Brainscape's 1000: Set 2 Review (200/1000)

Question 1

Odium (noun)

Answer 1

strong dislike

Question 2

Supersede (verb)

Answer 2

to take the place of; to supplant

Question 3

Exact (verb)

Answer 3

to forcibly obtain

Question 4

Exhort (verb)

Answer 4

to strongly encourage someone to do something; to beseech

I exhorted Rachel to go on the Old Rag mountain trip with me.

Question 5

Exigent (adj.)

Answer 5

urgent

Question 6

Expedient (adj./noun)

Answer 6

adj. –> convenient and practical (though perhaps improper or immoral)
noun –> a means to an end, especially one with the qualities mentioned above

Question 7

Expiate (verb)

Answer 7

to atone for

Question 8

Circumscribe (verb)

Answer 8

to restrict within limits

Question 9

Circumspect (adj.)

Answer 9

cautious

Question 10

Extemporaneous (adj.)

Answer 10

made up on the spot

Question 11

Refractory (adj.)

Answer 11

hard or impossible to manage

Question 12

Remonstrate (verb)

Answer 12

to plead in protest

The protestors of abortion rights remonstrated all over capitol hill, rendering a timely commute home impossible.

Question 13

Remunerate (verb)

Answer 13

to pay for work or troubles

Question 14

Retiring (adj.)

Answer 14

reserved; shy

Question 15

Platitude (noun)

Answer 15

flat, cliched remark, esp. one that is uttered as if it were fresh or profound

Question 16

Poignant (adj.)

Answer 16

so emotionally intense as to be painful; pungent to the senses/emotions

Question 17

Polemic (adj./noun)

Answer 17

adj. –> controversial

n. –> a controversial argument

Question 18

Ponderous (adj.)

Answer 18

difficult to handle due to heaviness; requiring a lot of work

Question 19

Portend (verb)

Answer 19

to foretell

Question 20

Posit (verb)

Answer 20

to assume as fact, esp. for the basis of an argument or thought; to postulate

Question 21

Bombastic (adj.)

Answer 21

arrogant

Question 22

Exacting (adj.)

Answer 22

making severe demands or requirements; requiring great care

In “The Merchant of Venice,” the exacting Jewish moneylender, Shylock, demands a pound of flesh from Antonio, the merchant, as he has not repaid his loan.

Question 23

slovenly (adj.)

Answer 23

untidy; disheveled

Question 24

Moribund (adj.)

Answer 24

dying, decaying; on the brink of extinction

Question 25

Pine (verb)

Answer 25

to suffer from extreme desire or longing; to yearn deeply

Question 26

Lionize (verb)

Answer 26

to treat as a celebrity

Question 27

Skulk (verb)

Answer 27

to lie in wait

Question 28

Emendation (noun)

Answer 28

correction or revision in a text

Once the Emendations have been made, the pamphlet can be sent out to the printer

Question 29

Trite (adj.)

Answer 29

hackneyed; overused; uninteresting

Question 30

Malefactor (noun)

Answer 30

evildoer

Question 31

Obtuse (adj.)

Answer 31

stupid; dull; slow

I responded obtusely: “Yeah, doesn’t L’Enfant mean ‘the child’ in French?” Yes, Slowsef Quinn.

Question 32

Travesty (noun)

Answer 32

a spoof; a ludicrous parody

My attempt at playing the song on the ukulele came across as a travesty.

Question 33

Philology (noun)

Answer 33

the study of linguistics and literature

Question 34

Onerous (adj.)

Answer 34

causing hardship; burdensome; troublesome; PONDEROUS

Question 35

Render (verb)

Answer 35

to take forcibly; to result in; to do something for someone else