Quizlet2 Part 2

Question 1

Inundate

Answer 1

To flood

Question 2

Invariable

Answer 2

Not susceptible to change

Question 3

Invective

Answer 3

A verbal attack

Question 4

Inveterate

Answer 4

Natural

Question 5

Irascible

Answer 5

Easily angered

Question 6

Jubilant

Answer 6

Joyful, happy

Question 7

Judicious

Answer 7

Of sound judgement

Question 8

Juvenile

Answer 8

Young or immature

Question 9

Juxtapose

Answer 9

To put next to each other

Question 10

Labyrinthine

Answer 10

Intricate, maze-like, complicated

Question 11

Laceration

Answer 11

A cut, a rip

Question 12

Lachrymose

Answer 12

Tearful

Question 13

Latent

Answer 13

Inactive, present but hidden

Question 14

Laud

Answer 14

To praise

Question 15

Laudatory

Answer 15

Admiring, praising

Question 16

Lavish

Answer 16

Rich, extravagant

Question 17

Lethargic

Answer 17

Sluggish, weary, apathetic

Question 18

Lewd

Answer 18

Vulgar, offensive, rude

Question 19

Libel

Answer 19

A statement that gives an unjust or unfavourable representation of a person or thing

Question 20

Licentious

Answer 20

Amoral, lawless, lewd

Question 21

Limber

Answer 21

Bending or flexing readily, pliable

Question 22

Limpid

Answer 22

Clear, Easily understood

Question 23

Linchpin

Answer 23

Something that holds separate things together

Question 24

Lithe

Answer 24

Graceful, flexible, supple

Question 25

Loquacious

Answer 25

Talkative

Question 26

Lull

Answer 26

A relatively calm interval, as in a storm

Question 27

Luminescence

Answer 27

Light from non-thermal sources

Question 28

Magnanimous

Answer 28

Generous, Nobel

Question 29

Malaise

Answer 29

Vague feeling of discomfort

Question 30

Malevolent

Answer 30

Having the intent to harm others

Question 31

Malicious

Answer 31

Malevolent, harmful

Question 32

Malign

Answer 32

To slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of

Question 33

Malleable

Answer 33

Eaisily shaped or formed

Question 34

Mandatory

Answer 34

Required, not optional

Question 35

Manifest

Answer 35

To show clearly

Question 36

Manifold

Answer 36

Many

Question 37

Masticate

Answer 37

To chew

Question 38

Matrimony

Answer 38

Marriage

Question 39

Maudlin

Answer 39

Sentimental

Question 40

Maxim

Answer 40

A common saying of advice or virtue

Question 41

Meager

Answer 41

Lacking on quality stature

Question 42

Mediate

Answer 42

To sort out

Question 43

Melodramatic

Answer 43

Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental

Question 44

Mendacious

Answer 44

Inclined to lie or mislead

Question 45

Mercurial

Answer 45

Quick and changeable in temperament

Question 46

Meritorious

Answer 46

Deserving or praise or merit

Question 47

Metamorphosis

Answer 47

A change in form, shape, substance

Question 48

Mimic

Answer 48

To imitate, to copy

Question 49

Misogyny

Answer 49

Hatred of women

Question 50

Modicum

Answer 50

A small amount of something

Question 51

Mollify

Answer 51

To soften in temper

Question 52

Monogamy

Answer 52

Having only one spouse at a time

Question 53

Mores

Answer 53

Moral attitudes

Question 54

Morose

Answer 54

Gloomy or sullen

Question 55

Munificent

Answer 55

Generous, benevolent

Question 56

Mutability

Answer 56

Capability of change

Question 57

Myopic

Answer 57

Short-sighted

Question 58

Myriad

Answer 58

Consisting of a very great number

Question 59

Narrate

Answer 59

To tell a story

Question 60

Nebulous

Answer 60

Indistinct, hazy

Question 61

Nefarious

Answer 61

Horribly villainous

Question 62

Neologism

Answer 62

The creation of new words, or a new word

Question 63

Neonate

Answer 63

A newborn baby

Question 64

Noisome

Answer 64

Foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell

Question 65

Notoriety

Answer 65

Infamy, known in bad regard

Question 66

Novel

Answer 66

Strikingly new, unusual, or different

Question 67

Noxious

Answer 67

Harmful, toxic

Question 68

Obdurate

Answer 68

Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

Question 69

Obfuscate

Answer 69

To render incomprehensible

Question 70

Obsequious

Answer 70

Excessively compliant or submissive

Question 71

Odious

Answer 71

Meriting strong displeasure

Question 72

Officious

Answer 72

Offering unwanted help or service

Question 73

Olfactory

Answer 73

Relating to the sense of smell

Question 74

Ominous

Answer 74

Foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Question 75

Oration

Answer 75

A dignified and formal speech

Question 76

Ostracise

Answer 76

To exclude from a community

Question 77

Pacify

Answer 77

To soothe, ease

Question 78

Paragon

Answer 78

Model of perfection

Question 79

Pariah

Answer 79

An outcast

Question 80

Parody

Answer 80

A satirical imitation

Question 81

Patent

Answer 81

Clear, apparent

Question 82

Pedagogue

Answer 82

A schoolteacher

Question 83

Pellucid

Answer 83

Clear

Question 84

Penchant

Answer 84

A tendency , partiality, preference

Question 85

Peregrinate

Answer 85

To travel from place to place on foot

Question 86

Perfunctory

Answer 86

Showing little enthusiasm, done as a duty

Question 87

Permeate

Answer 87

To spread out, to pervade

Question 88

Persevere

Answer 88

To persist, remain constant

Question 89

Pertinacious

Answer 89

Stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position

Question 90

Peruse

Answer 90

To examine carefully

Question 91

Pervasive

Answer 91

To spread throughout

Question 92

Petulance

Answer 92

Irritability, impoliteness

Question 93

Physiognomy

Answer 93

The art of judging human character from facial features

Question 94

Pique

Answer 94

To provoke or to cause indignation

Question 95

Pithy

Answer 95

Succinctly meaningful

Question 96

Pittance

Answer 96

A small amount

Question 97

Placate

Answer 97

To soothe, appease

Question 98

Placid

Answer 98

Calm, tranquil means free from disturbance

Question 99

Plethora

Answer 99

A large or excessive amount of

Question 100

Pliable

Answer 100

Flexible, bendable

Question 101

Poach

Answer 101

To hunt or fish illegally or to cook an egg without its shell

Question 102

Poised

Answer 102

Balenced, elegant

Question 103

Polygamy

Answer 103

Having more than one spouse at a time

Question 104

Portentous

Answer 104

Foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Question 105

Portly

Answer 105

Fat, chubby, round

Question 106

Precarious

Answer 106

Dangerously lacking in security or stability

Question 107

Predestination

Answer 107

Divine foreordaining of destiny or fate

Question 108

Premonition

Answer 108

A strong feeling that something is going to happen

Question 109

Preponderance

Answer 109

The quality or fact of being greater, in quantity

Question 110

Presage

Answer 110

An omen of bad things

Question 111

Prestidigitation

Answer 111

Magic tricks performed as entertainment

Question 112

Presumptuous

Answer 112

Disrespectfully bold

Question 113

Profane

Answer 113

Not respectful of religious practices or blasphemous

Question 114

Profuse

Answer 114

Abundant, or available in large quantities

Question 115

Propensity

Answer 115

An inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way