English words 1-50

Question 1

Brusque

Answer 1

slightly rude in speech or manner

Question 2

Hone

Answer 2

to make more pointed

Question 3

Espouse

Answer 3

to support

Question 4

Odious

Answer 4

extremely unpleasant

Question 5

Posterity

Answer 5

all future generations

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Transgress

Answer 6

to break a rule or boundary

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Lithe

Answer 7

having a long flexible quality

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Saccharine

Answer 8

artificially sweet

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Aloof

Answer 9

emotionally uninvolved

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Traverse

Answer 10

to travel across or through

Question 11

Sacrosanct

Answer 11

regarded as too important to be changed/interfered with

Question 12

Livid

Answer 12

Extremely angry

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Opaque

Answer 13

Not able to be seen through; not transparent

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Trite

Answer 14

Lacking originality or flair

Question 15

Opulent

Answer 15

Showing great wealth and luxury

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Nullify

Answer 16

To make of no use

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Labyrinth

Answer 17

A complicated irregular

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Reprehensible

Answer 18

Deserving censure or condemnation

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Blatant

Answer 19

Completely lacking in subtlety

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Plausible

Answer 20

seeming reasonable or probable

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Reprieve

Answer 21

Cancellation or delay of a punishment

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Enshroud

Answer 22

To cover completely

Question 23

Tedium

Answer 23

The state of being slow, long or dull

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Plethora

Answer 24

A large number of something almost to excess

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Blithe

Answer 25

Showing casual or cheerful difference

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Lackluster

Answer 26

Lacking in vitality, force or conviction

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Temper

Answer 27

To strengthen by heating and then cooling

Question 28

Hedonism

Answer 28

The pursuit of pleasure

Question 29

Bolster

Answer 29

Support or prop up

Question 30

Lament

Answer 30

To express one’s deep grief

Question 31

Curtail

Answer 31

to reduce in or put a restriction on

Question 32

Epicure

Answer 32

someone who knows a lot about food/drinks

Question 33

Tenuous

Answer 33

insubstantial; in need of strengthening

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Boorish

Answer 34

rude or unmannerly

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Vindicate

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remove blame or suspicion

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Poignant

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deeply emotional

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Bourgeois

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appealing to the masses in the middle-class; suburban

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Hiatus

Answer 38

a brief rest

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Languid

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barely mobile; not exerting much energy

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Resplendent

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shining brightly

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Acuity

Answer 41

penetrating or clear intelligence or skill

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Debunk

Answer 42

to show the falseness or hollowness of

Question 43

Adroit

Answer 43

clever or skillful in the use of hands or the mind.

Question 44

Pontificate

Answer 44

to express ones view in an arrogant or pompous manner.

Question 45

Decorum

Answer 45

behavior keeping in good taste.

Question 46

Laud

Answer 46

to highly praise, especially in public

Question 47

Adulation

Answer 47

excessive admiration or praise

Question 48

Bristle

Answer 48

to react defensively, typically by drawing back

Question 49

Obtuse

Answer 49

slow to understand, or difficult to understand.

Question 50

Tome

Answer 50

a large, heavy book, usually filled with academic knowledge.

Question 51

Presumptuous

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disrespectfully bold

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Forlorn

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abandoned; hopeless

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Frenetic

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very busy; hectic

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Incessant

Answer 54

seeming to never have an end

Question 55

Abridge

Answer 55

to reduce in size or volume