Barron's Word List 6

Question 1

subpoena

Answer 1

notice ordering someone to appear in court

Question 2

subside

Answer 2

to settle down; grow quiet

Question 3

substaniate

Answer 3

to support with proof or evidence

Question 4

substantive

Answer 4

essential

Question 5

subsume

Answer 5

to include; incorporate

Question 6

subversive

Answer 6

intent to undermine authority, usually an institution

Question 7

succor

Answer 7

relief; help in time of distress or want

Question 8

suffrage

Answer 8

the right to vote

Question 9

sundry

Answer 9

various

Question 10

supersede

Answer 10

to take the place of; replace

Question 11

supine

Answer 11

lying on the back

Question 12

supplant

Answer 12

to replace; substitute

Question 13

suppliant

Answer 13

beseeching

Question 14

supplicant

Answer 14

one who asks humbly and earnestly

Question 15

supposition

Answer 15

the act of assuming to be true or real

Question 16

sullogism

Answer 16

a form of deductive reasoning

Question 17

sylvan

Answer 17

related to the woods or forest

Question 18

tacity

Answer 18

silently understood; implied

Question 19

talisman

Answer 19

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

Question 20

tangential

Answer 20

peripheral; going off on a tangent; avoiding topic

Question 21

tautology

Answer 21

unnecessary repetition

Question 22

taxonomy

Answer 22

science of classification

Question 23

tenet

Answer 23

belief; doctrine

Question 24

tenuous

Answer 24

weak; insubstantial

Question 25

terrestrial

Answer 25

earthly; commonplace

Question 26

theocracy

Answer 26

government by priests representing a god

Question 27

thespian

Answer 27

an actor or actress

Question 28

timbre

Answer 28

voice tone color

Question 29

tirade

Answer 29

long, violent speech; verbal assault

Question 30

toady

Answer 30

flatterer; yes-man

Question 31

tome

Answer 31

books, usually large and academic

Question 32

torpor

Answer 32

lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

Question 33

torque

Answer 33

a turning of two forces

Question 34

tortuous

Answer 34

having many twists and turns, highly complex

Question 35

tout

Answer 35

to promote or praise energetically

Question 36

tractable

Answer 36

obedient; yielding

Question 37

transgressions

Answer 37

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

Question 38

transient

Answer 38

temporary; feleeting

Question 39

translucent

Answer 39

partially transparent

Question 40

travail

Answer 40

work, especially arduous work

Question 41

travesty

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parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

Question 42

treatise

Answer 42

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 43

tremulius

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trembling; frugal; timid

Question 44

trepidation

Answer 44

fear and anxiety

Question 45

truculence

Answer 45

aggressiveness; ferocity

Question 46

tumid

Answer 46

swollen, distended

Question 47

turbid

Answer 47

muddy; opaque, in a state of great confusion

Question 48

turgid

Answer 48

swollen; pompous

Question 49

tutelary

Answer 49

serving as a guardian or protector

Question 50

uncanny

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mysterious; strange

Question 51

undulating

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moving in waves

Question 52

unfeigned

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not false; genuine

Question 53

untenable

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indefensible

Question 54

untoward

Answer 54

not favorable; troublesome; unruly

Question 55

usury

Answer 55

a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Question 56

vacillate

Answer 56

to waver; oscillate

Question 57

vacuous

Answer 57

empty; void; lacking intelligence

Question 58

valedictory

Answer 58

pertaining to a farewell

Question 59

vapid

Answer 59

tasteless; dull

Question 60

variegated

Answer 60

varied; marked with different colors

Question 61

vaunt

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to boast; drag

Question 62

venal

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mercenary; corruptable

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Question 64

venerate

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to adore; honor; respect

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veracious

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truthful; accurate

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verbose

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wordy

Question 67

vertigo

Answer 67

dizziness

Question 68

vexation

Answer 68

irritation; annoyance

Question 69

viable

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capable of working successfully

Question 70

vindicative

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vengeful; unforgiving

Question 71

virtuoso

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someone with master skills; expert musician

Question 72

visage

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appearance; aspect

Question 73

viscous

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thick; syrupy

Question 74

vitiate

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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally

Question 75

vituperative

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bitter and abusive

Question 76

volatile

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tending to change freuquently

Question 77

vortex

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whirlpool; center of turbulence

Question 78

warranted

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justified

Question 79

wary

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careful; cautious

Question 80

welter

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wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoul

Question 81

whimsical

Answer 81

fanciful; unpredictable

Question 82

wistful

Answer 82

vaguely longing

Question 83

zealot

Answer 83

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause