Magoosh Set 2

Question 1

gall

Answer 1

annoyance; irritation: he imagined Linda’s gall as she found herself still married and not rich.

Question 2

rankle

Answer 2

(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists: the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles.

Question 3

conflate

Answer 3

combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one: the urban crisis conflates a number of different economic and social issues.

Question 4

repertoire

Answer 4

the whole body of items that are regularly performed: the mainstream concert repertoire.

Question 5

hinder

Answer 5

create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction: various family stalemates were hindering communication.

Question 6

brusquely

Answer 6

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner: she could be brusque and impatient.

Question 7

juvenile

Answer 7

of, for, or relating to young people: juvenile crime.

Question 8

stultify

Answer 8

(usu. as adj. stultifying) cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, esp. as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine: the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home.

Question 9

hampered

Answer 9

hinder or impede the movement or progress of: their work is hampered by lack of funds.

Question 10

unimpeachable

Answer 10

not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trustworthy: an unimpeachable witness.

Question 11

limpid

Answer 11

(esp. of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious: the limpid notes of a recorder.

Question 12

steadfast

Answer 12

resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering: steadfast loyalty.

Question 13

pedestrian

Answer 13

lacking inspiration or excitement; dull: disenchantment with their present, pedestrian lives.

Question 14

insolent

Answer 14

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect: she hated the insolent tone of his voice.

Question 15

germane

Answer 15

relevant to a subject under consideration: that is not germane to our theme.

Question 16

pellucid

Answer 16

translucently clear: mountains reflected in the pellucid waters.

Question 17

inscrutable

Answer 17

impossible to understand or interpret: Guy looked blankly inscrutable.

Question 18

halcyon

Answer 18

denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful: the halcyon days of the mid-1980s, when profits were soaring.

Question 19

cursory

Answer 19

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed: a cursory glance at the figures.

Question 20

pillory

Answer 20

attack or ridicule publicly: he found himself pilloried by members of his own party.

Question 21

grim

Answer 21

forbidding or uninviting: his grim expression | long rows of grim, dark housing developments.

Question 22

querulous

Answer 22

complaining in a petulant or whining manner: she became querulous and demanding.

Question 23

sullen

Answer 23

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy: a sullen pout.

Question 24

chivalrous

Answer 24

(of a man or his behavior) courteous and gallant, esp. toward women.
• of or relating to the historical notion of chivalry.

Question 25

petulant

Answer 25

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered: he was moody and petulant | a petulant shake of the head.

Question 26

immutable

Answer 26

unchanging over time or unable to be changed: an immutable fact.

Question 27

cronies

Answer 27

a close friend or companion: he went gambling with his cronies.

Question 28

chums

Answer 28

• a form of address expressing familiarity or friendliness: it’s your own fault, chum.

Question 29

precarious

Answer 29

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse: a precarious ladder.

Question 30

siphoning

Answer 30

a pipe or tube used to convey liquid upward from a container and then down to a lower level by gravity, the liquid being made to enter the pipe by atmospheric pressure.