401-500 Flashcards

Question

Scintilla

Answer 1

Trace amount *there was a scintilla of coke at the bottom of the inmate’s bag that made me believe she was high*

Answer 2

Behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state *The act of killing Prim was a sedition that echoed through the districts*

Answer 3

Aware; conscious; able to perceive *The sentient patient was orientation to place, time, and event*

Answer 4

Angelic; sweet *Outside she looked seraphic but she was really adventurous with men*

Answer 5

A well-paying job or office that requires little or no work *The dream would have to be a sinecure with job security*

Answer 6

To calm down or moderate *In order to slake the uneasy feeling, he looked in the closet to double check no one was in there*

Answer 7

Nickname *My sobriquet since I’ve been 10 has been Tori*

Answer 8

Grammatical mistake *I probably made so many solecisms in my writing portion of the test*

Answer 9

Causing sleep or lethargy *The gummy unexpectedly was soporific and soon I couldn’t keep my eyes open*

Answer 10

Highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere *I prefer to live a spartan lifestyle and keep it simple and easy*

Answer 11

Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious *Tj’s post party cleanup was specious until my parents found the alcohol in the trash bin*

Answer 12

Frolicsome; playful *His sportive nature made him popular with the kids*

Answer 13

A state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation *The room was left in stasis after the death of their son*

Answer 14

Extremely loud *The stentorian speaker almost blew out my ear drum*

Answer 15

A mark of shame or discredit *The tattoo above the tailbone became a stigma for loose women*

Answer 16

Unemotional; lacking sensitivity *I was shocked by my stolid manner when meeting up with my ex because I was worried I would fold*

Answer 17

Trick designed to deceive an enemy *The slight of hand was a stratagem that worked to fool the thief*

Answer 18

To tarnish; to taint *My image was sullied when the video of me as Vicky came out*

Answer 19

To replace (another) by force; to take the place of *Honestly it’s scary thinking I would rather another U.S. citizen to supplant either president chosen this November*

Answer 20

Excessive amount *The were a surfeit of tiny ducks around the office hiding in plain sight*

Answer 21

Rude and bad-tempered *The surly lady calling out orders at the airport was a huge bitch and pissed me off*

Answer 22

A person devoted to pleasure and luxury *In another life I could see Madi being a sybarite and got thrown into a very different situation in this life*

Answer 23

A self-serving flatterer; a yes-man *The managers loved him, I however, found him to be a boring sycophant with a huge ego*

Answer 24

Cooperation; mutual helpfulness *We had come to be in a symbiotic relationship and everything was easy*

Answer 25

Temporary irregularity in musical rhythm *The use of syncopation in this song really elevated the experience*

Answer 26

Done without using words *I would hope that cleaning up at yourself as a guest was a more tacit decision*

Answer 27

Silent; not talkative *The taciturn in the office always made me feel uncomfortable*

Answer 28

Gaudy, cheap, or showy *The tawdry prom dress of hers was the talk of the town*

Answer 29

Digressing; diverting *The conversation kept getting a tad tangential and needed to be redirected*

Answer 30

Earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace *the terrestrial plane was vibrant and luscious*

Answer 31

A long, harsh speech or verbal attack *My mom went on a whole tirade when I misunderstood her over text*

Answer 32

One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors *I really believe that toadies are in genuine and some of the worst kinds of people to befriend*

Answer 33

A book, usually a large and academic one *He had a plethora of tomes in his at home library*

Answer 34

Extreme mental and physical sluggishness *After a weekend in Vegas I was in a state of torpor for a couple days before I revived*

Answer 35

Temporary; lasting a brief time *My time as a server was transitory but taught me a lot about myself*

Answer 36

Acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective *I was amazed by the clinicians trenchant treatment plan and was cleared two days later*

Answer 37

Swollen as from a fluid; bloated *I was turgid after a long night of getting drunk and eating bad food*

Answer 38

Beginner; novice *Julian was still a tyro at producing when he landed the opportunity to produce Ravens*

Answer 39

Offense; resentment *I felt a great deal of umbrage when I didn’t get asked to be her maid of honor*

Answer 40

Unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust *The unconscionable sentence for the young man was 3x longer than white men committing the same crime*

Answer 41

Absolute; certain *I made the unequivocal decision to move out of state by not resigning my lease*

Answer 42

To scold sharply *I felt like I upbraided Tj more for his actions than either one of my parents*

Answer 43

The practice of lending money at exorbitant rates *at this rate my dad was almost a usury asking for wild interest rates*

Answer 44

To physically sway; to be indecisive *All the great food options made me vacillate because I couldn’t decide which one sounded better*

Answer 45

Varied; marked with different colors *The variegated selection of movies got her excited*

Answer 46

Worthy of respect or reverence due to age, wisdom, dignity, or position *The venerable judge was known for staying unbiased and never getting involved with either side*

Answer 47

To respect deeply *I venerate my abuela so much for raising 8 kids*

Answer 48

Filled with truth and accuracy *The speaker spoke with so much veracity I got goosebumps*

Answer 49

Wordy *I have to get verbose with my writing for the GRE*

Answer 50

Green with vegetation; inexperienced *I had no idea that Washington would be so verdant but it does make a lot of sense when I think about it*

Answer 51

Related to spring; fresh *The vernal smell with the cherry blossoms blooming was priceless*

Answer 52

A trace; a remnant *he left a vestige of the cocaine in the bathroom and was caught*

Answer 53

To annoy, irritate, puzzle, or confuse *The connections today vexed me and it took almost all my tries to win*

Answer 54

A change or variation *The recent vicissitude in pre checklist at the company took a while to get used to*

Answer 55

Vitality and energy *The vim that Brooke embodies is truly a sight and inspiring*

Answer 56

Thick and adhesive, a slow-flowing fluid *My loogie felt very viscous when I coughed it up*

Answer 57

To abuse verbally; to berate *The way her disgusting partner would vituperate her made me sick to my stomach*

Answer 58

Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive *His volatile persona made going to work entertaining*

Answer 59

Talkative; speaking easily; glib *I sometimes get very high and get voluble about almost any topic*

Answer 60

Sickly pale *The patient became very wan in the face and lips turned blue meaning her sats were dropping*

Answer 61

Undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless *the wanton group of high schoolers were finally put in jail for their actions*

Answer 62

Clever; deceptive *She was a wily one and could easily let herself in the fridge as a puppy*

Answer 63

Charming; happily engaging *Julian was very winsome and said all the right things*

Answer 64

Shriveled; withered; wrinkled *The lack of sunscreen made her all wizened and ashy*

Answer 65

A ghost or specter; a ghost or a living person seen just before his or her death *I was always skeptical of those that said they could see wraiths of strangers*

Answer 66

A fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers *The clear xenophobia of conservative voters in America makes me disliked them more*

Answer 67

To join together *We decided to yoke both sides of the family for a massive Thanksgiving dinner*

Answer 68

Passion; excitement *She had such a zeal about movie making she could name directors for a lot of classic movies*

Answer 69

Someone passionately devoted to a cause *Sophia bush is a known zealot for speaking up for oppressed groups*

Answer 70

The point of culmination; peak *The zenith of his career in acting was his Marvel deput*