coarse