Fab Vocab 276-300

Question 1

a chemical or person who starts a fire—literally or figuratively

Answer 1

Incendiary

Question 2

lewd; lustful

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Lascivious

Question 3

the calling down of a curse

Answer 3

Malediction

Question 4

standing out conspicuously; of notable significance

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Salient

Question 5

having the appearance of truth; probable

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Verisimilitude

Question 6

showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another

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Obsequious

Question 7

a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art

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Nomenclature

Question 8

to talk or act in a trivial, inept, or ineffective way; trivial nonsense

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Piffle

Question 9

without end or limit

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Ad infinitum

Question 10

revealing a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness; of low sleazy taste or quality

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Smarmy

Question 11

having or showing a slow and solid temperament

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Phlegmatic

Question 12

hard to understand; recondite; esoteric

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Abstruse

Question 13

an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation

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Contretemps

Question 14

weakly and effusively sentimental; emotionally silly

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Maudlin

Question 15

given unearned or without recompense and not involving a return benefit; not called for by the circumstances

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Gratuitous

Question 16

a spirit of friendly good-fellowship

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Camaraderie

Question 17

stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

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Contumacious

Question 18

formal or official approval; praise

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Approbation

Question 19

that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased

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Indelible

Question 20

displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

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Protean

Question 21

to mix or blend together in a homogeneous body

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Amalgamate

Question 22

biting or given to biting; sharp or caustic in style, tone, etc.

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Mordacious

Question 23

impossible to refute or controvert; indisputable

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Irrefragable

Question 24

a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior; a weakness

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Foible

Question 25

an affectionate or humorous nickname; an assumed name

Answer 25

Sobriquet