List #3

Question 1

Barrister

Answer 1

1. in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor-at-law
   The barrister won his case in court and helped clear the charges against the English man.

Question 2

Caliber

Answer 2

1. the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
2. the diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
3. the diameter of a cylindrical body or of its hollowed interior
   The lion was killed by a .38 caliber gun.

Question 3

Deficient

Answer 3

1. the group or part of a group selected or regarded as the finest, best, most distinguished, most powerful, etc.
2. a size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch
   Southern California’s most elite soccer clubs travel to Seattle every summer to play in the national championships

Question 4

Fantastic-

Answer 4

1. existing in the imagination; imaginary; unreal: fantastic terrors
2. having a strange or weird appearance; grotesque; odd; quaint: fantastic designs
3. strange and unusual; extravagant; capricious; eccentric: a fantastic plan
4. seemingly impossible; incredible: fantastic progress in science
   Our

Question 5

Gaunt-

Answer 5

1. thin and bony; hollow-eyed and haggard, as from great hunger or age; emaciated
2. looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
   In the Hunger Games, the contestants looked gaunt due to a lack of food and supplies.

Question 6

Hackneyed-

Answer 6

1. made trite by overuse
   The hackneyed expressions “like” and “um” we’re commonly used in the English presentations and were the main reasons for low grades.

Question 7

Immaterial-

Answer 7

1. not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual
2. that does not matter; not pertinent; unimportant
   Directions given by the football coach were not heard by the team because they were completely immaterial and irreverent to the game they were playing.

Question 8

Jocund-

Answer 8

1. Cheerful; genial

The jocund friend could not stop smiling after she got an A on her final.

Question 9

Lax-

Answer 9

a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels
1. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight
2. not strict or exact; careless: lax morals
3. BOT. loose; open: said if a flower
My lax effort to study for my math test resulted in a 70%.

Question 10

Magnanimous-

Answer 10

1. noble in mind; high-souled; esp., generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness or meanness
   Having magnanimous friends resulted in less drama and hurt feelings.

Question 11

Nimble-

Answer 11

1. mentally quick; quick-witted; alert: a nimble mind
2. RARE showing mental quickness: a nimble mind
3. moving quickly and lightly
   Because of the boy’s nimble mind, he won five thousand dollars on Jeopardy.

Question 12

Officious-

Answer 12

1. offering unnecessary and unwanted advice or services; meddlesome, esp. in a high handed or overbearing way
2. in diplomacy, unofficial or informal
   Although my mom is trying to help me in every way, I do not always appreciate her officious advice.

Question 13

Paramount-

Answer 13

1. ranking higher than any other, as in power or importance; chief; supreme

Question 14

Fulminations-

Answer 14

1. ARCHAIC to thunder and lighten
2. to explode with sudden violence; detonate
3. to shout forth denunciations, decrees, etc.
   The fulminations of the teachers were not being heard during their strike.

Question 15

Homogeneous-

Answer 15

1. the same in structure, quality, etc.; similar or identical
2. composed of similar or identical elements or parts; uniform
3. MATH a) commensurable b) having all terms of the same dimensions or degree
   With very little diversity, the homogeneous community tended to vote for the same candidates.

Question 16

Impact-

Answer 16

1. to force tightly together; pack; wedge
2. to affect: a usage objected to by some
   Great teachers impact their students by helping their students learn new skills and apply them later in life.

Question 17

Implications-

Answer 17

1. an implicating or being implicated
2. an implying or being implied a) something implied, from which an inference may be drawn b) LOGIC a formal relationship between two propositions such that if the first is true then the second is necessarily or logically true.

Question 18

Inanity-

Answer 18

1. the quality or condition of being inane; specif., a) emptiness b) lack of sense or meaning; silliness
2. something inane; senseless or silly act, remark, etc.
   The student demonstrated he had no understanding of the subject with constant inanity.

Question 19

Insidious-

Answer 19

1. characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily
2. operating in a slow or not easily apparent manner; more dangerous than seems evident: an insidious disease
   The insidious rumors made the shy girl run away and cry.

Question 20

Invoke-

Answer 20

1. to call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
2. to resort to or put into use (a law, ruling, penalty, etc) as pertinent: to invoke an article of the U.N. Charter
3. to call forth; cause
   In most scary movies, there are a couple teenagers who invoke evil spirits and are haunted by them.

Question 21

Legitimate-

Answer 21

1. conceived or born of parents legally married to each other a) sanctioned by law or custom; lawful: a leg image claim b) conforming to or abiding by the law
2. ruling by the rights of heredity: a legitimate king a) reasonable; logically correct: a legitimate inference b) justifiable or justified
   The two young adults got married so that when their baby was born it was legitimate.
3. conforming to or in accordance with established rules, standards, principles

Question 22

Minimal-

Answer 22

1. smallest or least possible; of or constituting a minimum
2. of or having to do with minimalism or minimal are
   Getting a D in the math quiz ended having minimal effect on the students grade.

Question 23

Moratorium-

Answer 23

1. a legal authorization, usually by a law passed in an emergency, to delay payment of money due, as by a bank or debtor nation
2. the effective period of such an authorization
3. any authorized delay or stopping of some specified activity.
   The high school declared a moratorium in order to stop kids from eating outside of the cafeteria. This really reduced the trash around campus.

Question 24

Abash-

Answer 24

1. to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
   My brother’s loud behavior at my cousin’s wedding abashed them.