Barron's Vocab Flashcards

Question

Wrest

Answer 1

Take by force

Answer 2

Just beginning to exist

Answer 3

A Stopping

Answer 4

A less offensive term

Answer 5

Worldly; Ordinary

Answer 6

Out of place

Answer 7

A false attack

Answer 8

Quarrelsome

Answer 9

To make officially known

Answer 10

To correct by punishing

Answer 11

Easing of grief

Answer 12

Top candidate

Answer 13

Most worthless part

Answer 14

Coarse language

Answer 15

Glaringly bad

Answer 16

Unrelenting

Answer 17

Cunning; trickery

Answer 18

To draw out

Answer 19

Free from punishment

Answer 20

Rush forth

Answer 21

Reaching maturity early

Answer 22

Done without care

Answer 23

Praiseworthy

Answer 24

Inexorable

Answer 25

Sudden outburst

Answer 26

Blameworthy

Answer 27

Massively solid

Answer 28

A likeness (in hate of a person)

Answer 29

Hinder; impede

Answer 30

Immediately

Answer 31

Abnormally thin

Answer 32

Lack of necessities

Answer 33

Advance notice

Answer 34

Everywhere at once; quick

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Likely to cause death

Answer 36

Postponement; an interval of relief

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One who presents culture

Answer 38

Not effective

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Draw back; stop

Answer 40

To read thoroughly

Answer 41

Melancholy

Answer 42

Sickly pale

Answer 43

To the point

Answer 44

Display of emotions

Answer 45

Without power to move

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Moving; Meaningful

Answer 47

Optimistic; hopeful

Answer 48

Sensational

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Bitter criticism

Answer 50

Accidental

Answer 51

Kind; sort

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Slight; little

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Something greatly detested

Answer 54

Quarrelsome

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Ask urgently

Answer 56

Undeniable

Answer 57

To result in

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In an early stage

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Attack verbally

Answer 60

Open; not secret

Answer 61

Lying on one's back

Answer 62

Acute; keen

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Extraordinary

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Partnership in wrongdoing

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Deserving blame

Answer 66

Speak loudly

Answer 67

Model of excellence

Answer 68

Harshness of temper

Answer 69

A descriptive name

Answer 70

Hasty; not thorough

Answer 71

Protection; something defensive

Answer 72

Exact opposite

Answer 73

Secret hiding place

Answer 74

Small group with something in common

Answer 75

Foolish boldness

Answer 76

Full of love

Answer 77

Descendants

Answer 78

To complete

Answer 79

Trick; ruse

Answer 80

Misleading

Answer 81

Inclination or desire to do something

Answer 82

Complex; many

Answer 83

Devoted; busy; attentive

Answer 84

Useless; fruitless

Answer 85

Thin covering

Answer 86

Polished (look or behavior)

Answer 87

Inborn; natural

Answer 88

To move in a lively manner

Answer 89

Lying hidden

Answer 90

Relating to marriage

Answer 91

Instrument for measuring change

Answer 92

Statement that first seems absurd, but turns out to be true.

Answer 93

Unfortunate

Answer 94

To stiffen with fear

Answer 95

To ridicule

Answer 96

Disappointment

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To beg; seek earnestly

Answer 98

Friendly; peaceful

Answer 99

Villainous

Answer 100

Likely to happen

Answer 101

Countless in number

Answer 102

Miserly; portraying the behavior of a miser

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To refuse to move

Answer 104

Yearning for the past

Answer 105

Widespread

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To refuse to move

Answer 107

Unclear; vague

Answer 108

State of rest

Answer 109

Eating any kind of food

Answer 110

Moderate in eating or drinking

Answer 111

Still exisiting

Answer 112

Difficulties

Answer 113

A building

Answer 114

Hot and moist; torrid

Answer 115

Keen; incisive

Answer 116

Sentimental

Answer 117

Lightness of disposition

Answer 118

Mutual exchange

Answer 119

Child; descendant

Answer 120

Wealth; riches

Answer 121

Seeking favor; fawning

Answer 122

Excessive; insincere

Answer 123

Extreme poverty

Answer 124

Earnest prayer

Answer 125

One who practices self-denial; devotion

Answer 126

Occurring by chance; disconnected

Answer 127

Predicament; dangerous situation

Answer 128

To place side by side

Answer 129

Related to marriage

Answer 130

A name; epithet

Answer 131

Secret; hidden; obscure

Answer 132

Alleviate; relieve without curing

Answer 133

Visionary; imaginary; fantastic

Answer 134

To be a match for

Answer 135

Dissimilar

Answer 136

Acutely perceptive; shrewd

Answer 137

Poorly adjusted; disturbed

Answer 138

Highly unrealistic

Answer 139

Serving to pay back

Answer 140

An object that is thought to have magical powers

Answer 141

Forbidden by custom or religious practice

Answer 142

Contaminate; spoil

Answer 143

Expressing a feeling that something is worthless

Answer 144

Appeal; Plea

Answer 145

Safe from destruction

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Erase; wipe out

Answer 147

Sad; pitiable

Answer 148

Great fire

Answer 149

Sympathetic; agreeable

Answer 150

Shield; protection; sponsorship

Answer 151

Manly; masterful

Answer 152

Trembling; shaking

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Prevailing; common; general

Answer 154

Careless; negligent

Answer 155

Show plainly; exhibit

Answer 156

On the surface only

Answer 157

Throw overboard; discard

Answer 158

A rough struggle

Answer 159

Essential; natural; inborn

Answer 160

Sharp; keen; severe

Answer 161

Passing; short-lived; fleeting

Answer 162

Brief; compact; concise; rough

Answer 163

Forceful; convincing; persuasive

Answer 164

Passionate; eager

Answer 165

Deprived of

Answer 166

Triumphant joy

Answer 167

Biting; burning (language)

Answer 168

Insulting; abusive speech

Answer 169

Soil; stain; dim the reputation

Answer 170

Sharply stimulating; biting

Answer 171

Habitual; firmly established

Answer 172

Unyielding; inflexible

Answer 173

Confusion; uproar

Answer 174

Discord; harsh sound

Answer 175

Profit by; utilize

Answer 176

Nearness in time or place

Answer 177

Unquestionable

Answer 178

Disrespectful; scornful

Answer 179

transcendent, surpassing, or superior.

Answer 180

Composure; evenness of the mind

Answer 181

Peaceful repose

Answer 182

Greed; passion for riches

Answer 183

Cannot be satisfied

Answer 184

Lowest point

Answer 185

Dying; at the point of death

Answer 186

Flat, dull, or trite remark

Answer 187

Urge strongly; advise

Answer 188

Fight; brawl

Answer 189

Talkative; voluble

Answer 190

Trivial; meaningless speech

Answer 191

Fit of resentment

Answer 192

One who had great interest but little knowledge

Answer 193

Decrease; decline

Answer 194

Dull or stale comment; hackneyed; overused comment

Answer 195

Simple; peaceful

Answer 196

Excite; arouse to activity

Answer 197

Burden; handicap; load

Answer 198

Stoop down; lower oneself to

Answer 199

Humorous; merry

Answer 200

Abuse; slander

Answer 201

Summit; top

Answer 202

Little known; newly developed

Answer 203

Absolute; binding; compulsory

Answer 204

Custom; model

Answer 205

required; mandatory; obligatory

Answer 206

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

Answer 207

Coax; cajole; persuade

Answer 208

Unpolished

Answer 209

Politeness

Answer 210

pretender; fraud

Answer 211

pleasing to the eye but deceptive

Answer 212

Unbelief; dissent; lack of faith

Answer 213

Wise; cautious

Answer 214

Outward; pretended; apparent, evident, or conspicuous

Answer 215

Intense; enthusiastic

Answer 216

False; counterfeit; passionate

Answer 217

Produce; multiply; spread

Answer 218

Harmless; mild; innocent

Answer 219

Excess; superabundance

Answer 220

Environment; setting

Answer 221

Shrill; harsh; rough; typically a sound

Answer 222

Accompanying; attending; present

Answer 223

Weariness; fatigue

Answer 224

Bad; harmful

Answer 225

Power to produce an effect

Answer 226

Differ; disagree; protest

Answer 227

Uproar; agitation; turmoil

Answer 228

Weakened; thinned; decreased

Answer 229

Morally obligated

Answer 230

Deep; intense

Answer 231

Extraordinary; enormous

Answer 232

Speed; rapidity

Answer 233

Seize; grab

Answer 234

Insignificant; trivial

Answer 235

Petty; worthless; paltry

Answer 236

Respected; worshiped

Answer 237

Foreign; not belonging

Answer 238

agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.

Answer 239

Strive to equal

Answer 240

Fanatical; furious; mad

Answer 241

Healthy; wholesome

Answer 242

Gloomy; sad

Answer 243

Secret; mysterious; supernatural

Answer 244

Stir up; instigate

Answer 245

Something hunted or pursued

Answer 246

Disorderly; careless

Answer 247

Renounce; abstain from

Answer 248

Rebuke: reprimand

Answer 249

Regretful; confessing guilt

Answer 250

Fleeting; passing; momentary

Answer 251

Equivalent; identical

Answer 252

Inclination; disposition

Answer 253

Watchful; shrewd

Answer 254

Calm; soothe

Answer 255

Wakeful watching

Answer 256

Unrelieved

Answer 257

Large; spacious

Answer 258

Disorderly clothing or hair

Answer 259

Filled or supplied with

Answer 260

Tough; stubborn

Answer 261

Front; superficial appearance

Answer 262

Silly; stupid

Answer 263

Facial expression of disgust

Answer 264

False accusation; slander

Answer 265

Small amount

Answer 266

Up-to-date

Answer 267

Particular; choosy

Answer 268

Foul; unwholesome

Answer 269

Untidy; neglected

Answer 270

intended for instruction; instructive

Answer 271

Worthy of respect

Answer 272

Humorous; witty

Answer 273

Tolerate; approve

Answer 274

Hypocritically religious

Answer 275

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.

Answer 276

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

Answer 277

Calmness; self-control

Answer 278

One of no importance

Answer 279

Lively; Gay

Answer 280

Thin; haggard

Answer 281

Appearance; bearing

Answer 282

to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.

Answer 283

the act of conniving.

Answer 284

To pacify, especially through concessions. To patronize in order to pacify

Answer 285

Portend; something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.

Answer 286

Thoughtful; reflective

Answer 287

Entice; stimulate; stir-up

Answer 288

Pardonable; forgivable

Answer 289

protection; support: under the imperial aegis.

Answer 290

excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.

Answer 291

Strange, bizarre

Answer 292

Mental or physical skill

Answer 293

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.

Answer 294

Peak, pinnacle, zenith

Answer 295

Ample; abundant

Answer 296

Passionately, eagerly

Answer 297

Treacherous; false

Answer 298

Charm; win confidence

Answer 299

Humiliating; disgraceful

Answer 300

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.

Answer 301

Dislike; hate

Answer 302

Submissive

Answer 303

Temporary stay

Answer 304

Peaceful; calm

Answer 305

supportable; defendable

Answer 306

Beginning to exist or develop

Answer 307

Image-breaker; attacker of beliefs

Answer 308

to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.

Answer 309

Very scholarly

Answer 310

closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue. Appropriate; in close relationship to

Answer 311

readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

Answer 312

Same; uniform

Answer 313

Capable of being shaped or formed

Answer 314

Deceptive adroitness

Answer 315

to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.

Answer 316

Messing around; trifling

Answer 317

repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.

Answer 318

apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

Answer 319

help; relief; aid; assistance.

Answer 320

to beat; thrash

Answer 321

a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

Answer 322

of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders.

Answer 323

making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.

Answer 324

ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.

Answer 325

a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.

Answer 326

a minute particle; spark; trace: not a scintilla of remorse.

Answer 327

noun a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility. excessive fondness; foolish affection.

Answer 328

causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

Answer 329

noun an act or instance of abstaining. withholding of a vote.

Answer 330

expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.

Answer 331

lacking in moderation or self-control

Answer 332

Outmoded; old fashion

Answer 333

Pass off slyly; pass as genuine

Answer 334

To mark with disgrace

Answer 335

Surrender; make terms with

Answer 336

Boldness; daring

Answer 337

Understood but not stated

Answer 338

Hesitate; fluctuate

Answer 339

Calm; steady; serene

Answer 340

Broken down; worn out

Answer 341

Heroic story

Answer 342

Strong; trusty; firm

Answer 343

Scorn; insult

Answer 344

Governed by opportunity; not principle

Answer 345

Without conscience; unreasonable

Answer 346

Disorder; uproar

Answer 347

Scold harshly; strip off skin

Answer 348

Conduct; bearing

Answer 349

Sketch; description in words

Answer 350

Absolve; justify

Answer 351

Hatefully evil

Answer 352

Vileness; evil wickedness

Answer 353

To right a wrong

Answer 354

Blame; abuse

Answer 355

Praise highly

Answer 356

Easily accomplished or attained

Answer 357

related to the wolf

Answer 358

Insincere talk

Answer 359

Resentment

Answer 360

Generous; noble

Answer 361

Slander; malign

Answer 362

To make clear

Answer 363

Uninteresting

Answer 364

difficult to handle

Answer 365

Weariness; weakness

Answer 366

Destroy value

Answer 367

Enlarge; Increase

Answer 368

Works that an artist is ready to perform

Answer 369

Extremely slight or gradual

Answer 370

Causing calamity; or a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.

Answer 371

To seek favor by flattery

Answer 372

Cease to please; become dull

Answer 373

Excess; overly full; surfeit

Answer 374

Medley; mixture

Answer 375

Endorse; certify

Answer 376

Hint; suggest

Answer 377

Sly; seductive; treacherous

Answer 378

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

Answer 379

incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.

Answer 380

Suitability; correctness

Answer 381

The coming of an important event

Answer 382

Irreverent

Answer 383

Offer for acceptance

Answer 384

Flood; rush of something

Answer 385

widespread

Answer 386

Pet phrase; slogan

Answer 387

Fake; counterfeit

Answer 388

Confirm; ratify

Answer 389

Having nourishing properties

Answer 390

Harsh; shrill

Answer 391

able to be forgiven or pardoned

Answer 392

Doubt; dilemma

Answer 393

Hardened; unfeeling

Answer 394

Advisable; fit

Answer 395

Trifling; inconsiderable; small

Answer 396

Indifferent

Answer 397

Frantic; frenzied

Answer 398

Trickery; strategy

Answer 399

capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.

Answer 400

To have a problem with

Answer 401

Remove objectionable parts

Answer 402

To be resentful

Answer 403

Innocent; naive

Answer 404

Evident; obvious

Answer 405

Do research

Answer 406

Fanciful; whimsical

Answer 407

Requirement

Answer 408

Disable; cripple

Answer 409

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

Answer 410

Waste away

Answer 411

Affectedly emotional

Answer 412

Kind; charitable

Answer 413

Servile; obsequious

Answer 414

Injustice; wickedness

Answer 415

Gift; gratuity

Answer 416

Model; standard; test

Answer 417

Pacify; please

Answer 418

Social outcast

Answer 419

Distant; apart; reserved

Answer 420

Trace; evidence

Answer 421

Manner; appearance; mein

Answer 422

To flood; inundate

Answer 423

Uselessness

Answer 424

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

Answer 425

Degradation by writing

Answer 426

Damaging character by false reports

Answer 427

A made-up story

Answer 428

Express disapproval

Answer 429

Criticize severely

Answer 430

Sweet or melodious

Answer 431

ill-intentioned

Answer 432

Wishful; pensive

Answer 433

Robber; bandit

Answer 434

A skilled storyteller

Answer 435

A split or opening

Answer 436

Strict disciplinarian

Answer 437

strong desire

Answer 438

Youthful; inexperienced

Answer 439

A strong leaning in favor

Answer 440

A scolding woman

Answer 441

Exclusive right

Answer 442

Scarcity; lack

Answer 443

Involving a conflict within a group, mutually destructive

Answer 444

Novice; beginner

Answer 445

False reasoning

Answer 446

Sham; artificial

Answer 447

High praise

Answer 448

Deviation from the truth

Answer 449

Incapable of being entered

Answer 450

Premonitions

Answer 451

Coming from

Answer 452

One who behaves badly

Answer 453

Roundabout

Answer 454

Sound of bell

Answer 455

Complications

Answer 456

Greedy; taking by force

Answer 457

Rebellious

Answer 458

Oversupply

Answer 459

Deceptively attractive

Answer 460

Right to vote

Answer 461

Secret group of plotters

Answer 462

Despicable

Answer 463

Predictable

Answer 464

Disordered in behavior

Answer 465

Well-spoken

Answer 466

Magnificence

Answer 467

Controversial argument

Answer 468

System of control

Answer 469

Imposed upon

Answer 470