Basic II

Question 1

bellicose

Answer 1

adjective: warlike; inclined to quarrel

Question 2

catalyst

Answer 2

noun: something that speeds up an event

Question 3

badger

Answer 3

verb: to pester

Question 4

apex

Answer 4

noun: the highest point

Question 5

checkered

Answer 5

adjective: marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

Question 6

animosity

Answer 6

noun: intense hostility

Question 7

imponderable

Answer 7

adjective: impossible to estimate or figure out

Question 8

hodgepodge

Answer 8

noun: a confusing mixture or jumble

Question 9

paucity

Answer 9

noun: a lack of something

Question 10

pittance

Answer 10

noun: a small amount (of money)

Question 11

corroborate

Answer 11

verb: to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)

Question 12

scintillating

Answer 12

adjective: describes someone who is brilliant and lively

Question 13

cadaverous

Answer 13

adjective: emaciated; gaunt

Question 14

chauvinist

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noun: a person who believes in the superiority of their group

Question 15

flush

Answer 15

adjective: to be in abundance

Question 16

unconscionable

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adjective: unreasonable, unscrupulous, excessive

Question 17

virago

Answer 17

noun: an ill-tempered or violent woman

Question 18

sanctimonious

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adjective: making a show of being pious; holier-than-thou

Question 19

cogent

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adjective: clear and persuasive

Question 20

preemptive

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adjective: done before someone else can do it

Question 21

junta

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noun: an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military); the group that executes such a takeover

Question 22

immaterial

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adjective: not relevant

Question 23

ferret

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verb: to search for something persistently

Question 24

sanguine

Answer 24

adjective: cheerful; optimistic

Question 25

exhort

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verb: to strongly urge on; encourage

Question 26

desecrate

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verb: to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place

Question 27

beatific

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adjective: blissfully happy

Question 28

lassitude

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noun: extreme tiredness, either mental or physical

Question 29

replete

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adjective: completely stocked or furnished with something

Question 30

stem

Answer 30

verb: to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something

Question 31

contrite

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adjective: to be remorseful

Question 32

avarice

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noun: greed (one of the seven deadly sins)

Question 33

check

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verb: to limit (usually modifying the growth of something)
noun: the condition of being held back or limited

Question 34

misanthrope

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noun: a hater of mankind

Question 35

errant

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adjective: to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path

Question 36

melee

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noun: a wild, confusing fight or struggle

Question 37

raft

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noun: a large number of something

Question 38

moment

Answer 38

noun: significant and important value

Question 39

amok

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adverb: in a frenzied or uncontrolled state

Question 40

vicarious

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adjective: felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another

Question 41

extenuating

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adjective: making less guilty or more forgivable

Question 42

start

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verb: to suddenly move in a particular direction

Question 43

wax

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verb: to gradually increase in size or intensity

Question 44

pugnacious

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adjective: eager to fight or argue; verbally combative

Question 45

becoming

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adjective: appropriate, and matches nicely

Question 46

aboveboard

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adjective: open and honest

Question 47

disparate

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adjective: two things are fundamentally different

Question 48

heyday

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noun: the pinnacle or top of a time period of career

Question 49

fleece

Answer 49

verb: to deceive

Question 50

cardinal

Answer 50

adjective: of primary importance; fundamental