English Vocab 151-200

Question 1

Malicious

Answer 1

Adj. dictated by hate or spite.

Question 2

labyrinth

Answer 2

N. maze.

Question 3

Trite

Answer 3

Adj. hackneyed; commonplace.

hackneyed: (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

Question 4

Tranquility

Answer 4

N. calmness; peace, quietude.

Question 5

Verbose

Answer 5

Adj. wordy.

Question 6

Savory

Answer 6

Adj. tasty; pleasing; attractive.

Question 7

Sporadic

Answer 7

Adj. occurring irregularly.

Question 8

Ruthless

Answer 8

Adj. pitiless.

Question 9

Viable

Answer 9

Adj. capable of maintaining life.

Question 10

Trifling

Answer 10

Adj. trivial; unimportant.

Question 11

Subside

Answer 11

V. settle down; descend; grow quiet.

Question 12

Scanty

Answer 12

Adj. meager; insufficient.

Question 13

Thrive

Answer 13

V. prosper; flourish.

Question 14

Transient

Answer 14

Adj. fleeting; quickly passing away.

Question 15

Relegate

Answer 15

V. banish; consign to inferior position.

Question 16

Recant

Answer 16

V. repudiate; withdraw previous statement.

Question 17

Refute

Answer 17

V. disprove.

Question 18

Relevant

Answer 18

Adj. pertinent; referring to the case in hand.

Question 19

Rebuttal

Answer 19

N. refutation; response with contrary evidence.

Question 20

Repel

Answer 20

V. drive away; disgust.

Question 21

Remedial

Answer 21

Adj. curative; corrective.

Question 22

Rectify

Answer 22

Adj. correct.

Question 23

Recount

Answer 23

V. narrate or tell; count over again.

Question 24

Raucous

Answer 24

Adj. harsh and shrill.

Question 25

Ratify

Answer 25

V. approve formally; verify.

Question 26

Succinct

Answer 26

Adj. brief; terse; compact.

Question 27

Static

Answer 27

Adj. unchanging; lacking development.

Question 28

Rancor

Answer 28

N. bitterness; hatred.

Question 29

Unprecedented

Answer 29

Adj. novel; unparalelled.

Question 30

Redundant

Answer 30

Adj. superflous; excessively wordy; repititious.

Question 31

Rant

Answer 31

V. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make grandiloquent speech.

Question 32

Predator

Answer 32

N. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs and exploits another.

Question 33

Predecessor

Answer 33

N. former occupant of a post.

Question 34

Profligate

Answer 34

Adj. dissipated; wasteful; licentious.

Question 35

Profound

Answer 35

Adj. deep; not superficial; complete.

Question 36

Profusion

Answer 36

N. lavish expenditure; overabundant condition.

Question 37

Respite

Answer 37

N. delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest.

Question 38

Resplendent

Answer 38

Adj. brilliant; lustrous.

Question 39

Pragmatic

Answer 39

Adj. practical; concerned with practical values.

Question 40

Reprove

Answer 40

V. censure; rebuke.

Question 41

Repudiate

Answer 41

V. disown; disavow.

Question 42

Pitfall

Answer 42

N. hidden danger; concealed trap.

Question 43

Pithy

Answer 43

Adj. concise; meaty.

Question 44

Proliferation

Answer 44

N. rapid growth, spread, multiplication.

Question 45

Prolific

Answer 45

Adj. abundantly fruitful.

Question 46

Preclude

Answer 46

V. make impossible; eliminate.

Question 47

Precocious

Answer 47

Adj. advanced in development.

Question 48

Philanthropist

Answer 48

N. lover of mankind; doer of good.

Question 49

Skeptic

Answer 49

N. doubter; a person who suspends judgement until he has examined the evidence.

Question 50

Somber

Answer 50

Adj. gloomy; depressing.