High Frequency Words 2

Question 0

coercion

Answer 0

use of force to get someone to obey

Question 1

censure

Answer 1

blame, criticize

Question 2

commemorate

Answer 2

honor the memory of

Question 3

compile

Answer 3

assemble; gather; accumulate

Question 4

complacency

Answer 4

self-satisfaction; smugness

Question 5

compliance

Answer 5

readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

Question 6

composure

Answer 6

mental calmness

Question 7

comprehensive

Answer 7

thorough; inclusive

Question 8

concede

Answer 8

admit; yield

Question 9

conciliatory

Answer 9

reconciling; soothing

Question 10

concise

Answer 10

brief and compact

Question 11

concur

Answer 11

agree

Question 12

condone

Answer 12

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

Question 13

conflagration

Answer 13

great fire

Question 14

confound

Answer 14

confuse; puzzle

Question 15

consensus

Answer 15

general agreement

Question 16

constraint

Answer 16

compulsion; repression of feelings

Question 17

contend

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struggle; compete; assert earnestly

Question 18

contentious

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quarrelsome

Question 19

contract

Answer 19

compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

Question 20

conviction

Answer 20

judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

Question 21

cordial

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gracious; heartfelt

Question 22

corroborate

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confirm; support

Question 23

credulity

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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naïveté

Question 24

criterion

Answer 24

standard used in judging

Question 25

cryptic

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mysterious; hidden; secret

Question 26

cursory

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casual; hastily done

Question 27

curtail

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shorten; reduce

Question 28

decorum

Answer 28

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

Question 29

deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

Question 30

degradation

Answer 30

humiliation, debasement, degeneration

Question 31

delineate

Answer 31

portray; depict; sketch

Question 32

denounce

Answer 32

condemn; criticize

Question 33

deplore

Answer 33

regret; disapprove of

Question 34

depravity

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extreme corruption; wickedness

Question 35

deprecate

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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 36

deride

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ridicule; make fun of

Question 37

derivative

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unoriginal; derived from another source

Question 38

despondent

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depressed; gloomy

Question 39

detached

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emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected

Question 40

deterrent

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something that discourages; hindrance

Question 41

detrimental

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harmful; damaging

Question 42

devious

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roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

Question 43

devise

Answer 43

think up; invent; plan

Question 44

diffuse

Answer 44

wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

Question 45

digression

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wandering away from the subject

Question 46

diligence

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steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

Question 47

diminution

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lessening; reduction in size

Question 48

discerning

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mentally quick and observant; having insight

Question 49

disclose

Answer 49

reveal

Question 50

discordant

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not harmonious; conflicting

Question 51

discount

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disregard; dismiss

Question 52

discrepancy

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lack of consistency; difference

Question 53

discriminating

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able to see differences; prejudiced

Question 54

disdain

Answer 54

view with scorn or contempt