Eng List 1 & 2

Question 0

bellwether

Answer 0

(n) the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck

a person who leads

Question 1

adjunct

Answer 1

(n) something added to another thing but not essential to it

Question 2

caterwaul

Answer 2

to utter long wailing cries like cats in rutting time

Question 3

chimeral

Answer 3

(adj) imaginary

Question 4

effete

Answer 4

(of a person) affected, overrefined and ineffectual

(adj) no longer capable of effective action

Question 5

fait accompli

Answer 5

a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with nothing to do but accept it

Question 6

hidebound

Answer 6

unwilling or unable to change because of convention

Question 7

hierarchy

Answer 7

a system/organization in which people are ranked based on status or authority

Question 8

laissez-faire

Answer 8

policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering

Question 9

liturgy

Answer 9

a form or formulary to which public religious worship esp. Christian worship is conducted

Question 10

morass

Answer 10

tract of low, soft, wet ground

Question 11

noisome

Answer 11

offensive or disgusting, as an odor.

Question 12

oblivious

Answer 12

unmindful; unconscious; unaware

forgetful

Question 13

poltroon

Answer 13

a wretched coward; craven

Question 14

proselyte

Answer 14

a person who has changed from one opinion, belief, religion; convert

Question 15

quasi

Answer 15

seemingly; resembling; virtual

Question 16

raillery

Answer 16

good-humored ridicule; banter

Question 17

ribald

Answer 17

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.

Question 18

supine

Answer 18

lying on the back, face or front upward.

inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.

(of the hand) having the palm upward.

Question 19

vignette

Answer 19

a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.

an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border.

a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript.

any small, pleasing picture or view.
a small, graceful literary sketch.

Question 20

aegis

Answer 20

protection; support

sponsorship; auspices

(Classical Mythology) the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.

Question 21

apprise

Answer 21

to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by “of”)

Question 22

bibulous

Answer 22

fond of or addicted to drink

absorbent, spongey

Question 23

claque

Answer 23

a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer.

a group of sycophants.

Question 24

deracinate

Answer 24

to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate. to isolate or alienate (a person) from a native or customary culture or environment.

Question 25

exegesis

Answer 25

critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.

Question 26

indigenous

Answer 26

originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to) innate; inherent; natural (usually followed by to )

Question 27

lachrymose

Answer 27

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. given to shedding tears readily; tearful.

Question 28

lexicon

Answer 28

a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew. the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc. inventory or record

Question 29

melee

Answer 29

a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people. confusion; turmoil; jumble

Question 30

microcosm

Answer 30

a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm). anything that is regarded as a world in miniature. human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.

Question 31

minuscule

Answer 31

very small

Question 32

obfuscate

Answer 32

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. to make obscure or unclear. to darken.

Question 33

paternalism

Answer 33

the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children

Question 34

polarize

Answer 34

to cause polarization in. to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc. to give polarity to.

Question 35

purview

Answer 35

the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. the range of vision, insight, or understanding. the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.

Question 36

sanguine

Answer 36

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. reddish; ruddy. bloody; sanguinary. blood-red; red. (Heraldry) a reddish-purple tincture. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.

Question 37

solecism

Answer 37

a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage a breach of good manners or etiquette. any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.

Question 38

vassal

Answer 38

(in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant. a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer. a servant or slave.

Question 39

verisimilitude

Answer 39

the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.