Practice Q words

Question 1

pellucid

Answer 1

adj. translucently clear
adj. lucid in style or meaning; easily understood

ex. “mountains reflected in the pellucid waters”
ex. “he writes, as always, in pellucid prose”

syn. lucid

Question 2

stultify

Answer 2

v. to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
v. o cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical

ex. “The government has been stultified by bureaucracy”
sy. hamper, impede, obstruct, thwart,

Question 3

augury

Answer 3

n. a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen

“they heard the sound as an augury of death”

syn. foreboding, portent, presage

Question 4

anodyne

Answer 4

adj. serving to alleviate pain
adj. not likely to offend or arouse tensions

ex. Such films taught audiences how to keep Christmas in an anodyne manner that was designed not to give offense.
syn. benign, innocuous

Question 5

largesse

Answer 5

n. generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

ex. “the distribution of largesse to the local population”

Question 6

verisimilar

Answer 6

adj. having the appearance of truth; probable
adj. depicting realism (as in art or literature)

syn.

Question 7

mawkish

Answer 7

adj. lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste

adj. exaggeratedly or childishly emotional

Question 8

recondite

Answer 8

adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
ex. “the book is full of recondite information”
syn. obscure, abstruse, arcane, esoteric

Question 9

prosaic

Answer 9

adj. characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry
adj. dull, unimaginative, ordinary

ex. For the most part, the descriptions of the books listed in the “Catalog,” though informative, are relentlessly prosaic, even hackneyed.
syn. wonted

Question 10

libertine

Answer 10

n. a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.
n. a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.

Question 11

ingratiating

Answer 11

adj. intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic.
ex. “an ingratiating manner”
syn. sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, obsequious, servile,

Question 12

beleaguer

Answer 12

v. lay siege to; besieged
ex. “he is leading a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city”

beset with difficulties.
ex.”the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation”

Question 13

vociferous

Answer 13

adj. marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

syn. blatant, caterwauling, clamant, clamorous, obstreperous, vociferant, vociferating, yawping (or yauping), yowling

Question 14

abut

Answer 14

v. to border on : to touch along an edge
ex. “Their property abuts our land.”

v. touch or lean on.
ex. “masonry may crumble where a roof abuts it”

Question 15

subsume

Answer 15

v. include or absorb (something) in something else.

ex. “most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories”

Question 16

unbidden

Answer 16

adj. unasked, uninvited

ex. “unbidden guests”

Question 17

philistine

Answer 17

n. a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.
ex. “I am a complete philistine when it comes to paintings”

adj. hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
ex. “a philistine government”

Question 18

machinate

Answer 18

v. to plan or plot especially to do harm; scheme

Question 19

abrogate

Answer 19

v. to abolish by authoritative action; annul
ex. “abrogate a treaty”

v. evade (a responsibility or duty).
ex. “we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders”

Question 20

promulgate

Answer 20

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Question 21

sordid

Answer 21

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Question 22

protracted

Answer 22

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Question 23

lachrymose

Answer 23

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Question 24

restive

Answer 24

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