MCT LEVEL 2 VOCAB WORDS

Question 1

prodigious

Answer 1

huge

Question 2

disarray

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disorganization or disorder

Question 3

exquisite

Answer 3

beautifully made

Question 4

audible

Answer 4

able to be heard

Question 5

exemplar

Answer 5

and excellent example

Question 6

perplex

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confuse

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posterior

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at the back, later

Question 8

interdict

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a prohibition

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repose

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resting

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languor

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weakness

Question 11

clamor

Answer 11

outcry

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incredulous

Answer 12

skeptical

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concede

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surrender, admit defeat

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credo

Answer 14

a set of beliefs

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sub rosa

Answer 15

done in secret

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preexist

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existing beforehand

Question 17

singular

Answer 17

unique

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incised

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cut in

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condescend

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to patronize

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debrief

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to question someone

Question 21

aquamarine

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light bluish-green

Question 22

antebellum

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from before the war

Question 23

placid

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calm

Question 24

unabashed

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not embarrassed

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equitable

Answer 25

fair, impartial

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manifest

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obvious

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venerate

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to respect

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append

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to attach

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emissary

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a messenger

Question 30

countenance

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facial expression

Question 31

introspective

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inward-looking

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tremulous

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quivering

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anterior

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near the front, earlier

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grotesque

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distorted

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amiable

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friendly

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allude

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indirectly refer to

Question 37

regicide

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the killing of a king

Question 38

proscribed

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forbidden

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abate

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to lessen

Question 40

serene

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calm

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visage

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the face

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edict

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an official order

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maladroit

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clumsy, bungling

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acute

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sharp

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profound

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deep

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symbiotic

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mutually beneficial

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sublime

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lofty

Question 48

odious

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hateful

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reiterate

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repeat, restate

Question 50

semiannual

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twice a year or half-yearly

Question 51

omnibus

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containing many items

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bicameral

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having two chambers

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superannuated

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obsolete

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melancholy

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sadness

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circumvent

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get around

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vulgar

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common, lacking in good taste or refinement

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traverse

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to move across

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undulate

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to move in a wave form, to intensify and abate repeatedly

Question 59

vivid

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bright, colorful, lifelike

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pallor

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paleness, gray as if sick

“his face was of a clammy pallor”

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benediction

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blessing

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dissonant

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a clash of sounds or a lack of harmony

Question 63

novice

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beginner, inexperienced, new to a situation

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incognito

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in disguise, with one’s identity concealed

Question 65

sanguinary

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bloody

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sanguine

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cheerful, rosy-cheeked

Question 67

wistful

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yearning

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subtle

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slight, soft, delicate, precise

Question 69

sagacity

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wisdom

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remonstrate

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to object, to argue repeatedly

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tedious

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dull, boring, tiresome

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abject

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bad, miserable, without dignity, unhappy

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dormant

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inactive, asleep

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magnate

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wealthy or powerful person

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aver

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assert that something is true

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impute

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attribute something negative to someone or something

“the crimes imputed to the stranger”

Question 77

articulate

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express clearly

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vex

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to irritate

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prostrate

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lying down, especially in reverence or submission

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abyss

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bottomless depth

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martyr

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one who suffers or dies for a principle or cause

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oligarchy

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a government that is controlled by a few people

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biome

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large natural system of animals and plants (living things)

Question 84

autocrat

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a ruler who has absolute power

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chronological

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arranged in a sequence of time

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decimate

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to kill a large percentage of people

Question 87

anarchy

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when there is no government

(e.g., after a government is overthrown and competing groups are struggling for power)

Question 88

chronic

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lasting or happening frequently over a long time

“The flu left her with a chronic cough that lasted for months.”

Question 89

apprehension

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1. (noun) fear
2. (noun) understanding

Question 90

superflous

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extra, unnecessary

Question 91

tangible

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touchable

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lurid

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1. shocking or sensational
2. bright or vivid in coloring, creating an unnatural effect

Question 93

pervade

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spread throughout, permeate

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geocentric

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earth-centered

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scope

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extent or area

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antipathy

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deep dislike

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introvert

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someone who derives energy from being alone

Question 98

neolithic

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of the late Stone Age

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genial

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kind

Question 100

stolid

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unemotional

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palpable

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touchable

Question 102

austere

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1. bare, minimal,
2. not emotionally expressive

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furtive

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stealthy