Midterm Vocab

Question 1

Jovial

Answer 1

characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

Question 2

Mercurial

Answer 2

changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic

Question 3

Incipient

Answer 3

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

Question 4

Earnest

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serious in intention, purpose, or effort, sincerely zealous

Question 5

Laconic

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using few words; expressing much in few words; concise

Question 6

Imbue

Answer 6

to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings and opinions

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Incredulous

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showing disbelief

Question 8

Implacable

Answer 8

not to be appeased, modified or pacified

Question 9

Extemporize

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to speak without advance preparation

Question 10

Nebulous

Answer 10

hazy, vague, indistinct, confused; much like a nebula in the night sky

Question 11

Laudable

Answer 11

deserving of praise; commendable

Question 12

Ingratiate

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to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort

Question 13

Irreverent

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not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted

Question 14

Vicarious

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taking the place of another person or thing; acting as a substitute

Question 15

Garrulous

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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner; usually displayed by women

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Superfluous

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being more than is sufficient or required, excessive

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Eminent

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prominent

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Approbation

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approval

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Dissembling

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to speak or act hypocritically

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Cleaving

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to remain faithful

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Contrivance

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plan; plot

Question 22

Manifold = (Many)fold

Answer 22

numerous; varied

Question 23

Ineffable

Answer 23

inexpressible

Question 24

Dolorous

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grievous; mournful

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Forbearance

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the act of refraining from something

Question 26

Intimations

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hints

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Calumny

Answer 27

false statement

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Titillated (Tits)

Answer 28

excited or aroused

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Prodigious

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ominous; large in some sense

Question 30

Arbitrate

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to decide/determine

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Iniquity

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absence of moral or spiritual value

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Abrogation

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then end of; what has been put aside

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Lascivious

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lustful

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Ameliorate

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to improve

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Deference

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respectful regard

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Erudition

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knowledge acquired by research

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Vicissitude

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change in course of something

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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Imperious

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ruling despotically in an arrogant manner

Question 40

Efficacious

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effective as a means or remedy

Question 41

Inured

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to become accustomed to hardship or difficulty

Question 42

Bane

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a person that ruins or spoils

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Loquacity

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talkitiveness

Question 44

Sedulous

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diligent ; preservering

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Asperity

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harshness or sharpness of tone

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Augured

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to divine or predict

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Evanescent

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vanishing ; fading away

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Contumaciously

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willfully and obstinately disobedient

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Adduced

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to bring for in argument or as evidence

Question 50

Averred

Answer 50

to assert or affirm with confidence