Deck 1 (high frequency)

Question 1

abridge

Answer 1

v. condense or shorten

Question 2

abstemious

Answer 2

adj. sparing in eating and drinking

Question 3

attribute (v)

Answer 3

v. ascribe; explain

Question 4

belie

Answer 4

v. contradict; give a false impression

Question 5

bolster

Answer 5

v. support; reinforce

Question 6

braggart

Answer 6

n. boaster

Question 7

cajole

Answer 7

v. coax; attempt to influence by gentle persuasion

Question 8

calculated

Answer 8

adj. deliberately planned; likely

Question 9

decorum

Answer 9

n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

Question 10

deference

Answer 10

n. courteous regard for another’s wish

Question 11

disinclination

Answer 11

n. unwillingness

Question 12

eclectic

Answer 12

adj. choosing from various sources

Question 13

egotistical

Answer 13

adj. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited

Question 14

euphemism

Answer 14

n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

Question 15

facilitate

Answer 15

v. help bring about; make less difficult

Question 16

fallacious

Answer 16

adj. false; misleading

Question 17

flagrant

Answer 17

adj. conspicuously wicked; outrageously bad

Question 18

furtive

Answer 18

adj. stealthy; sneaky

Question 19

garrulous

Answer 19

adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative

Question 20

glutton

Answer 20

n. someone who eats too much

Question 21

gratify

Answer 21

v. please

Question 22

hierarchy

Answer 22

n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks

Question 23

hypothetical

Answer 23

adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed

Question 24

impudence

Answer 24

n. trait of being rude or blunt (impertinent)

Question 25

inadvertently

Answer 25

adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Question 26

indiscriminate

Answer 26

adj. choosing at random; confused

Question 27

instigate

Answer 27

v. urge; start; provoke

Question 28

lament

Answer 28

v. grieve; express sorrow

Question 29

lavish

Answer 29

adj. generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful

Question 30

lofty

Answer 30

adj. very high

Question 31

malicious

Answer 31

adj. hateful; spiteful

Question 32

marred

Answer 32

adj. damaged; disfigured

Question 33

miserly

Answer 33

adj. stingy; mean

Question 34

negate

Answer 34

v. cancel out; nullify; deny

Question 35

nonchalance

Answer 35

adj. indifference; lack of concern; composure

Question 36

notoriety

Answer 36

n. state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Question 37

obdurate

Answer 37

adj. stubborn

Question 38

obliterate

Answer 38

v. destroy completely

Question 39

peripheral

Answer 39

adj. marginal; outer

Question 40

perpetuate

Answer 40

v. make something last; preserve from extinction

Question 41

placate

Answer 41

v. to make (someone) less angry or hostile

Question 42

quandary

Answer 42

n. dilemma

Question 43

rancor

Answer 43

n. bitterness; hatred

Question 44

rebuttal

Answer 44

n. refutation; response with contrary evidence

Question 45

recluse

Answer 45

n. hermit; loner

Question 46

reticence

Answer 46

n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

Question 47

sage

Answer 47

n. person celebrated for wisdom

Question 48

stagnant

Answer 48

adj. motionless; stale; dull

Question 49

taciturn

Answer 49

adj. habitually silent; talking little

Question 50

temper

Answer 50

v. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)

Question 51

venerate

Answer 51

v. to regard with feelings of respect; revere

Question 52

verbose

Answer 52

adj. wordy

Question 53

whimsical

Answer 53

adj. implusive; unpredictable capricious; fanciful

Question 54

zealot

Answer 54

n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

Question 55

trite

Answer 55

adj. repeated too often

Question 56

retract

Answer 56

v. withdraw; take back

Question 57

prevalent

Answer 57

adj. widespread; generally accepted; common

Question 58

meticulous

Answer 58

adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

Question 59

implement

Answer 59

v. put into effect; supply with tools

Question 60

animosity

Answer 60

n. feeling of active enmity (hostility)

Question 61

revere

Answer 61

v. honor or respect