Deck 1

Question 0

Anachronism

Answer 0

Something or someone misplaced in time.

Shakespeare’s reference to clock in Julius Caesar is an anachronism, they didn’t exist yet.

Question 1

Ambivalence

Answer 1

The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
I am confused by the ambivalence of her feelings, one moment she hates me, the next she loves me.

Question 2

Ascetic

Answer 2

Practicing self-denial, austere

The wealthy young man could not understand the ascetic ways of the monks.

Question 3

Catalyst

Answer 3

Agent that brings change in a chemical reaction without affecting or changing itself.

Question 4

Chicanery

Answer 4

Trickery

The street magician’s chicanery was exposed when he dropped the ball out of his sleeve.

Question 5

Coagulate

Answer 5

Thicken, clot; congeal

The burning on the bottom of the pot will continue to coagulate if you do not put water in the pot.

Question 6

Compendium

Answer 6

Brief, comprehensive summary

This text will serve as a compendium of Hitler’s thoughts.

Question 7

Desiccate

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Dry up

The farmers desiccate their food in order to preserve it.

Question 8

Desultory

Answer 8

Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

Malcolm decided to read the entire dictionary, to him reading was purposeful, not desultory.

Question 9

Dichotomy

Answer 9

Branching into two parts

The choice you have is a dichotomy.

Question 10

Diffidence

Answer 10

Shyness

You must overcome your diffidence if you want to be a sales person.

Question 11

Disabuse

Answer 11

Correct a false impression; undecieve

I will attempt to disabuse you of your incorrect notions.

Question 12

Discredit

Answer 12

Defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve

Question 13

Disingenuous

Answer 13

Not naive, spohisticated

Although he is young, his remarks were disingenuous.

Question 14

Disparage

Answer 14

Belittle

Do not disparage anyone’s ideas, we need to work together.

Question 15

Dissemble

Answer 15

Disguise; pretend

John tried to dissemble his motive for picking up the gun.

Question 16

Dogmatic

Answer 16

Positive; arbitrary

Do not be so dogmatic about the statement, it can be easily refuted.

Question 17

Dupe

Answer 17

Foolish person

Question 18

Ephemeral

Answer 18

Short-lived; fleeting

The ephemeral life of a wasp only lasts for 14 hours after birth.

Question 19

Euphemism

Answer 19

Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.

Question 20

Exacerbate

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Worsen, embitter

The latest police violence will exacerbate the already existing discontent with the law.

Question 21

Exigency

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Urgent situation

In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.

Question 22

Flout

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Reject, mock

The young trouble maker flouted all authority, refusing to listen.

Question 23

Frugality

Answer 23

Thigh-fistedness

Question 24

Iconoclastic

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Attacking cherished traditions | George Bernard Shaw's iconoclastic plays often startled a more conventional audience.

Question 25

Impassive

Answer 25

Without feelings; not affected by pain | Native americans are often depicted as impassive indivuals.

Question 26

Implicit

Answer 26

Understood but not stated

Question 27

Inconsequential

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Insignificant; unimortant | Some inconsequential changes were made to the documents.

Question 28

Inherent

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Firmly establish by nature or habit

Question 29

Intransigence

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State of stubborn unwillingness to compromise. | The intransigence of both parties made an agreement almost impossible.

Question 30

Lethargic

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Drowsy; dull

Question 31

Loquacious

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Talkative | She is very loquacious and can speak on the phone for hours on end.

Question 32

Mendacious

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Lying; false | He was a pathological liar, and his friends learned to discount his mendacious tales.

Question 33

Mundane

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Worldly as opposed to spiritual | He completed mundane tasks each day.

Question 34

Opprobrium

Answer 34

Infamy, vilification | He refused to defend himself against the slander and opprobrium hurled against him by the newspapers.

Question 35

Paragon

Answer 35

``` Model of perfection The class disliked him because the teacher always pointed him out as a paragon of virtue. ```

Question 36

Partisan

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Prejudiced

Question 37

Penury

Answer 37

Extreme poverty | When his pension failed, George feared he would end his days in penury.

Question 38

Perennial

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Something long-lasting | These plants are hardy perennials, from the Cretaceous era.

Question 39

Perfunctory

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Superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm The auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books overlooked many errors.

Question 40

Phlegmatic

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Calm; not easily disturbed | The nurse was a cheerful but phlegmatic person.

Question 41

Plummet

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Fall sharply downwards

Question 42

Precipitate

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Heaadlong; rash | Do not be precipitate on this matter; investigate it further.

Question 43

Pristine

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Characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled | This area has been preserved in all it's pristine glory.

Question 44

Propensity

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Natural inclination | Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle the talents of others.

Question 45

Propriety

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Fitness; correct conduct | I want you to handle this dinner with propriety, don't embarrass me.

Question 46

Rarefied

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Made less dense | The mountain climbers struggled with the rarefied atmosphere.

Question 47

Relegate

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Banish; consign to inferior position | If we relegate the experts to minor posts, the project will fail.

Question 48

Reproach

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Blame; censure | I want to be above reproach with my work

Question 49

Shard

Answer 49

Fragment, generally of pottery

Question 50

Solicitous

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Worried; concerned | The employer was very solicitous about the health of her employees.

Question 51

Speccious

Answer 51

Seemingly reasonable but incorrect | Let us not be misled by such specious arguments.

Question 52

Sporadic

Answer 52

Occurring irregularly

Question 53

Stint

Answer 53

Be thrifty; set limits | The father refused to stint on wedding arrangements.

Question 54

Striated

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Marked with parallel bands; grooved | Striated rocks were found on the moon.

Question 55

Tractable

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Docile

Question 56

Verbose

Answer 56

Wordy

Question 57

Welter

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Turmoil; bewildering jumble | The existing welter of the state calls for immediate reform