Magoosh basic 5

Question 1

obstinate

Answer 1

obstinate
adjective: resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly persistent

Question 1

perturb

Answer 1

perturb
verb: disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed

Question 2

diligent

Answer 2

diligent
adjective: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

Question 3

complacent

Answer 3

complacent
adjective: contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

Question 4

embellish

Answer 4

embellish
verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful

Question 5

placid

Answer 5

placid
adjective: not easily irritated

Question 5

travail

Answer 5

travail
noun: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish

Question 6

credulity

Answer 6

credulity
noun: tendency to believe readily

Question 7

malevolent

Answer 7

malevolent
adjective: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

Question 7

exemplify

Answer 7

exemplify
verb: be characteristic of

Question 8

collusion

Answer 8

collusion
noun: agreement on a secret plot

Question 9

pastoral

Answer 9

pastoral
adjective: relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense

Question 10

reservation

Answer 10

reservation
noun: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

Question 11

savvy

Answer 11

savvy
noun: a perceptive understanding

Question 12

unprecedented

Answer 12

unprecedented
adjective: having never been done or known before; novel

Question 13

rash

Answer 13

rash
adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; imprudently incurring risk

Question 13

unseemly

Answer 13

unseemly
adjective: not appropriate

Question 14

smug

Answer 14

smug
adjective: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction

Question 15

ploy

Answer 15

ploy
noun: a clever plan to turn a situation to one’s advantage

Question 16

peevish

Answer 16

peevish
adjective: easily irritated or annoyed

Question 16

enmity

Answer 16

enmity
noun: a state of deep-seated ill-will

Question 17

leery

Answer 17

leery
adjective: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Question 17

impending

Answer 17

impending
adjective: close in time; about to occur

Question 18

connive

Answer 18

connive
verb: taking part in immoral and unethical plots

Question 19

exasperate

Answer 19

exasperate verb: to irritate intensely

Question 20

eke

Answer 20

eke verb: To live off meager resources, to scrape by

Question 20

elude

Answer 20

elude verb: escape understanding

Question 21

convoluted

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convoluted adjective: highly complex or intricate

Question 21

squander

Answer 21

squander verb: spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity

Question 22

aphoristic

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aphoristic adjective: something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle

Question 23

destitute

Answer 23

destitute adjective: poor enough to need help from others

Question 24

goad

Answer 24

goad verb: urge on with unpleasant comments

Question 25

quip

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quip noun: a witty saying or remark

Question 25

irk

Answer 25

irk verb: irritate or vex

Question 26

taxing

Answer 26

taxing adjective: use to the limit; exhaust

Question 27

discord

Answer 27

discord noun: lack of agreement or harmony

Question 28

devolve

Answer 28

devolve verb: pass on or delegate to another

Question 29

serene

Answer 29

serene adjective: calm and peaceful

Question 30

derogative

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derogative adjective: expressed as worthless or in negative terms

Question 31

maxim

Answer 31

maxim noun: a short saying expressing a general truth

Question 31

candidness

Answer 31

candidness noun: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Question 32

foible

Answer 32

foible noun: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Question 33

tarnish

Answer 33

tarnish verb: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Question 33

presumption

Answer 33

presumption noun: an assumption that is taken for granted

Question 34

tact

Answer 34

tact noun: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

Question 35

steadfast

Answer 35

steadfast adjective: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Question 36

tout

Answer 36

tout verb: advertize in strongly positive terms; show off

Question 36

retract

Answer 36

retract verb: pull inward or towards a center; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Question 37

impregnable

Answer 37

impregnable adjective: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

Question 38

brusquely

Answer 38

brusquely adverb: in a blunt, direct manner