Barrons list 12

Question 1

badger

n,v

Answer 1

badger pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered
me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal

Question 2

rumble

v

Answer 2

rumble make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach), growl, grumble

Question 3

sojourn

n

Answer 3

A sojourn is a temporary visit or stay. (noun)

An example of sojourn is when you stay at a hotel for a day or two in a different country.

Question 4

myopic

Answer 4

myopic
Variant of myopia

lack of understanding or foresight

Question 5

cross

adj

Answer 5

bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry

Question 6

murmur

n

Answer 6

A murmur is a soft and often indistinct sound or whisper. (noun)

Low words spoken from a distance are an example of a murmur.
The sound of conversation blending together within a room is an example of a murmur.

To murmur is to whisper or say something quietly that is usually indistinguishable, or to make a low and quiet humming sound. (verb)

When you make low, quiet humming sounds to get your baby to sleep, this is an example of a situation where you murmur.

Question 7

Fret

v, n

Answer 7

Fret means to feel worry or annoyance about something. (verb)

An example of fret is to fear a move into college.
A fret is a worry or an annoyance. (noun)

An example of fret is the fear of living by one’s self for the first time.

ADJ. fretful

Question 8

gaffe

n

Answer 8

A gaffe is something that you say that causes you to feel embarrassed, such as a social blunder or a faux pas. (noun)

When you say something that is socially improper, this is an example of a gaffe.

ex. “The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste” (Mary McCarthy).

A blatant mistake or misjudgment.

Question 9

divest

v

Answer 9

Take away possessions from someone
Remove (someone’s or one’s own) clothes.

To divest is to take something away from someone, or to rid yourself of something. (verb)

a. To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess.
b. To free of; rid: “Most secretive of men, let him at last divest himself of secrets, both his and ours” (Brendan Gill).

Question 10

beatitude

n

Answer 10

blessedness; state of great happiness

Question 11

squat

v, n, adj

Answer 11

If you crouch down very low and sit on your heels, you squat. If you have to talk to a small child, you might have to squat to talk face-to-face.

The verb squat also means to illegally occupy a building — especially to live in it. If you own vacant property, you need to be careful that someone doesn’t decide to squat in the empty house. As an adjective, squat describes someone who is very short and thick. In the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the dwarfs are depicted as squat little men.

Question 12

unintimating

Answer 12

unintimating unfrightening

Question 13

provocative

adj

Answer 13

The definition of provocative is something exciting, stimulating or erotic. (adjective)

A burlesque dancer at a night club is an example of provocative.

arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying;
Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to
anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation

Question 14

Tarry

v

Answer 14

means to delay, be late or wait. (verb)

An example of to tarry is to be 20 minutes late to a wedding ceremony.

To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing. See Synonyms at stay1.
To wait.
To remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn.

Question 15

Prosperous

adj

Answer 15

Prosperous describes someone or something exhibiting financial success. (adjective)

Having success; flourishing: a prosperous new business.
Well-to-do; well-off: a prosperous family.
Propitious; favorable: a prosperous moment to make a decision.,  affluent;

Question 16

apotheosis

n

Answer 16

Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification:
ex. “Many observers have tried to attribute Warhol’s current apotheosis to the subversive power of artistic vision” (Michiko Kakutani).
An exalted or glorified example:
ex. Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.

Question 17

pinnace

n

Answer 17

small boat

Question 18

ape

n, v

Answer 18

An ape is someone who imitates others. (noun)

An example of an ape is a child who is copying another child’s behaviors.
To ape is to copy from someone or replicate their words, actions, behaviors or work. (verb)

An example of the word ape is when singer Britney Spears accused Christina Aguilera of imitating her musical style.
To go ape is to be extremely excited about something either in a positive or violent way. (verb)

An example of someone going ape is a person at a concert for performer that she adores.

Question 19

galley

n

Answer 19

low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)

Question 20

Curb

v

Answer 20

Curb means to control or hold back. (verb)

An example of to curb is to drink lots of water before going to sleep after a night of drinking alcohol to control or avoid a hangover.

curb chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse;
something that checks; V: check; restrain

Question 21

buffet

n, v

Answer 21

The definition of buffet is a hit with the hand. (noun)

An example of a buffet is a punch.
To buffet is to hit repeatedly. (verb)

An example of to buffet is an exchange of punches in a school fight.

Question 22

decrepitude

n

Answer 22

state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

ex.Decrepitude of old age.

Question 23

protuberance

n

Answer 23

protrusion; swelling; bulge

Question 24

memorialize

v

Answer 24

To commemorate
To present a memorial to; petition

ex. Another life is a love letter to youth and its strange morphing into memory but the poem also memorializes place.

Question 25

pundit

n

Answer 25

A pundit is someone who is an expert or authority in a specific field. (noun)

An example of someone who would be considered a pundit is a political scholar who comments on politics on TV.