Summer Vocab Words

Question 1

Labyrinth

Answer 1

a series of confusing paths (a maze)

Question 2

Literate

Answer 2

able to read and write

Question 3

Legitimate

Answer 3

according to the law

Question 4

Macadam

Answer 4

small pieces of evenly broken stone

Question 5

Malady

Answer 5

illness

Question 6

Mar

Answer 6

impair the appearance of

Question 7

Maverick

Answer 7

an independent minded person

Question 7

Masquerade

Answer 7

pretending to be someone you arent

Question 8

Mediocre

Answer 8

low to moderate quality

Question 9

Megalopolis

Answer 9

heavily populated city

Question 10

Mentor

Answer 10

experienced or trusted advisor

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Meritorious

Answer 11

deserving of honor

Question 12

Metropolitan

Answer 12

inhabitant of a big city

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Modest

Answer 13

moderate or humble

Question 14

Morsel

Answer 14

a small amount

Question 15

Nemesis

Answer 15

a long standing rival

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Myopia

Answer 16

nearsightedness

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Negligible

Answer 16

small or unimportant

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Nondescript

Answer 17

lacking detail

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Novice

Answer 18

a person new or inexperienced

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Nutrient

Answer 19

a substance that support life and growth

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Obliterate

Answer 20

to destroy completely

Question 21

Obstruction

Answer 21

an obstacle or blockage

Question 22

Odyssey

Answer 22

a long eventful journey

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Opposition

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resistance expressed in an argument

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Orthodox

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of the ordinary

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Overt

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not a secret

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Pallor

Answer 26

unhealthy, pale appearance

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Overture

Answer 27

introduction

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Precedent

Answer 28

proceeding in time

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Paltry

Answer 29

petty or unimportant

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Paucity

Answer 30

scarcity, small amount

Question 30

Peccadillo

Answer 30

unimportant offense

Question 31

Perspicacity

Answer 31

ready insight into things

Question 31

Peon

Answer 31

a Spanish-American laborer

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Perceptive

Answer 32

recognizable

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Pittance

Answer 33

inadequate amount of money

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Plethora

Answer 34

an excessive amount

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Policy

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a course of action adopted by the government

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Politico

Answer 36

a politician

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Pompous

Answer 36

arrogant, self important

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Prattle

Answer 37

to talk foolishly

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Preclude

Answer 38

to made impossible (prevent/exclude)

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Precocious

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flowering earlier than unusual

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Prescribe

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to recommend as beneficial

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Prevalent

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happening often

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procrastinate

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put of doing something

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Prodigy

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amazing or unusual

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Proliferate

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increase in number

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Proposition

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an idea or opinion

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Propound

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to put forward an idea

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Prosaic

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being dull or ordinary

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Proscribe

Answer 48

forbid/outlaw

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Pulverize

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reduce to fine particles

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Pungent

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a strong taste or smell

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Quaff

Answer 51

to drink alcohol heartily

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Quiant

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old fashioned

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Quandary

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a state of perplexity

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Quixotic

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being unrealistic

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Raconteur

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a person who is a skilled storytller

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Rarity

Answer 56

valuable because its unusual

Question 57

Ravenous

Answer 57

to be very hungry

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Reiterate

Answer 58

to repeat over and over

Question 58

Replenish

Answer 58

to restore fullness

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Renegade

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a person who deserts or betrays an organization

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Repository

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a place to store things

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Reputable

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honored, trustworthy

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Resourceful

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to be able to overcome challenges

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Scant

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an insufficient amount

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Scripture

Answer 64

sacred writings in the bible

Question 65

Scuttle

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to move quickly in order to escape

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Sementics

Answer 66

the meaning of a word or a phrase

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Singular

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referring on person or thing

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Slang

Answer 68

informal words or phrases

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Soluble

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able to be dissolved

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Stagnant

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showing no activity

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Standerd

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used or accepted as normal or average

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Subscribe

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express agreement with

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Subscript

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the text under a line

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Subside

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to become less intense

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Subtle

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making use of clever methods in order to achieve something

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Suburban

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the area outside of a city

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Supposition

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an uncertain belief

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Survery

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to look carefully at someone or something

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Susceptible

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likely to be influenced or harmed by something

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Swagger

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walk or behave in a confident way

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Tacit

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understood without being said

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Tantalize

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to make fun of/tease

Question 83

Thwart

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to prevent someone from achieving something

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Transcribe

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to make a copy of

Question 85

Urban

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relating to a city or town

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Truism

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a statement that is obviously true

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Utterance

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to say something out loud

Question 87

Validate

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to check the validity of something

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Vaunt

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a boast

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Veracity

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accuracy

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Verbose

Answer 90

using more words than needed

Question 91

Vernacular

Answer 91

the language spoken by a group of people in a certain area

Question 92

Virtuoso

Answer 92

a person skilled in music or art

Question 93

Virulent

Answer 93

bitterly hostile