Magoosh Advanced 1

Question 1

Abrogate

Answer 1

revoke formally

Question 2

Anathema

Answer 2

a detested person; the source of somebody’s hate

Question 3

Antic

Answer 3

ludicrously odd

Question 4

Aplomb

Answer 4

great coolness and composure under strain

Question 5

Apostate

Answer 5

a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause

Question 6

Apothegm

Answer 6

a short, pithy instructive saying

Question 7

Apotheosis

Answer 7

Exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development

Question 8

Appurtenant

Answer 8

auxiliary, accessory; giving support

Question 9

Arch

Answer 9

to be deliberately teasing

Question 10

Arrant

Answer 10

complete and wholly

Question 11

Arriviste

Answer 11

a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber

Question 12

Arrogate

Answer 12

seize and control without authority

Question 13

Artifice

Answer 13

cunning tricks used to deceive others

Question 14

Atavism

Answer 14

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic; throwback

Question 15

Baleful

Answer 15

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic development

Question 16

Benighted

Answer 16

fallen into a state of ignorance

Question 17

Bilious

Answer 17

irritable; always angry

Question 18

Blinkered

Answer 18

to have a limited outlook or understanding

Question 19

Bowdlerize

Answer 19

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Question 20

Broadside

Answer 20

a strong verbal attack

Question 21

Bromide

Answer 21

a trite or obvious remark

Question 22

Browbeat

Answer 22

to be bossy towards; discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner

Question 23

Canard

Answer 23

a deliberately misleading fabrication

Question 24

Catholic

Answer 24

of broad scope; universal

Question 25

Celerity

Answer 25

speed; rapidity

Question 26

Chimera

Answer 26

something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve

Question 27

Choleric

Answer 27

prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

Question 28

Complaisant

Answer 28

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

Question 29

Concomitant

Answer 29

describing an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Question 30

Cosseted

Answer 30

treat with excessive indulgence

Question 31

Coterminous

Answer 31

being of equal extent, scope, or duration

Question 32

Countermand

Answer 32

a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

Question 33

Cupidity

Answer 33

greed for money

Question 34

Debonair

Answer 34

having a sophisticated charm

Question 35

Defray

Answer 35

to help pay the cost of, either in part or full

Question 36

Deign

Answer 36

do something that one considered to be below one's dignity

Question 37

Desideratum

Answer 37

a cruel and oppressive dictator

Question 38

Disabuse

Answer 38

to persuade somebody that their belief is not valid

Question 39

Discursive

Answer 39

tending to depart from the main point

Question 40

Dispensation

Answer 40

an exemption from a rule or obligation

Question 41

Doleful

Answer 41

filled with or evoking sadness

Question 42

Dolorous

Answer 42

showing sorrow

Question 43

Doughty

Answer 43

brave, bold; courageous