Barron's 333 List 2

Question 1

Enervate

Answer 1

To make someone tired/weak

Question 2

Ephemeral

Answer 2

Lasting for a short time eg: sunrise, sunset

Question 3

Erudite

Answer 3

Having knowledge gained by studying, Scholarly eg: Toohey

Question 4

Esoteric

Answer 4

adj. Hard to understand; Limited to a small number of people

private, secret

Question 5

Facetious

Answer 5

adj. Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor eg: Chandler

Question 6

Foment

Answer 6

v. Provoke; Instigate

they accused him of fomenting political unrest

Question 7

Implacable

Answer 7

Opposed to something in a very angry way that cannot be changed; Cannot be calmed

Question 8

Insipid

Answer 8

Without distinctive, interesting qualities, vapid;

Without sufficient taste, bland

Question 9

Lucid

Answer 9

Easy to understand, very clear, shining

Question 10

Obdurate

Answer 10

adj. Stubborn; Not willing to change opinion; unmoved by persuasion, pity

I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate

Question 11

Placate

Answer 11

Make less angry; Pacify

Question 12

Probity

Answer 12

Honesty; Truthfulness

Question 13

Recondite

Answer 13

Not understood by many people; esoteric

Question 14

Relegate

Answer 14

Demote; To put to an inferior rank, banish

Question 15

Tirade

Answer 15

Long angry speech, diatribe

Question 16

Tortuous

Answer 16

Complicated, full of twists and turns

Question 17

Arduous

Answer 17

Difficult to accomplish, requires hard work

Question 18

Contentious

Answer 18

Quarrelsome; Prone to causing argument

Question 19

Embellish

Answer 19

Adorn, enhance, decorate

Question 20

Endemic

Answer 20

Belonging to a particular area; native