Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Barrons 350 > All 350 > Flashcards

All 350 Flashcards

1
Q

abate

A

subside or moderate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

aberrant

A

abnormal or deviant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

abeyance

A

suspended action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

abscond

A

depart secretly and hide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

abstemious

A

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

admonish

A

warn; reprove

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

adulterate

A

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

aesthetic

A

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

aggregate

A

gather; accumulate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

alacrity

A

cheerful promptness; eagerness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

alleviate

A

relieve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

amalgamate

A

combine; unite in one body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ambiguous

A

unclear or doubtful in meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

ambivalence

A

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

ameliorate

A

improve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

anachronism

A

something or someone misplaced in time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

analogous

A

comparable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

anarchy

A

absence of governing body; state of disorder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

anomalous

A

abnormal; irregular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

antipathy

A

aversion; dislike

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

apathy

A

lack of caring; indifference

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

appease

A

pacify or soothe; relieve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

apprise

A

inform

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

approbation

A

approval

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

appropriate

A

acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

arduous

A

hard; strenuous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

artless

A

without guile; open and honest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

ascetic

A

practicing self-denial; austere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

assiduous

A

diligent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

assuage

A

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

attenuate

A

make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density; force; degree)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

audacious

A

daring; bold

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

austere

A

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

aver

A

assert confidently or declare; as used in law; state formally as a fact

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

banal

A

hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

belie

A

contradict; give a false impression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

beneficent

A

kindly; doing good

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

bolster

A

support; reinforce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

bombastic

A

pompous; using inflated language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

boorish

A

rude; insensitive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

burgeon

A

grow forth; send out buds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

burnish

A

make shiny by rubbing; polish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

buttress

A

support; prop up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

cacophonous

A

discordant; inharmonious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

capricious

A

unpredictable; fickle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

castigation

A

punishment; severe criticism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

catalyst

A

agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction; development; or change

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

caustic

A

burning; sarcastically biting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

chicanery

A

trickery; deception

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

coagulate

A

thicken; congeal; clot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

coda

A

concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

cogent

A

convincing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

commensurate

A

corresponding in extent; degree; amount; etc.; proportionate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

compendium

A

brief; comprehensive summary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

complaisant

A

trying to please; overly polite; obliging

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

compliant

A

yielding; conforming to requirements

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

conciliatory

A

reconciling; soothing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

condone

A

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

confound

A

confuse; puzzle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

connoisseur

A

person competent to act as a judge of art; etc.; a lover of an art

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

contention

A

claim; thesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

contentious

A

quarrelsome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

contrite

A

penitent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

conundrum

A

riddle; difficult problem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

converge

A

approach; tend to meet; come together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

convoluted

A

coiled around; involved; intricate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

craven

A

cowardly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

daunt

A

intimidate; frighten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

decorum

A

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

default

A

failure to act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

deference

A

courteous regard for another’s wish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

delineate

A

portray; depict; sketch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

denigrate

A

blacken

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

deride

A

ridicule; make fun of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

derivative

A

unoriginal; obtained from another source

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

desiccate

A

dry up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

desultory

A

aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

deterrent

A

something that discourages; hindrance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

diatribe

A

bitter scolding; invective

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

dichotomy

A

split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

diffidence

A

shyness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

diffuse

A

wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

digression

A

wandering away from the subject

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

dirge

A

lament with music

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

disabuse

A

correct a false impression; undeceive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

discerning

A

mentally quick and observant; having insight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

discordant

A

not harmonious; conflicting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

discredit

A

defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

discrepancy

A

lack of consistency; difference

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

discrete

A

separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

disingenuous

A

lacking genuine candor; insincere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

disinterested

A

unprejudiced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

disjointed

A

lacking coherence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

dismiss

A

eliminate from consideration; reject

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

disparage

A

belittle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
96
Q

disparate

A

basically different; unrelated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
97
Q

dissemble

A

disguise; pretend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
98
Q

disseminate

A

distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
99
Q

dissolution

A

disintegration; looseness in morals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
100
Q

dissonance

A

discord; opposite of harmony

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
101
Q

distend

A

expand; swell out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
102
Q

distill

A

purify; refine; concentrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
103
Q

diverge

A

vary; go in different directions from the same point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
104
Q

divest

A

strip; deprive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
105
Q

document

A

provide written evidence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
106
Q

dogmatic

A

opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
107
Q

dormant

A

sleeping; lethargic; latent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
108
Q

dupe

A

someone easily fooled

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
109
Q

ebullient

A

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
110
Q

eclectic

A

selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
111
Q

efficacy

A

power to produce desired effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
112
Q

effrontery

A

impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
113
Q

elegy

A

poem or song expressing lamentation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
114
Q

inadvertently

A

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
115
Q

inchoate

A

recently begun; rudimentary; elementary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
116
Q

incongruity

A

lack of harmony; absurdity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
117
Q

inconsequential

A

insignificant; unimportant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
118
Q

incorporate

A

introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
119
Q

indeterminate

A

uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
120
Q

indigence

A

poverty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
121
Q

indolent

A

lazy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
122
Q

inert

A

inactive; lacking power to move

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
123
Q

ingenuous

A

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
124
Q

inherent

A

firmly established by nature or habit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
125
Q

innocuous

A

harmless

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
126
Q

insensible

A

unconscious; unresponsive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
127
Q

insinuate

A

hint; imply; creep in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
128
Q

insipid

A

lacking in flavor; dull

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
129
Q

insularity

A

narrow-mindedness; isolation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
130
Q

intractable

A

unruly; stubborn; unyielding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
131
Q

intransigence

A

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
132
Q

inundate

A

overwhelm; flood; submerge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
133
Q

inured

A

accustomed; hardened

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
134
Q

invective

A

abuse

135
Q

irascible

A

irritable; easily angered

136
Q

irresolute

A

uncertain how to act; weak

137
Q

itinerary

A

plan of a trip

138
Q

laconic

A

brief and to the point

139
Q

lassitude

A

languor; weariness

140
Q

latent

A

potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden

141
Q

laud

A

praise

142
Q

lethargic

A

drowsy; dull

143
Q

levee

A

earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding

144
Q

levity

A

lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity

145
Q

log

A

record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities

146
Q

loquacious

A

talkative

147
Q

lucid

A

easily understood; clear; intelligible

148
Q

luminous

A

shining; issuing light

149
Q

magnanimity

A

generosity

150
Q

malingerer

A

one who feigns illness to escape duty

151
Q

malleable

A

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

152
Q

maverick

A

rebel; nonconformist

153
Q

mendacious

A

lying; habitually dishonest

154
Q

metamorphosis

A

change of form

155
Q

meticulous

A

excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

156
Q

misanthrope

A

one who hates mankind

157
Q

mitigate

A

lessen in intensity; moderate; appease

158
Q

mollify

A

soothe

159
Q

morose

A

ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

160
Q

mundane

A

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

161
Q

negate

A

cancel out; nullify; deny

162
Q

neophyte

A

recent convert; beginner

163
Q

obdurate

A

stubborn

164
Q

obsequious

A

slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

165
Q

obviate

A

make unnecessary; get rid of

166
Q

occlude

A

shut; close

167
Q

officious

A

meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

168
Q

onerous

A

burdensome

169
Q

opprobium

A

infamy; vilification

170
Q

elicit

A

draw out by discussion

171
Q

embellish

A

adorn; ornament; enhance; as a story

172
Q

empirical

A

base on experience

173
Q

emulate

A

imitate; rival

174
Q

endemic

A

prevailing among a specific group of people or an area

175
Q

enervate

A

weaken

176
Q

engender

A

cause; produce

177
Q

enhance

A

increase; improve

178
Q

ephemeral

A

short-lived; fleeting

179
Q

equanimity

A

calmness of temperament; composure

180
Q

equivocate

A

lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

181
Q

erudite

A

learned; scholarly

182
Q

esoteric

A

hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

183
Q

eulogy

A

expression of praise; often on the occasion of someone’s death

184
Q

euphemism

A

mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

185
Q

exacerbate

A

worsen; embitter

186
Q

exculpate

A

clear from blame

187
Q

exigency

A

urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention

188
Q

extrapolation

A

projection; superfluous

189
Q

facetious

A

joking (often inappropriately); humorous

190
Q

facilitate

A

help bring about; make less difficult

191
Q

fallacious

A

false; misleading

192
Q

fatuous

A

brainless; inane; foolish; yet smug

193
Q

fawning

A

trying to please by behaving obsequiously; flattering or cringing

194
Q

felicitous

A

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

195
Q

fervor

A

glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

196
Q

flag

A

droop; grow feeble

197
Q

fledgling

A

inexperienced

198
Q

flout

A

reject; mock; show contempt for

199
Q

foment

A

stir up; instigate

200
Q

forestall

A

prevent by taking action in advance

201
Q

frugality

A

thrift; economy

202
Q

futile

A

useless; hopeless; ineffectual

203
Q

gainsay

A

deny

204
Q

garrulous

A

loquacious; wordy; talkative

205
Q

goad

A

urge on

206
Q

gouge

A

overcharge

207
Q

grandiloquent

A

pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

208
Q

gregarious

A

sociable

209
Q

guileless

A

without deceit

210
Q

gullible

A

easily deceived

211
Q

harangue

A

long; passionate; and vehement speech

212
Q

homogenous

A

of the same kind

213
Q

hyperbole

A

exaggeration; overstatement

214
Q

iconoclast

A

attacking cherished traditions

215
Q

idolatry

A

worship of idols; excessive admiration

216
Q

immutable

A

unchangeable

217
Q

impair

A

injure; hurt

218
Q

impassive

A

without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

219
Q

impede

A

hinder; block

220
Q

impermeable

A

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance

221
Q

imperturbable

A

calm; placid

222
Q

impervious

A

impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

223
Q

implacable

A

incapable of being pacified

224
Q

implicit

A

understood but not stated

225
Q

implode

A

burst inward

226
Q

oscillate

A

vibrate pendulumlike; waver

227
Q

ostentatious

A

showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

228
Q

paragon

A

model of perfection

229
Q

partisan

A

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

230
Q

pathological

A

pertaining to disease

231
Q

paucity

A

scarcity

232
Q

pedantic

A

showing off learning; bookish

233
Q

penchant

A

strong inclination; liking

234
Q

penury

A

severe poverty; stinginess

235
Q

perennial

A

something long-lasting

236
Q

perfidious

A

treacherous; disloyal

237
Q

perfunctory

A

superficial; not thorough; lacking interest; care; or enthusiasm

238
Q

permeable

A

penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

239
Q

pervasive

A

spread throughout

240
Q

phlegmatic

A

calm; not easily disturbed

241
Q

piety

A

devoutness; reverence for God

242
Q

placate

A

pacify; conciliate

243
Q

plasticity

A

ability to be molded

244
Q

platitude

A

trite remark; commonplace statement

245
Q

plethora

A

excess; overabundance

246
Q

plummet

A

fall sharply

247
Q

porous

A

full of pores; like a sieve

248
Q

pragmatic

A

practical (as opposed to idealistic)

249
Q

preamble

A

introductory statement

250
Q

precarious

A

uncertain; risky

251
Q

precipitate

A

rash; premature; hasty; sudden

252
Q

precursor

A

forerunner; harbinger

253
Q

presumptuous

A

arrogant; taking liberties

254
Q

prevaricate

A

lie

255
Q

pristine

A

characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

256
Q

probity

A

uprightness; incorruptibility

257
Q

problematic

A

doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

258
Q

prodigal

A

wasteful; reckless with money

259
Q

profound

A

deep; not superficial; complete

260
Q

prohibitive

A

inclined to prevent or forbid

261
Q

proliferate

A

grow rapidly; spread; multiply

262
Q

propensity

A

natural inclination

263
Q

propitiate

A

appease

264
Q

propriety

A

fitness; correct conduct

265
Q

proscribe

A

ostracize; banish; outlaw

266
Q

pungent

A

stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

267
Q

qualified

A

limited; restricted

268
Q

quibble

A

minor objection or complaint

269
Q

quiescent

A

at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

270
Q

rarefied

A

made less dense (of a gas)

271
Q

recalcitrant

A

obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly

272
Q

recant

A

disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

273
Q

recluse

A

hermit; loner

274
Q

recondite

A

abstruse; profound; secret

275
Q

refractory

A

stubborn; unmanageable

276
Q

refute

A

disprove

277
Q

relegate

A

banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign

278
Q

reproach

A

express disapproval or disappointment

279
Q

reprobate

A

person hardened by sin; devoid of a sense of decency

280
Q

repudiate

A

disown; disavow

281
Q

rescind

A

cancel

282
Q

resolution

A

determination

283
Q

resolve

A

determination; firmness of purpose

284
Q

reticent

A

reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence

285
Q

reverent

A

respectful; worshipful

286
Q

sage

A

person celebrated for wisdom

287
Q

salubrious

A

healthful

288
Q

sanction

A

approve; ratify

289
Q

satiate

A

satisfy fully

290
Q

saturate

A

soak thoroughly

291
Q

savor

A

enjoy; have a distinctive flavor; smell; or quality

292
Q

secrete

A

hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism

293
Q

shard

A

fragment; generally of pottery

294
Q

skeptic

A

doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view

295
Q

solicious

A

worried; concerned

296
Q

soporific

A

sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

297
Q

specious

A

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)

298
Q

spectrum

A

colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism

299
Q

sporadic

A

occurring irregularly

300
Q

stigma

A

token of disgrace; brand

301
Q

stint

A

be thrifty; set limits

302
Q

stipulate

A

make express conditions; specify

303
Q

stolid

A

dull; impassive

304
Q

striated

A

marked with parallel bands; grooved

305
Q

strut

A

pompous walk

306
Q

strut

A

supporting bar

307
Q

subpoena

A

writ summoning a witness to appear

308
Q

subside

A

settle down; descend; grow quiet

309
Q

substantiate

A

establish by evidence; verify; support

310
Q

supersede

A

cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete

311
Q

supposition

A

hypothesis; surmise

312
Q

tacit

A

understood; not put into words

313
Q

tangential

A

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

314
Q

tenuous

A

thin; rare; slim

315
Q

tirade

A

extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

316
Q

torpor

A

lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy

317
Q

tortuous

A

winding; full of curves

318
Q

tractable

A

docile; easily managed

319
Q

transgression

A

violation of a law; sin

320
Q

truculence

A

aggressiveness; ferocity

321
Q

vacillate

A

waver; fluctuate

322
Q

venerate

A

revere

323
Q

veracious

A

truthful

324
Q

verbose

A

wordy

325
Q

viable

A

practical or workable; capable of maintaining life

326
Q

viscous

A

sticky; gluey

327
Q

vituperative

A

abusive; scolding

328
Q

volatile

A

changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

329
Q

warranted

A

justified; authorized

330
Q

wary

A

very cautious

331
Q

welter

A

turmoil; bewildering jumble

332
Q

whimsical

A

capricious; fanciful

333
Q

zealot

A

fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

Barrons 350 (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions