Direct Vocab 10

Question 1

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astute

Answer 1

(adj.) very clever, crafty

Question 2

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asylum

Answer 2

1. (n.) a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary
2. (n.) an institution in which the insane are kept

Question 3

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atone

Answer 3

(v.) to repent, make amends

Question 4

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atrophy

Answer 4

(v.) to wither away, decay

Question 5

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attain

Answer 5

(v.) to achieve, arrive at

Question 6

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attribute

Answer 6

1. (v.) to credit, assign
2. (n.) a facet or trait

Question 7

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atypical

Answer 7

(adj.) not typical, unusual

Question 8

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audacious

Answer 8

(adj.) excessively bold

Question 9

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audible

Answer 9

(adj.) able to be heard

Question 10

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augment

Answer 10

(v.) to add to, expand

Question 11

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auspicious

Answer 11

(adj.) favorable, indicative of good things

Question 12

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austere

Answer 12

(adj.) very bare, bleak

Question 13

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avarice

Answer 13

(n.) excessive greed

Question 14

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avenge

Answer 14

(v.) to seek revenge

Question 15

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aversion

Answer 15

(n.) a particular dislike for something

Question 16

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buffet

Answer 16

1. (v.) to strike with force
2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table

Question 17

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burnish

Answer 17

(v.) to polish, shine

Question 18

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buttress

Answer 18

1. (v.) to support, hold up
2. (n.) something that offers support

Question 19

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coup

Answer 19

(n.) a brilliant, unexpected act

Question 20

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covet

Answer 20

(v.) to desire enviously

Question 21

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covert

Answer 21

(adj.) secretly engaged in

Question 22

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credulity

Answer 22

(n.) readiness to believe

Question 23

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crescendo

Answer 23

(n.) a steady increase in intensity or volume

Question 24

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criteria

Answer 24

(n.) standards by which something is judged

Question 25

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culmination

Answer 25

(n.) the climax toward which something progresses

Question 26

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culpable

Answer 26

(adj.) deserving blame

Question 27

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cultivate

Answer 27

(v.) to nurture, improve, refine

Question 28

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cumulative

Answer 28

(adj.) increasing, building upon itself

Question 29

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cunning

Answer 29

(adj.) sly, clever at being deceitful

Question 30

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cupidity

Answer 30

(n.) greed, strong desire

Question 31

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cursory

Answer 31

(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial

Question 32

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curt

Answer 32

(adj.) abruptly and rudely short

Question 33

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curtail

Answer 33

(v.) to lessen, reduce

Question 34

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dogmatic

Answer 34

(adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

Question 35

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dormant

Answer 35

(adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive

Question 36

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dour

Answer 36

(adj.) stern, joyless

Question 37

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dubious

Answer 37

(adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality

Question 38

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duplicity

Answer 38

(n.) crafty dishonesty

Question 39

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duress

Answer 39

(n.) hardship, threat

Question 40

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dynamic

Answer 40

(adj.) actively changing

Question 41

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exorbitant

Answer 41

(adj.) excessive

Question 42

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expedient

Answer 42

(adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving self-interest

Question 43

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expiate

Answer 43

(v.) to make amends for, atone

Question 44

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expunge

Answer 44

(v.) to obliterate, eradicate

Question 45

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expurgate

Answer 45

(v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

Question 46

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extant

Answer 46

(adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost

Question 47

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extol

Answer 47

(v.) to praise, revere

Question 48

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extraneous

Answer 48

(adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary

Question 49

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extricate

Answer 49

(v.) to disentangle

Question 50

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exult

Answer 50

(v.) to rejoice

Question 51

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frivolous

Answer 51

(adj.) of little importance, trifling

Question 52

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frugal

Answer 52

(adj.) thrifty, economical

Question 53

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furtive

Answer 53

(adj.) secretive, sly

Question 54

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grievous

Answer 54

(adj.) injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

Question 55

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guile

Answer 55

(n.) deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

Question 56

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hypocrisy

Answer 56

(n.) pretending to believe what one does not

Question 57

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hypothetical

Answer 57

(adj.) supposed or assumed true, but unproven

Question 58

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inundate

Answer 58

(v) to flood with abundance

Question 59

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inure

Answer 59

(v.) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation

Question 60

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invective

Answer 60

(n.) an angry verbal attack

Question 61

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inveterate

Answer 61

(adj.) stubbornly established by habit

Question 62

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inviolable

Answer 62

(adj.) secure from assault

Question 63

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irascible

Answer 63

(adj.) easily angered

Question 64

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iridescent

Answer 64

(adj.) showing rainbow colors

Question 65

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irreverence

Answer 65

(n.) disrespect

Question 66

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irrevocable

Answer 66

(adj.) incapable of being taken back

Question 67

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lucid

Answer 67

(adj.) clear, easily understandable

Question 68

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luminous

Answer 68

(adj.) brightly shining

Question 69

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lurid

Answer 69

(adj.) ghastly, sensational

Question 70

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mundane

Answer 70

(adj.) concerned with the world rather than with heaven, commonplace

Question 71

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munificence

Answer 71

(n.) generosity in giving

Question 72

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mutable

Answer 72

(adj.) able to change

Question 73

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myriad

Answer 73

(adj.) consisting of a very great number

Question 74

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nuance

Answer 74

(n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

Question 75

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nurture

Answer 75

(v.) to assist the development of

Question 76

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ostensible

Answer 76

(adj.) appearing as such, seemingly

Question 77

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ostentatious

Answer 77

(adj.) excessively showy, glitzy

Question 78

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ostracism

Answer 78

(n.) exclusion from a group

Question 79

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prowess

Answer 79

(n.) extraordinary ability

Question 80

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prudence

Answer 80

(n.) cautious, circumspect

Question 81

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prurient

Answer 81

(adj.) eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sexual activity

Question 82

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puerile

Answer 82

(adj.) juvenile, immature

Question 83

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pugnacious

Answer 83

(adj.) quarrelsome, combative

Question 84

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pulchritude

Answer 84

(n.) physical beauty

Question 85

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punctilious

Answer 85

(adj.) eager to follow rules or conventions

Question 86

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pungent

Answer 86

(adj.) having a pointed, sharp quality often used to describe smells

Question 87

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punitive

Answer 87

(adj.) involving punishment

Question 88

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putrid

Answer 88

(adj.) rotten, foul

Question 89

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resplendent

Answer 89

(adj.) shiny, glowing

Question 90

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restitution

Answer 90

(n.) restoration to the rightful owner

Question 91

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restive

Answer 91

(adj.) resistant, stubborn, impatient

Question 92

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retract

Answer 92

(v.) withdraw

Question 93

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revel

Answer 93

(v.) to enjoy intensely

Question 94

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sublime

Answer 94

(adj.) lofty, grand, exalted

Question 95

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submissive

Answer 95

(adj.) easily yielding to authority

Question 96

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succinct

Answer 96

(adj.) marked by compact precision

Question 97

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superfluous

Answer 97

(adj.) exceeding what is necessary

Question 98

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trepidation

Answer 98

(n.) fear, apprehension

Question 99

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trite

Answer 99

(adj.) not original, overused

Question 100

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vituperate

Answer 100

(v.) to berate