Magoosh - Common Words

Question 1

Markedly different from an accepted norm

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Aberrant (adj.)

Question 2

A deviation from what is normal or expected

Answer 2

Aberration (noun)

Question 3

Choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)

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Abstain (verb)

Question 4

Difficult to understand; incomprehensible

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Abstruse (adj.)

Question 5

An award or praise granted as a special honor

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Accolade (noun)

Question 6

Harsh in tone

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Acerbic (adj.)

Question 7

Bitterness and ill will

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Acrimony (noun)

Question 8

Refusing to change one’s mind

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Adamant (adj.)

Question 9

To warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding

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Admonish (verb)

Question 10

Serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

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Admonitory (adj.)

Question 11

One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

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Aesthete (noun)

Question 12

Concerned with the appreciation of beauty

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Aesthetic (adj.)

Question 13

A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement

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Aesthetic (noun)

Question 14

A mixture of multiple things

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Amalgam (noun)

Question 15

Open to more than one interpretation

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Ambiguous (adj.)

Question 16

Mixed or conflicting emotions about something

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Ambivalent (adj.)

Question 17

Make something bad better

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Ameliorate (verb)

Question 18

Easily persuaded

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Amenable (adj.)

Question 19

Shapeless

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Amorphous (adj.)

Question 20

Not normal

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Anomalous (adj.)

Question 21

Something that is not normal, standard, or expected

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Anomaly (noun)

Question 22

An intense feeling of dislike or aversion

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Antipathy (noun)

Question 23

Sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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Antithetical (adj.)

Question 24

Marked by a lack of interest

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Apathetic (adj.)

Question 25

An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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Apathy (noun)

Question 26

Being of questionable authenticity

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Apocryphal (adj.)

Question 27

Pacify by acceding to the demands of

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Appease (verb)

Question 28

Based on a random, groundless decision

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Arbitrary (adj.)

Question 28

Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

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Arcane (adj.)

Question 29

Demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance

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Arduous (adj.)

Question 30

Exhibiting artistic skill

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Artful (adj.)

Question 31

Clever in a cunning way

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Artful (adj.)

Question 32

Practicing self-denial

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Ascetic (adj.)

Question 33

One who practices great self-denial

Answer 33

Ascetic (noun)