Direct Vocab 1

Question 1

The following vocabulary decks can be used effectively in two ways.

1. As a diagnostic test.
2. As a pretest memory booster.

Answer 1

Accordingly, you should use them to gauge how many of the 1,000 words provided you know. As you approach 70%, it become less likely you will miss questions due to lack of knowledge.

Two weeks before your test date, you should use these cards most, because short-term memory repetition will boost your recognition.

Remember, this kind of knowledge is only useful to help with elimination. Use the Context Sentence Skill Builder and the Rooting Skill Builder and get your ready list together for the essay.

Question 2

Define:

abase

Answer 2

(v.) to humiliate, degrade

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Define:

abate

Answer 3

(v.) to reduce, lessen

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Define:

abdicate

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(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abduct

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(v.) to kidnap, take by force

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Define:

aberration

Answer 6

(n.) something that differs from the norm

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abet

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(v.) to aid, help, encourage

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abhor

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(v.) to hate completely, to detest

Question 9

Define:

abide

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1. (v.) to follow (as law)
2. (v.) to wait, remain
3. (v.) to put up with; tolerate

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Define:

abject

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(adj.) wretched, pitiful

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abjure

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(v.) to reject, renounce

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abnegation

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(n.) denial of comfort to oneself

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abort

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(v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort

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abridge

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1. (v.) to cut down, shorten
2. (adj.) shortened

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abrogate

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(v.) to abolish, usually by authority

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balk

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(v.) to stop, block abruptly

Question 17

Define:

ballad

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(n.) a love song

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Define:

banal

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(adj.) dull, commonplace

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Define:

cacophony

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(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious loud sound

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cadence

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(n.) a rhythm, progression of sound

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Define:

cajole

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(v.) to urge, coax

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calamity

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(n.) an event with disastrous consequences

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calibrate

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(v.) to set, standardize

Question 24

Define:

callous

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(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling

Question 25

# Define: calumny

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(n.) an attempt to spoil a reputation by spreading lies

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# Define: camaraderie

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(n.) brotherhood, jovial unity

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# Define: candor

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(n.) honesty, frankness

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# Define: canny

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(adj.) shrewd, careful

Question 29

# Define: canvas

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1. (n.) a piece of cloth on which an artist paints 2. (v.) to cover, inspect

Question 30

# Define: capacious

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(adj.) very spacious

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# Define: capitulate

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(v.) to surrender

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# Define: daunting

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(adj.) intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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# Define: dearth

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(n.) a lack, scarcity

Question 34

# Define: debacle

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(n.) a disastrous failure, disruption

Question 35

# Define: debase

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(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something

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# Define: debauch

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(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

Question 37

# Define: debunk

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(v.) to expose the falseness of something

Question 38

# Define: decorous

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(adj.) socially proper, appropriate

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# Define: decry

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(v.) to criticize openly

Question 40

# Define: deface

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(v.) to ruin or injure to the appearance of something

Question 41

# Define: defamatory

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(adj.) harmful toward the reputation of another

Question 42

# Define: ebullient

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(adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic

Question 43

# Define: eclectic

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(adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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# Define: ecstatic

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(adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy

Question 45

# Define: edict

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(n.) an order, decree

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# Define: efface

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(v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

Question 47

# Define: effervescent

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(adj.) bubbly, lively

Question 48

# Define: efficacious

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(adj.) effective

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# Define: fabricate

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(v.) to make up, invent

Question 50

# Define: facade

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1. (n.) the wall of a building 2. (n.) a deceptive appearance or attitude

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# Define: facile

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1. (adj.) easy, requiring little effort 2. (adj.) superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care, insincere

Question 52

# Define: garish

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(adj.) gaudy, in bad taste

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# Define: hackneyed

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(adj.) unoriginal, trite

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# Define: iconoclast

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(n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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# Define: idiosyncratic

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(adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized

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# Define: idolatrous

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(adj.) excessively worshipping one object or person

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# Define: ignominious

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(adj.) humiliating, disgracing

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# Define: illicit

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(adj.) forbidden, not permitted

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# Define: immerse

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(v.) to absorb, deeply involve, engross

Question 60

# Define: immutable

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(adj.) not changeable

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# Define: impassive

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(adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering

Question 62

# Define: laceration

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(n.) a cut, tear

Question 63

# Define: laconic

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(adj.) terse in speech or writing

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# Define: maelstrom

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(n.) a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

Question 65

# Define: magnanimous

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(adj.) noble, generous

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# Define: malediction

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(n.) a curse

Question 67

# Define: nadir

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(n.) the lowest point of something

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# Define: nascent

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(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence

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# Define: obdurate

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(adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

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# Define: obfuscate

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(v.) to render incomprehensible

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# Define: pacific

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(adj.) soothing

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# Define: palatable

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(adj.) agreeable to the taste or sensibilities

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# Define: palette

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(adj.) a range of colors or qualities

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# Define: palliate

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(v.) to reduce the severity of

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# Define: pallid

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(adj.) lacking color

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# Define: panacea

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(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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# Define: paradigm

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(n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model

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# Define: paradox

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(n.) an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true

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# Define: paragon

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(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

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# Define: paramount

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(adj.) greatest in importance, rank, character

Question 81

# Define: quagmire

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(n.) a difficult situation

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# Define: rail

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(v.) to scold, protest

Question 83

# Define: rancid

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(adj.) having a terrible taste or smell

Question 84

# Define: rancor

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(n.) deep, bitter resentment

Question 85

# Define: rapport

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(n.) mutual understanding and harmony

Question 86

# Define: rash

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(adj.) hasty, incautious

Question 87

# Define: saccharine

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(adj.) sickeningly sweet

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# Define: sacrosanct

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(adj.) holy, something that should not be criticized

Question 89

# Define: sagacity

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(n.) soundness of perspective

Question 90

# Define: salient

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(adj.) significant, conspicuous

Question 91

# Define: salutation

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(n.) a greeting

Question 92

# Define: tacit

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(adj.) expressed without words

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# Define: taciturn

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(adj.) not inclined to talk

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# Define: tangential

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(adj.) incidental, peripheral, divergent

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# Define: tantamount

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(adj.) equivalent in value or significance

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# Define: ubiquitous

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(adj.) existing everywhere, widespread

Question 97

# Define: vacillate

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(v.) to fluctuate, hesitate

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# Define: vacuous

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(adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid

Question 99

# Define: wallow

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(v.) to roll oneself indolently; to become or remain helpless

Question 100

# Define: yoke

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(v.) to join, link

Question 101

# Define: zealous

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(adj.) fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something