magoosh basic 3

Question 1

ornate

Answer 1

ornate
adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

Question 2

morose

Answer 2

morose
adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy

Question 3

quandary

Answer 3

quandary
noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

Question 4

apprehension

Answer 4

apprehension
noun: fearful expectation

Question 5

disheartened

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disheartened
adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Question 6

advocate

Answer 6

advocate
verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of

Question 7

thwart

Answer 7

thwart
verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Question 8

obdurate

Answer 8

obdurate
adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding.

Question 9

inclement

Answer 9

inclement
adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy

Question 10

malady

Answer 10

malady
noun: a disease or sickness

Question 11

autonomously

Answer 11

autonomously
adverb: Acting independently; self-governing (of a country)

Question 12

consummate

Answer 12

consummate
adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

Question 13

archaic

Answer 13

archaic
adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period

Question 13

degrade

Answer 13

degrade
verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Question 14

patronize

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patronize
verb: treat condescendingly

Question 15

deter

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deter
verb: turn away from by persuasion

Question 16

jocular

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jocular
adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor

Question 16

entice

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entice
verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises

Question 17

respite

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respite
noun: a pause from doing something (as work)

Question 18

plodding

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plodding
adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious

Question 19

malleable

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malleable
adjective: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Question 20

meander

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meander
verb: to wander aimlessly

Question 21

incessant

Answer 21

incessant
adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Question 22

fledgling

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fledgling
adjective: young and inexperienced
noun: any new participant in some activity

Question 23

raffish

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raffish adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Question 24

impermeable

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impermeable adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through

Question 25

elusive

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elusive adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember

Question 26

endemic

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endemic adjective: native; originating where it is found

Question 27

dearth

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dearth noun: a lack or shortage

Question 28

renege

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renege verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Question 29

resolve

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resolve verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

Question 30

ingenuity

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ingenuity noun: the power of creative imagination

Question 31

discriminate

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discriminate verb: recognize or perceive the difference

Question 32

impede

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impede verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to

Question 33

fete

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fete verb: to celebrate a person

Question 34

pithy

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pithy adjective: concise and full of meaning

Question 35

appreciable

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appreciable adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

Question 36

snide

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snide adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

Question 37

avid

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avid adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Question 38

ascendancy

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ascendancy noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Question 39

moot

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moot adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way

Question 40

boon

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boon noun: a desirable state; something helpful or beneficial

Question 41

transitory

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transitory adjective: lasting a very short time

Question 42

disenfranchise

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disenfranchise verb: deprive of voting rights

Question 43

proponent

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proponent noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Question 44

stolid

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stolid adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

Question 45

robust

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robust adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

Question 46

muted

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muted adjective: softened, subdued

Question 47

guffaw

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guffaw verb: laugh boisterously

Question 48

flounder

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flounder verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties