M301-325 (Person who added this deck, please do inform me)

Question 1

circumscribe

Answer 1

v. to form or mark the limits of; to restrict or limit severely

Question 2

pacify

Answer 2

v. to make peaceful; to restore calm

Question 3

magnanimous

Answer 3

adj. generous; noble in mind

Question 4

polyglot

Answer 4

n. one who speaks many languages

adj. speaking many languages

Question 5

protege

Answer 5

n. one whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by another person

Question 6

extant

Answer 6

adj. currently or actually existing

Question 7

incorrigible

Answer 7

adj. unable to be corrected or reformed

Question 8

infamous

Answer 8

adj. having a bad reputation

Question 9

chagrin

Answer 9

n. feeling of embarrassment because of failure or disappointment

Question 10

brood

Answer 10

v. to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length

Question 11

petulant

Answer 11

adj. important or irritable, esp. over a minor annoyance

Question 12

vigilant

Answer 12

adj. alert and watchful, esp. for what is dangerous

Question 13

lucrative

Answer 13

adj. producing wealth; profitable

Question 14

anarchy

Answer 14

n. the absence of government

Question 15

insular

Answer 15

adj. narrow in outlook; provincial

Question 16

egregious

Answer 16

adj. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad

Question 17

frank

Answer 17

adj. open and sincere; straightforward

Question 18

cornucopia

Answer 18

n. an abundance

Question 19

abstinence

Answer 19

n. the act of voluntarily doing without something

Question 20

acclimate

Answer 20

v. to make comfortable in a new environment; to adapt to

Question 21

hangar

Answer 21

n. a structure used for housing aircraft

Question 22

check

Answer 22

v. to restrain or block

Question 23

defunct

Answer 23

adj. having ceased to exist or live

Question 24

renege

Answer 24

v. to fail to carry out a promise

Question 25

season

Answer 25

v. to make competent through experience; to accustom