Round 1 - Vocab.com top 1000

Question 1

Facile

Answer 1

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

Question 2

cede

Answer 2

relinquish possession or control over

Question 3

conspicuous

Answer 3

obvious to the eye or mind

Question 4

retort

Answer 4

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Question 5

assent

Answer 5

to agree or express agreement

Question 6

sanction

Answer 6

give authority or permission to

Question 7

throng

Answer 7

press tightly together or cram

Question 8

venerate

Answer 8

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Question 9

assail

Answer 9

attack someone physically or emotionally

Question 10

sublime

Answer 10

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Question 11

muse

Answer 11

reflect deeply on a subject

Question 12

wont

Answer 12

an established custom

Question 13

impel

Answer 13

cause to move forward with force

Question 14

qi

Answer 14

variant spelling of the word chi, the vital life force believed to circulate around the body and through the universe in Chinese medicine

Question 15

qaid

Answer 15

a tribal chief, judge, or senior official; leader, commander of a fortress, warden

Question 16

latitude

Answer 16

freedom from normal restraints in conduct

Question 17

forsake

Answer 17

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Question 18

grove

Answer 18

a small growth of trees without underbrush

Question 19

illustrious

Answer 19

widely known and esteemed

Question 20

pomp

Answer 20

cheap or pretentious or vain display

Question 21

entreat/beseech

Answer 21

ask for or request earnestly

Question 22

propriety

Answer 22

correct or appropriate behavior (as opposed to impropriety)

Question 23

clad

Answer 23

wearing or provided in clothing

Question 24

partisan

Answer 24

devoted to a party or cause

Question 25

faction

Answer 25

a dissenting clique

Question 26

venerable

Answer 26

impressive by reason of age or dignity

Question 27

contrived

Answer 27

artificially formal; obviously planned or forced; strained

Question 28

besiege

Answer 28

harass with questions or requests

Question 29

manifestation

Answer 29

outward or perceptible indication; materialization; a clear appearance

Question 30

insurgent

Answer 30

in opposition to a civil authority or government


Question 31

rhetoric

Answer 31

using language effectively to please or persuade


Question 32

scrupulous

Answer 32

having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

Question 33

ratify

Answer 33

approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

Question 34

discreet

Answer 34

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint


Question 35

wistful

Answer 35

showing pensive sadness

Question 36

caprice

Answer 36

a sudden desire; a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one’s mind or the weather;
a tendency to change one’s mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality;

Question 37

vagary

Answer 37

an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance; a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action.

Question 38

accede

Answer 38

yield to another’s wish

Question 39

fervent

Answer 39

characterized by intense emotion

Question 40

cohere

Answer 40

cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole

Question 41

tribunals

Answer 41

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Question 42

austere

Answer 42

severely simple, without ornament; severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding; rigorously self-disciplined severely moral; ascetic; abstinent

Question 43

stratum

Answer 43

people having the same social, economic, or educational status


Question 44

echelon

Answer 44

a level of worthiness, achievement, or reputation; level of command or authority

Question 45

conjure

Answer 45

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Question 46

edifice

Answer 46

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Question 47

elude

Answer 47

escape either physically or emotionally

Question 48

pervade

Answer 48

spread or diffuse through

Question 49

admonish

Answer 49

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner

Question 50

repeal

Answer 50

officially cancel