December 16

Question 1

Unscrupulous

Answer 1

Having or showing no moral principles. Not honest or fair.

Question 2

Demur

Answer 2

Demur (v) - object to; strong objection.

Not the same as demure (a) - shy.

Question 3

Inveigle

Answer 3

Use flattery.

Not the same as
Inveigh - scold, yell at

Question 4

Gratuitous

Answer 4

Unwarranted; out of place.

Ex. Gratuitous violence.

Question 5

Impertinent

Answer 5

Some one who is rude and doesn’t know their place.

Question 6

Redoubtable

Answer 6

Someone who is scary and worthy of aww.

Ex. Redoubtable opponent.

Question 7

Dissemble

Answer 7

Put on a false face.

Question 8

Facetious

Answer 8

Funny.

Question 9

Contentious

Answer 9

Habitually argumentative.

Question 10

Redress

Answer 10

Counter balance the bad things.

Question 11

Apogee

Answer 11

Арогей.

Apogee of one’s career.

Question 12

Engender

Answer 12

To give rise to. Bring something into existence.
This controversy has engendered a lot of anger from both sides.

Question 13

Sully

Answer 13

To stain something.
Someone’s standing in the community has been sullied by the allegation.
On GRE to ruin someone’s reputation.

Question 14

Elicit

Answer 14

To draw out/bring out an emotion or a respond.

He elicited anger.

Illicit - means illegal.

Question 15

Evince

Answer 15

Exhibiting/showing/indicating certain quality.

Question 16

Indolent

Answer 16

Lazy.

Question 17

Maintain

Answer 17

To assert something

I believe this is the case = I maintain that this is the case.

Question 18

Check

Answer 18

Keep them in check. Meaning hold them back. Limit them.

Question 19

Qualify

Answer 19

To take a statement and restrict the extent of it.

Question 20

Wanting

Answer 20

Lacking

Question 21

Illusory vs elusive

Answer 21

Illusory - exists in imagination.

Elusive - something that is difficult to pin down or capture.

Ex. Big foot is elusive. No one was able to find him.

Question 22

Sanctimonious v sacrosanct

Answer 22

Sanctimonious - they are trying to be more holly or religious then everyone else.

With negative connotation.

Sacrosanct - something holly or sacred.

Ex. Bible is sacrosanct.

Question 23

Providence v provenance

Answer 23

Providence - you plan ahead for the future. Prudent.

Provenance - origine of something.

Question 24

Circumspect v circumscribed

Answer 24

Circumspect - someone who is cautious.

Circumscribe - set of or limit.
Ex. Being bound within a certain area .

Question 25

Tergiversate

Answer 25

Speak inderectoy. Not give a straight forward answer. To be evasive. To change one’s religion or political views.

Question 26

Bumptious

Answer 26

Someone who is bumptious is incredibly self-assertive. They claim whatever they think is theirs.

Question 27

Puffery

Answer 27

Exaggerated praise that is usually false.

Question 28

Condign

Answer 28

Punishment that is in proportion to a crime committed. Condign criticism is proportioned to what you did.

Question 29

Taciturn

Answer 29

Habitually quiet

Question 30

Duplicity

Answer 30

To be deceptive. To put on a false face.

Question 31

Equivocal

Answer 31

To be vague. Not to be clear. He said something equivocal.

Question 32

Frenzy

Answer 32

Period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Question 33

Skirmish

Answer 33

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting.

Question 34

At loggerheads with someone

Answer 34

In stubborn dispute or disagreement.

Question 35

Stifle

Answer 35

Restrain a reaction or stop oneself acting on.

Question 36

To wage

Answer 36

Carry on a war or campaign.

Question 37

Ravenous

Answer 37

Very hungry.

Question 38

Torpor (n)

Answer 38

Sluggish. Lazy.

Question 39

Languid

Answer 39

Synonym is torpor. Lazy. Lethergic.

Question 40

Travesty

Answer 40

Poor/bad imitation of something. Travesty of justice.

Question 41

Enervate

Answer 41

Suck the energy from. Sap. Innervate means energizar (opposite of enervate).

Question 42

Refute

Answer 42

To dispute strongly.

Question 43

Meritorious

Answer 43

Admirable

Question 44

Earnest

Answer 44

Serious and sincere

Question 45

Piquant

Answer 45

Provocative, striking.

Question 46

Recreant

Answer 46

Cowardly or unfaithful.

Question 47

Fastidiously

Answer 47

Very carefully, meticulously

Question 48

Dilatory

Answer 48

Causing delay

Question 49

Cache

Answer 49

Store away

Question 50

Scorn

Answer 50

Treat with contempt

Question 51

Rapturous

Answer 51

Synonym exultant. Very happy

Question 52

Gauche

Answer 52

Socially awkward

Question 53

Respite

Answer 53

Break

Question 54

Remiss

Answer 54

To not be doing something that is your duty that you should be doing.

Question 55

Reproof

Answer 55

Criticism.

Question 56

Reproach

Answer 56

Synonym - reproof

Question 57

Reprobate

Answer 57

A person who is unethical. Bad person.

Question 58

Adúmbrate

Answer 58

To outline something. To foreshadow.