English Vocab Words

Question 1

Hirsute and Horrēre

Answer 1

Hairy and Latin to dread

Question 2

Echt

Answer 2

Formal or literary speech and writing as a synonym of authentic, genuine, and true

Question 3

Splenetic

Answer 3

Formal word for expressions of sharp annoyance and anger

Question 4

Aficionado

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A devotee - someone who both likes and knows a lot about something

Question 5

Portentous

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Something giving a sign or warning of something bad or unpleasant to come. Also, pompous attitude or behavior of someone trying to seem important, serious, or impressive

Question 6

Voracity

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An immoderate eagerness or enthusiasm for something (including food)

Question 7

Copacetic

Answer 7

Very satisfactory

Question 8

Dubious

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Lacking a definite opinion or being doubtful

Question 9

Quintessence

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Typical or perfect example of something or the most important part of something

Question 10

Embargo

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An order that limits trade in some way

Question 11

Pundit

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Someone who is considered an expert in a particular field who shares their opinion on that subject in a public setting

Question 12

Pareidolia

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Tendency to perceive a specific and often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern

Question 13

Bellweather

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Something or someone that leads others or shows what will happen in the future

Question 14

Cadre (KAD-ray)

Answer 14

Group of people with a unifying relationship. A group of people trained in a specific task who can train others.

Question 15

Inculcate

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To teach and persuade, especially by frequent repetition.

Question 16

Eldritch

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Strange or unnatural, especially in a way that inspires fear.

Question 17

Irascible

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Someone who is easily angered and annoyed.

Question 18

Shill

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To talk about or describe someone or something in a favorable way for pay.

Question 19

Extraneous

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Not forming a necessary part of something else. Irrelevant or unimportant.

Question 20

Parvenu

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A person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.

Question 21

Paucity

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Scarcity; the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts

Question 22

Surreptitious

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Question 23

Hubris

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Excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 24

Maelstrom

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A powerful and often violent whirlpool that sucks in objects within a given radius. (Often used figuratively)

Question 25

Parse

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Study something by looking closely at its parts.

Question 26

Analogue

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Something similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.

Question 27

Fuliginous

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An adjective that is synonymous with sooty. Describes things related to, containing, or producing soot. (May be used figuratively)

Question 28

Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Question 29

Toady

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A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

Question 30

Arriviste

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An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who has recently acquired wealth or social status.

Question 31

Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal. Talkative