Deck 2 (high frequency)

Question 1

abstruse

Answer 1

adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand

Question 2

abstract

Answer 2

adj. only existing in the mind, not concrete

Question 3

accessible

Answer 3

adj. easy to approach; obtainable

Question 4

benevolent

Answer 4

adj. generous; charitable

Question 5

brevity

Answer 5

n. conciseness

Question 6

candor

Answer 6

n. openness, the quality of being honest

Question 7

capricious

Answer 7

adj. unpredictable

Question 8

comprehensive

Answer 8

adj. thorough, complete

Question 9

dubious

Answer 9

adj. questionable; filled with doubt

Question 10

dogmatic

Answer 10

adj. stating a unsupported principle as a fact

Question 11

esoteric

Answer 11

adj. known only to the chosen few

Question 12

implausible

Answer 12

adj. unlikely; unbelievable

Question 13

impede

Answer 13

v. hinder; block; delay

Question 14

hypocritical

Answer 14

adj. claiming feelings or moral goodness(virtues) one does not have, deceiving

Question 15

ironic

Answer 15

adj. resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome

Question 16

mundane

Answer 16

adj. everyday, boring, dull

Question 17

morose

Answer 17

adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

Question 18

pacificist

Answer 18

n. one opposed to force; antimilitarist

Question 19

restraint

Answer 19

n.self-control,restriction

Question 20

resolve

Answer 20

n. determination; firmness of purpose

Question 21

skeptic

Answer 21

n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

Question 22

servile

Answer 22

adj. slavish; cringing

Question 23

tentative

Answer 23

adj. hesitant; done without confidence

Question 24

sustain

Answer 24

v. experience; support; nourish

Question 25

susceptible

Answer 25

adj. easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease

Question 26

volatile

Answer 26

adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

Question 27

virtuoso

Answer 27

n. highly skilled artist

Question 28

ominous

Answer 28

adj. threatening, suggests that something bad is going to happen

Question 29

austere

Answer 29

adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 30

augment

Answer 30

v. increase; add to

Question 31

acclaim

Answer 31

v. applaud; announce with great approval,praise

Question 32

acknowledge

Answer 32

v. recognize; admit

Question 33

censorious

Answer 33

adj. critical

Question 34

censure

Answer 34

v. blame; criticize

Question 35

criterion

Answer 35

n. standard used in judging

Question 36

devise

Answer 36

v. think up; invent; plan

Question 37

devious

Answer 37

adj. roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

Question 38

endorse

Answer 38

v. approve; support

Question 39

ephemeral

Answer 39

adj. lasting for a short time

Question 40

exuberance

Answer 40

n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness

Question 41

gregarious

Answer 41

adj. sociable

Question 42

homogenous

Answer 42

adj. of the same kind

Question 43

proximity

Answer 43

n. nearness

Question 44

scanty

Answer 44

adj. small, insufficient in quantity or amount

Question 45

squander

Answer 45

v. waste

Question 46

aversion

Answer 46

n. firm dislike

Question 47

autonomous

Answer 47

adj. self-governing

Question 48

analogous

Answer 48

adj. comparable

Question 49

anarchist

Answer 49

n. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

Question 50

anecdote

Answer 50

n. short account of an amusing or interesting event

Question 51

contend

Answer 51

v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly

Question 52

detrimental

Answer 52

adj. harmful; damaging

Question 53

erudite

Answer 53

adj. learned; scholarly

Question 54

frugality

Answer 54

n. thrift; economy

Question 55

derivative

Answer 55

adj. unoriginal; derived from another souce

Question 56

aspire

Answer 56

v. seek to attain; long for

Question 57

ascetic

Answer 57

adj. practicing self-denial; austere

Question 58

innate

Answer 58

adj. inborn

Question 59

frivolous

Answer 59

adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant