Common Words I

Question 1

Prevaricate

Answer 1

To speak in an evasive way (indirectly)

Question 2

Calumny

Answer 2

Making a false statement meant to injure another’s reputation.

Question 3

Belie

Answer 3

To give a false representation, to misrepresent

Question 4

Gregarious

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To be likely to socialize with others

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Restive

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Restless

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Parochial

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Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

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Wanting

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Lacking

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Venality

Answer 8

The condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

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Maintain

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To assert

Question 10

Innocuous

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Harmless and doesn’t produce any ill effects

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Enervate

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To sap energy from

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Impertinent

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Being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold

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Veracious

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Truthful

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Extant

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Still in existence (usually refers to documents)

Question 15

vindicate

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To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion or doubt with supporting arguments or proof.

Question 16

Amalgam

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A mixture of multiple things

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Prodigal

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Rashly or wastefully extravagant

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Upbraid

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To reproach, to scold

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Parsimonious

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Extremely frugal, miserly

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Betray

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To reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally

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Involved

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Complicated and difficult to comprehend

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Egregious

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Standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad

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Undermine

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To weaken

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Mercurial

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Prone to unexpected and unpredictable changes in mood

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Auspicious

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favorable , the opposite of sinister

Question 26

Acrimony

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Bitterness and ill will

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Demur

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To object or show reluctance

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Chastise

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To reprimand harshly

Question 29

Equivocal

Answer 29

Confusing or ambiguous

Question 30

Ambivalent

Answer 30

Mixed or conflicting emotions about something

Question 31

Castigate

Answer 31

To reprimand harshly

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Frugal

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Not spending much money (but spending wisely)

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Censure

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To express strong disapproval

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Iconoclast

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Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Qualify

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To make less severe; to limit

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Anomalous

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Not normal

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Commensurate

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To be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount

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Harangue

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A long pompous speech, a tirade

Question 40

Disinterested

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Unbiased, neutral

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Laconic

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Using very few words

Question 42

Aberration

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A deviation from what is normal or expected

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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation

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Intimate

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To suggest something subtly

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Venerate

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To respect deeply

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Profligate

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Spending resources recklessly or wastefully

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Galvanize

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To excite or inspire to action

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Artful

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Exhibiting artistic skill

Clever in a cunning way

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Amenable

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Easily persuaded

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Ingenuous

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To be naive or innocent