Barron's 1-500 Flashcards

Question

supine

Answer 1

lying in the back, marked by lethargy

Answer 2

to replace, substitute

Answer 3

beseeching

Answer 4

one who asks humbly and earnestly

Answer 5

the act of assuming to be true or real

Answer 6

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Answer 7

related to the woods or forest

Answer 8

silently understood, implied

Answer 9

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

Answer 10

peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

Answer 11

unnecessary repetition

Answer 12

science of classification

Answer 13

belief, doctrine

Answer 14

weak, insubstantial

Answer 15

earthly, commonplace

Answer 16

government by priests representing a god

Answer 17

an actor or actress

Answer 18

voice tone color

Answer 19

long, violent speech, verbal assault

Answer 20

flatterer, yes-man

Answer 21

book, usually large and academic

Answer 22

lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

Answer 23

a turning or twisting force

Answer 24

having many twists and turns, highly complex

Answer 25

to promote or praise energetically

Answer 26

obedient, yielding

Answer 27

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

Answer 28

temporary, fleeting

Answer 29

partially transparent

Answer 30

work, especially arduous work

Answer 31

parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

Answer 32

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Answer 33

trembling, frugal, timid

Answer 34

fear and anxiety

Answer 35

aggressiveness, ferocity

Answer 36

agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

Answer 37

swollen, distended

Answer 38

muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

Answer 39

swollen, pompous

Answer 40

serving as a guardian or protector

Answer 41

myterious, strange

Answer 42

moving in waves

Answer 43

not false, genuine

Answer 44

indefensible

Answer 45

not favorable, troublesome, unruly

Answer 46

a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Answer 47

to waver, oscillate

Answer 48

empty, void, lacking intelligence

Answer 49

pertaining to a farewell

Answer 50

tasteless, dull

Answer 51

varied, marked with different colors

Answer 52

to boast, drag

Answer 53

mercenary, corruptible

Answer 54

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Answer 55

to adore, honor, respect

Answer 56

truthful, accurate

Answer 57

irritation, annoyance

Answer 58

practicable, capable of developing

Answer 59

vengeful, unforgiving

Answer 60

someone with master skills, expert musician

Answer 61

appearance, aspect

Answer 62

thick, syrupy

Answer 63

to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

Answer 64

using or containing harsh, abusive censure

Answer 65

dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

Answer 66

prevailing fashion or practice

Answer 67

tending to vary frequently, fickle

Answer 68

whirpool, center of turbulence

Answer 69

careful, cautious

Answer 70

wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

Answer 71

fanciful, unpredictable

Answer 72

vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

Answer 73

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

Answer 74

deep, not superficial

Answer 75

so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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to increase rapidly

Answer 77

inclination, tendency

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to win over, appease

Answer 79

correct conduct, fitness

Answer 80

to condemn, forbid, outlaw

Answer 81

providing for future need, frugal

Answer 82

careful in observing rules fo behavior

Answer 83

penetrating, caustic, to the point

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to profess, suppose, claim

Answer 85

marsh, difficult situation

Answer 86

to cower, lose heart

Answer 87

limited, restricted

Answer 88

sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

Answer 89

to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

Answer 90

inactive, still

Answer 91

number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting

Answer 92

witty, skillful storyteller

Answer 93

to scold with bitter or abusive language

Answer 94

implication, consequence

Answer 95

fundamental reason

Answer 96

puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words

Answer 97

resisting authority or control

Answer 98

retract a statement of opinion

Answer 99

person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

Answer 100

abstruse, profound

Answer 101

formidable, arousing fear

Answer 102

stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

Answer 103

brightly shining, resplendent

Answer 104

to contradict, disprove

Answer 105

to entertain

Answer 106

to consign to an inferior position

Answer 107

to object or protest

Answer 108

to go back on one's word

Answer 109

amends, compensation

Answer 110

fret, complain

Answer 111

repetition, especially of a piece of music

Answer 112

to find fault with, blame

Answer 113

morally unprincipled person

Answer 114

to reject as having no authority

Answer 115

determination, resolve

Answer 116

determination, firmness of purpose

Answer 117

nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

Answer 118

expressing deep respect, worshipful

Answer 119

retaliatory action or retort

Answer 120

excessively ornate

Answer 121

protocol, title or heading

Answer 122

trick, crafty stratagem

Answer 123

lascivious, lustful

Answer 124

expecting an improvement, favorable to health

Answer 125

to approve, ratify, permit

Answer 126

cynical, scornfully mocking

Answer 127

pertaining to tailors

Answer 128

to satisfy

Answer 129

imbue througout, soak thoroughly

Answer 130

a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

Answer 131

to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

Answer 132

relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

Answer 133

produce and release substance into organism

Answer 134

behaviour prompting rebellion

Answer 135

diligent, assiduous

Answer 136

relating to earthquakes

Answer 137

relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

Answer 138

relating to the senses

Answer 139

aware, concious, able to preceive

Answer 140

submissive, obedient

Answer 141

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

Answer 142

a piece of broken glass or pottery

Answer 143

relating to the stars

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apelike, relating to apes

Answer 145

comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"

Answer 146

well-paying job that requieres little or no work

Answer 147

unique, extraordinary, odd

Answer 148

intricate, complex

Answer 149

one who doubts

Answer 150

seriousness

Answer 151

thoroughly soaked, saturated

Answer 152

concerned, attentive, eager

Answer 153

literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

Answer 154

able to meet financial obligations

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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

Answer 156

sleep producing

Answer 157

filthy, contemptible and corrupt

Answer 158

seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

Answer 159

band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

Answer 160

person who spends money recklessly

Answer 161

filthy, wretched condition

Answer 162

marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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mixture of writtings on various subjects

Answer 164

villain; criminal

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one who hates women

Answer 166

alleviate; to become less severe

Answer 167

realated to memory; assisting memory

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limited quantity

Answer 169

solid and uniform; constituing a single, unified whole

Answer 170

ill-humored; sullen

Answer 171

many colored; made up of many parts

Answer 172

worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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black magic

Answer 174

to cancel out; nullify

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new word or expression

Answer 176

novice; beginner

Answer 177

a means of connection; a center

Answer 178

bewildered

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sentimental longing for a past time

Answer 180

medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

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trifling; invalid

Answer 182

overly submissive

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funeral ceremony

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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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to shut; block

Answer 186

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

Answer 187

a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

Answer 188

too helful; meddlesome

Answer 189

concerning the sense of smell

Answer 190

form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

Answer 191

burdensome

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

Answer 193

public disgrace; contempt

Answer 194

scientist who studies birds

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to move back and forth

Answer 196

showy; pretentious

Answer 197

presumptuous; arrogant

Answer 198

song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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study of past geological eras through fossil remains

Answer 200

lacking color or liveliness

Answer 201

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Answer 202

model of perfection or excellence

Answer 203

one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause

Answer 204

departing from normal condition

Answer 205

jargon; a regional dialect

Answer 206

showing off learning

Answer 207

transparent; easily understood

Answer 208

inclination

Answer 209

extreme poverty

Answer 210

wandering from place to place

Answer 211

imperative; leaving no choice

Answer 212

present throughout the years; persistent

Answer 213

faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

Answer 214

superficial; performed really as a duty

Answer 215

point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

Answer 216

penetrable

Answer 217

to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

Answer 218

spread throughout every part

Answer 219

rude; peevish

Answer 220

unemotional; calm in temperament

Answer 221

anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

Answer 222

facial features

Answer 223

devoutness

Answer 224

pleasantly pungent; attractive

Answer 225

fleeting feeling or hurt pride

Answer 226

soothe; pacify

Answer 227

melancholy; mournful

Answer 228

pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

Answer 229

stale; overused expression

Answer 230

spiritual; theoretical

Answer 231

excess; overabundance

Answer 232

to examine deeply; determine the depth

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to fall; plunge

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society ruled by the wealthy

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full of holes; permeable to liquids

Answer 236

poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

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to talk idly; chatter

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meaningless, foolish talk

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preliminary statement

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principle; law

Answer 241

to cause to happen; throw down from a height

Answer 242

rash; hasty; sudden; done without deliberation

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forerunner; predecessor

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to supersede; appropiate for oneself

Answer 245

capable of grasping

Answer 246

forewarning; presentiment

Answer 247

to foretell; indicate in advance

Answer 248

rude; improperly bold

Answer 249

supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

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to quibble; evade the truth

Answer 251

original; existing from the beginning

Answer 252

untouched; uncorrupted

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honesty; high-mindness

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posing a problem; doubtful

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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carelessly; unintentionally

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having bodily form

Answer 258

imperfectely formed or formulated

Answer 259

state of not fitting

Answer 260

insgnificant; unimportant

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introduce something into another thing already in existence

Answer 262

sudden invasion

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uncertain; indefinite

Answer 264

habitually lazy; idle

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

Answer 266

unable to move; sluggish

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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firmly established by nature or habit

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unconscious; unresponsive

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

Answer 271

lacking in flavor; dull

Answer 272

indifferent; lacking concern or care

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

Answer 274

insurmountable; unconquerable

Answer 275

not material

Answer 276

to forbid; prohibit

Answer 277

deadly to both sides

Answer 278

to insert; change by adding new words or material

Answer 279

interval between reigns; gap in continuity

Answer 280

marked by close acquaintance

Answer 281

not easily managed

Answer 282

stubbornness; refusal to compromise

Answer 283

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

Answer 284

to cover with water, overwhelm

Answer 285

hardened; accustomed; used to

Answer 286

verbal abuse

Answer 287

to disapprove; protest vehemently

Answer 288

to win over by flattering or coaxing

Answer 289

confirmed; long standing

Answer 290

likely to provoke ill will

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easily angered

Answer 292

unsure of how to act; weak

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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route of a traveler's journey

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havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy

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to be in agreement

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fond of joking; jocular

Answer 298

huge froce destrying everything in its path

Answer 299

group of people united in political intrigue

Answer 300

place side by side

Answer 301

fame; glory; honor

Answer 302

likely to change

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using few words

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to trash verbally or physically

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lethargy; sluggishness

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dormant; potential not apparent

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en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

Answer 308

light manner or attitude

Answer 309

tolerant; broad-minded

Answer 310

one without moral restraint

Answer 311

sexual desire

Answer 312

extremely small

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to draw, describe

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clear; transparent

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pertaining to language

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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scholarly of learned persons

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legal proceedings

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

Answer 320

bright; clear; intelligible

Answer 321

money or profits

Answer 322

bright; brilliant; glowing

Answer 323

crafty; double-dealing

Answer 324

plots or schemes

Answer 325

whirpool; turmoil

Answer 326

generosity; nobility

Answer 327

to speak evil of

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to feign illness to escape duty

Answer 329

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionate

Answer 330

delusions of power or importance

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a variety of animals kept together

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gaudy; specious; flasely attractive

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to hypnotize

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change; transformation

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a branch of philosophy tha tinvestigates the ultimate nature of reality

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concerned with the weather

Answer 337

very careful; picky; fastidious

Answer 338

courage; endurance

Answer 339

full of courage and fortitude

Answer 340

a small system having analogies to a larger system

Answer 341

to work against

Answer 342

threatening; menacing

Answer 343

very small

Answer 344

petty details

Answer 345

one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

Answer 346

to atone for

Answer 347

to explain;interpret;clarify

Answer 348

explanatory

Answer 349

in existence; not lost

Answer 350

unrehearsed

Answer 351

to root up; to destroy

Answer 352

not essencial

Answer 353

the act of estimation by projecting known information

Answer 354

not inherent of essential

Answer 355

to make less difficult

Answer 356

a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

Answer 357

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

Answer 358

plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

Answer 359

foolishly self-satisfied

Answer 360

animals of a period o region

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seeking flavor by flattering

Answer 362

suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

Answer 363

existing in a wild or untamed state

Answer 364

warmth and intensity of emotion

Answer 365

having a bad smell

Answer 366

to bind; confine

Answer 367

arbitray order; authorization

Answer 368

loyalty; exact correspondence

Answer 369

use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

Answer 370

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

Answer 371

to droop; grow weak

Answer 372

beginner; novice

Answer 373

plants of a region or era

Answer 374

en embellishment or ornamentation

Answer 375

to treat scornfully

Answer 376

flowing; a continuous moving

Answer 377

to incite; arouse

Answer 378

to prevent; delay

Answer 379

menacing; threatening

Answer 380

renounce; repudiate

Answer 381

to sink; fail; colapse

Answer 382

a loud quarrel; brawl

Answer 383

quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

Answer 384

a painting done on plaster

Answer 385

ornamental band on a wall

Answer 386

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

Answer 387

to attack loudly; denounce

Answer 388

so excessive as to be disgusting

Answer 389

union; synthesis

Answer 390

ineffective; useless; fruitless

Answer 391

ruddy; reddish; flowery

Answer 392

to deny; dispute; oppose

Answer 393

to frolic; leap playfully

Answer 394

very talkative; wordy

Answer 395

coarse and uncouth; clumsy

Answer 396

cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

Answer 397

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

Answer 398

fluent in an insincere way; offhand

Answer 399

to prod; urge on

Answer 400

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

Answer 401

to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

Answer 402

pompous; bombastic

Answer 403

outgoing; sociable

Answer 404

to complain

Answer 405

free of cunning or deceit; artless

Answer 406

outward appearance; false appearance

Answer 407

easily deceived

Answer 408

affecting the sense of taste

Answer 409

calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

Answer 410

holy; sacred

Answer 411

long, pompous speech; tirade

Answer 412

extremely distressing; terrifying

Answer 413

an animal that feeds mainly on plants

Answer 414

tighly sealed; magical

Answer 415

not widely accepted

Answer 416

a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

Answer 417

covered with hair

Answer 418

relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

Answer 419

automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

Answer 420

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

Answer 421

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

Answer 422

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Answer 423

attacking cherished traditions

Answer 424

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

Answer 425

produced by fire; volcanic

Answer 426

complicated situation; an entanglement

Answer 427

inchangeable

Answer 428

to damage; injure

Answer 429

showing no emotion

Answer 430

poor; having no money

Answer 431

to hinder; block

Answer 432

impossible to permeate

Answer 433

not easily disturbed

Answer 434

incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

Answer 435

to strike; encroach

Answer 436

inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

Answer 437

unlikely; unbelievable

Answer 438

implied; understood but not stated

Answer 439

collapse inward violently

Answer 440

curse; damnation

Answer 441

to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source