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Question 1

Arduous

Answer 1

Strenuous; requiring significant effort

Sentence: math is an arduous subject

Question 2

Ascetic

Ass-ce-tic

Answer 2

One who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideas

Eg: monk

Sentence: a monk is ascetic

Question 3

Austere

Aw-stere

Answer 3

Simple.

Sentence: a monk lives an austere life.

Question 4

Ameliorate

Answer 4

To make better or more tolerable

Sentence: the only ameliorate part of the govt are the laws.

Question 5

Axiom

Axe-e-um

Answer 5

It’s truth is assumed to be self-evident.

A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits.

Question 6

Axiomatic

Answer 6

Self-evident or unquestionable

Sentence: what she claims is axiomatic

Question 7

Bucolic

Answer 7

Characteristics of rural areas and there inhabitants

Sentence: they’ve got a bucolic ambiance at the new restaurant.

Question 8

Canonical

Answer 8

Reduced to the simplest and most significant form with out the loss of generality.

Sentence: they have a canonical standard of teaching.

Question 9

Contentious

Answer 9

Argumentative; controversial; quarrelsome.

Sentence: a contentious issue.

Question 10

Convoluted

Answer 10

Complex or complicated.

Sentence: most mathematical theories are convoluted.

Question 11

Culpable

Answer 11

Deserve blame.

Culprit.

Question 12

Disabuse

Answer 12

To set right.

Sentence: they tried to disabuse the situation

Question 13

Eclectic

Answer 13

Deriving ideas, style or tastes from a broad and diverse range of sources

Sentence: they an eclectic clothing line

Question 14

Effrontery

Eff-run-tery

Answer 14

Extreme boldness.

Synonym: audacity

Question 15

Ephemeral

Answer 15

Brief; fleeting; short lived.

Sentence: insects have an ephemeral life

Question 16

Erudite

Eru-dite

Answer 16

Very learned; scholarly
Having or showing great knowledge.

Sentence: he is an erudite man.

Question 17

Eulogy

Answer 17

A speech honoring the dead.

Mnemonic: fault in our stars

Question 18

Extemporaneous

Answer 18

Improvised; spontaneous.

Question 19

Facetious

Fa-see-sious

Answer 19

Playful; deliberate inappropriate humor.
Inappropriately humorous.

Sentence: a facetious remark.

Question 20

Fulminate

Full-men-ate

Answer 20

To loudly attack or dece; explode violently.

Mnemonic: anger

Question 21

Hyperbole

Answer 21

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken seriously.

Sentence:

Question 22

Lucid

Answer 22

Clear; easily understood.

Question 23

Peaen

Pee-en

Answer 23

A song or hymn of praise or thanksgiving

Question 24

Penurious

Pen-nurious

Answer 24

Ungenerous; excessively thrifty; stingy

Question 25

Perfidy

Perf-idy

Answer 25

Being untrustworthy or deceitful; betrayal; sellout

Question 26

Pernicious

Per-ni-cious

Answer 26

Potentially causing death; having a harmful effect.

Sentence:Cancer is a pernicious disease

Question 27

Perspicacious

Per-sp-e-cacious

Answer 27

Having keen mental perception; shrewd.

Question 28

Pious

Pi-ous

Answer 28

Showing strong religious devotion; very religious.

Sentence: Brahmins are a very pious cast.

Question 29

Prolific

Answer 29

Productive; producing large volumes or amounts.

Question 30

Qualms

Answer 30

Causes for hesitancy; misgiving.

Question 31

Recant

Answer 31

To retract; esp a previously held belief.

Question 32

Precipitate

Answer 32

Acting with expressive hassle or impulse; bring about abruptly

Synonym: hasty; rash, hurried, effect, set up

Sentence: it could be precipitated by life changes, such as having a baby

Question 33

Precursor

Answer 33

Something that happens before something else

A person who goes before or announces the coming of another

Sentence: Pride is a precursor to the fall

Question 34

Predilection

Answer 34

A bias in favor of something; preference

Sentence: his bosses predilection for beautiful women

Question 35

Redoubtable

Answer 35

Worthy of honor or respect; inspiring fear.

Sentence: what the attacks proved is that we have a redoubtable and determined enemy.

Question 36

Reticent

Answer 36

Quiet; reserved; not reveling ones thoughts or feelings

Synonym: introvert, restrained

Sentence: she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs

Question 37

Satire

Answer 37

Mockery; a genre of literature characterized by the use to satire

Question 38

Sordid

Answer 38

Foul; Involving or dishonorable actions and motives; dirty

Sentence: I’m not interested in sordid little affairs

Question 39

Squalid

Mnemonic: slums

Answer 39

Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

Sentence: the slums are squalid

Question 40

Squander

Answer 40

To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

Allow an opportunity to pass or be lost.

Question 41

Stoic

Answer 41

Indifferent or unaffected by pleasure or pain

Question 42

Stymie

Sty-me

Answer 42

To block; prevent or hinder progress of.

Synonym: thwart

Sentence: the trouble makers must not be allowed to stymie the studious ones.

Question 43

Supplant

Answer 43

Take the place of; replace

Synonym: supersede

Question 44

Synthesis

Answer 44

The combination of parts to make a whole.

Synonym: combination, blend, compound, fusion

Question 45

Torpid

Answer 45

Lethargic; sluggish, phlegmatic

Question 46

Torque

Answer 46

A force that causes rotation

Question 47

Ubiquitous

U-bi-qui-tous

Answer 47

Widespread; constantly encountered, present, found every where.

Sentence: it’s a ubiquitous species.

Question 48

Veracity

Answer 48

Truthfulness; honestly; Accuracy

Sentence: the officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story

Question 49

Vilify

Answer 49

To defame

Question 50

Virulent

Vir-ulent

Answer 50

Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic