English Vocab Final

Question 1

Supercilious

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Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to another

Question 2

Incredulously

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Not able or willing to believe something

Question 3

Imperatively

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Expressing command in a forceful and confident way

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Extemporizing

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Doing something (often speaking) without preparation; improvising

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Sedative

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Tending to calm or soothe

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Contiguous

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Touching or in contact with

Question 7

Sensuously

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Appealing to the senses, especially in a sexual way

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Vitality

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The quality of being lively, energetic and strong

Question 9

Interposed

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Interrupted a conversation with a comment

Question 10

Disdain

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A feeling of dislike or disapproval for someone or something that you think is unworthy of your respect

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Convivial

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Cheerful, friendly, lively

Question 12

Impetuously

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Done quickly, without thought or care

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Ascertain

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To learn or find out with certainty

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Retracted

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Pulled back something that was said

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Subterfuge

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Deception designed to conceal evade or escape something

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Punctilious

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Very careful about behaving properly and doing things correctly and accurately

Question 17

Disconcerting

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Disturbing one’s composure; unsettling or confusing

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Evasion

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An indirect answer that avoids dealing with something

Question 19

Somnambulatory

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Done by “going through the motions” almost as if sleep walking

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Disembodied

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Lacking a body or a connection to reality

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Conscientiously

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Very carefully, for concern for doing what’s right

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Confounding

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Surprising or Confusing

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Exultation

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A feeling of great happiness or excitement

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Recurrent

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Happening again and again

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Feverish

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Involving intense emotions or activity

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Transpired

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To become known or apparent

Question 27

Notoriety

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The state of being famous or well known, especially for something bad

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Ingratiate

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To gain favor or approval by saying or doing things to please others

Question 29

Unprecedented

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Never done or known before, new

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Incarnation

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The act of representing an idea or quality in human form

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Inexhaustible

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Impossible to be used up; existing in abundance

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Inexplicable

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Unable to be explained

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Tangible

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Real or actual, not imaginary; able to be touched

Question 34

Clamorously

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Loudly crying out, with confusion

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Incessantly

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Without interruption; constantly

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Dejection

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Sadness or depression caused by failure or loss

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Malice

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Desire to cause harm to another person

Question 38

Pervading

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Spreading through

Question 39

Amorphous

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Having no clear shape or form

Question 40

Perceptible

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Capable of being perceived by the senses

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Distortion

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The state of being twisted away from the natural or normal shape or meaning

Question 42

Commensurate

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Equal in measure or extent

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Obscurity

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Something that is dark, dim, and unclear

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Recedes

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Going backwards, gradually diminishing

Question 45

Eluded

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Escaped from one’s grasp or understanding; failed to be achieved