List 22

Question 1

Compulsive

Answer 1

adj. obsessive, fanatic, not being able to control their behavior

Question 2

Compel

Answer 2

v. to force someone to do something

Question 3

Propel

Answer 3

v. to push or drive forward

Question 4

Deflect

Answer 4

v. to turn aside; bend or deviate

Question 5

Implicate

Answer 5

v. to show or suggest that sb is involved in something bad or criminal

Question 6

Explicit

Answer 6

adj. fully, clearly expressed, obvious

Question 7

Imply

Answer 7

v. to express indirectly; suggest

Question 8

Valediction

Answer 8

n. the action of saying farewell

Question 9

Abscond

Answer 9

v. to leave quickly and secretly

Question 10

Confine

Answer 10

v. to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject; constrain, limit

Question 11

Carve

Answer 11

v. to make an object or pattern by cutting a piece of wood or stone; engrave, inscribe

Question 12

Gush

Answer 12

v. to flow out very quickly and in large amounts; to praise enthusiastically

Question 13

Invert

Answer 13

v. to turn upside down or inside out

Question 13

Transplant

Answer 13

v/n. to move a plant to somewhere else; to move sb/sth to a different place; change location, relocate

Question 13

Coerce

Answer 13

v. force

Question 14

Obliterate

Answer 14

v. to wipe out; to erase

Question 15

Exile

Answer 15

n/v. v. the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political
reasons or as a punishment

Question 16

Evict

Answer 16

v. to force someone to leave a place

Question 17

Jettison

Answer 17

v. to throw something out of a moving plane or ship to make it lighter; to throw and get rid of something or somebody not
needed or wanted; abandon, discard, dump

Question 18

Cosmetic

Answer 18

n/adj. done or made for the sake of beauty or appearance

Question 19

Embellish

Answer 19

v. to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it; decorate, adorn

Question 20

Garnish

Answer 20

v/n. to decorate; a small amount of salad, herbs, or other food that is used to decorate cooked or
prepared food

Question 21

Garb

Answer 21

v. clothing, attire, apparel

Question 22

Opaque

Answer 22

adj. not clear enough to see through or allow light through; hazy, unclear, milky

Question 23

Lucid

Answer 23

adj. easily understood; transparent

Question 24

Luminous

Answer 24

adj. producing or reflecting bright light

Question 25

Illuminate

Answer 25

v. to light up or make clear

Question 26

Nocturnal

Answer 26

adj. occurring in the night

Question 27

Manifest

Answer 27

n/adj/v. n. a list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane
adj. clearly apparent to the sight or understanding
v. to show or demonstrate plainly; reveal

Question 28

Conspiciuous

Answer 28

adj. easy to notice; obvious

Question 29

Blasphemy

Answer 29

n. behavior or language that insults or shows a lack of respect for God or religion

Question 30

Sequester

Answer 30

v. to set apart from others ; to take possession of and hold in custody; isolate, segregate, quarantine

Question 31

Blatant

Answer 31

adj. (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly; obvious

Question 32

Dim

Answer 32

adj. lacking in brightness; vague, unclear, blurred

Question 33

Blurry

Answer 33

adj. unclear or hazy in outline

Question 34

Arcane

Answer 34

adj. secret or mysterious

Question 35

Brazen

Answer 35

adj. bold and shapeless, unpleasantly noisy, completely obvious

Question 36

Denigrate

Answer 36

v. to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of; slander, despise, belittle

Question 37

Pallid

Answer 37

adj. pale and lacking color

Question 38

Allude

Answer 38

v. to make an indirect reference

Question 39

Retort

Answer 39

v/n. to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way

Question 40

Extort

Answer 40

v. to get by force or threat

Question 41

Demand

Answer 41

v. ask authoritatively or brusquely

Question 42

Mandate

Answer 42

n/v.n. the authority to do something v. to make a decree; empower, permission, authorization

Question 43

Introspection

Answer 43

n. examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings
reflection, soul-searching, contemplation

Question 44

Retrospect

Answer 44

n/v. a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time; review the past, review, recollection

Question 45

Supervision

Answer 45

n. the action of supervising someone or something

Question 46

Jargon

Answer 46

n. n. words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for others
to understand; slang, terminology

Question 47

Verdict

Answer 47

n. an official decision made in a court of law

Question 48

Query

Answer 48

n/v. n. a doubt in the mind; a question; an inquiry; v. to ask
inquire, interrogation

Question 49

Inquire

Answer 49

v. to ask, request, investigate

Question 50

Questionnaire

Answer 50

n. a written set of questions to be answered by a research participant; survey, form

Question 51

interrogate

Answer 51

v. To examine by questioning formally or officially; question, probe, cross-examine

Question 52

Enlighten

Answer 52

v. to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something; educate, edify, instruct

Question 53

Covet

Answer 53

v. to feel desire for something

Question 54

Insatiable

Answer 54

adj. not satisfied

Question 55

Dominant

Answer 55

v. to control by superior power; prevail, influence, govern

Question 56

Enthrall

Answer 56

v. to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very
carefully

Question 57

Concur

Answer 57

v. to agree, accept

Question 58

Elaborate

Answer 58

v/adj. detailed and complicated; to explain or develop something in a more detailed way; develop, intricate, complicated