Other Vocab

Question 0

Subvert

Answer 0

To overthrow, cause downfall, ruin;

To undermine the principles of; corrupt

Question 1

Genial

Answer 1

Warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial

Question 2

Appraise

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To estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess
To estimate the nature, quality, importance

Question 3

Dole

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To distribute in charity

Question 4

Peremptory

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Absolute and unconditional (like a command)

Decisive or final

Question 5

Astute

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Clever; cunning; shrewd; of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious

Question 6

Sagacious

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Keen, practical sense; shrewd

Question 7

Deference

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Respectful submission or yielding too the judgement, opinion, or will of another
Respectful or courteous regard

Question 8

Perfunctory

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Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

Apathetic

Question 9

Boor

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An unmannerly person; churlish or rude

Question 10

Incipient

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Beginning to exist or appear; an initial stage

Question 11

Vestige

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A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

Question 12

Recidivism

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Repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime

Question 13

Gauche

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Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward, crude, tactless

Question 14

Deplore

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The regret deeply or strongly; lament

To disapprove of

Question 15

Frivolous

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Lack of seriousness or sense

Question 16

Exhort

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To Urge, advise, or caution earnestly

Admonish urgently

Question 17

Remonstrate

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To say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval

Question 18

Affable

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Pleasantly easy to approach and talk to; friendly, cordial, warmly polite

Question 19

Munificent

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Very generous

Extremely liberal in giving

Question 20

Candor

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Honesty; freedom from bias

Being frank, open, and sincere

Question 21

Assiduous

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Careful, methodical; unremitting constant

Attention to detail

Question 22

Feckless

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Ineffective; incompetent; futile

Question 23

Quiescent

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Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

Question 24

Halcyon

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Calm, Peaceful, Tranquil

Question 25

Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, troublesome, causing hardship

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Pretentious

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Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; especially when exaggerated or undeserved

Question 27

Lugubrious

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Mournful Dismal Gloomy Exaggeratedly

Question 28

Perpetuate

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Everlasting

Question 29

Monotony

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lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

Question 30

Ignominy

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Public shame or disgrace

Question 31

Magnanimous

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very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

Question 32

Paragon

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality:

Question 33

Abstruse

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Difficult to understand, obscure

Question 34

Mundane

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lacking interest or excitement; dull

Question 35

Pedant

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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Question 36

Belie

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(of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict:

Question 37

Erudition

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the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship:

Question 38

Subterfuge

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deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. | Trick, hoax

Question 39

Parsimonious

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unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal

Question 40

Paucity

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the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

Question 41

Recalcitrant

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Rude to authority or discipline

Question 42

Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive Confident Blood red color

Question 43

Clemency

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Mercy or leniency

Question 44

Bellicosity

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Eager to fight

Question 45

Insidiously

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Gradually and harmfully

Question 46

Proliferation

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Rapid increase in numbers

Question 47

Adverse

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preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable | Acting to serve the opposite

Question 48

Eccentric

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Unconventional | Irregular

Question 49

Sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

Question 50

Stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Question 51

Acrimonious

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(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter

Question 52

Strife

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angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

Question 53

Prudent

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acting with or showing care and thought for the future:

Question 55

Inchoate

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just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary:

Question 56

ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

Question 57

purport

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appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess