Tuff Words 70 Chpt. 2.

Question 1

IDIOSYNCRASY:

Answer 1

A trait or mannerism that is peculiar to an
individual

Question 2

CENSORIOUS and CAPTIOUS:

Answer 2

Highly critical; fault-finding

Question 3

CONSTERNATION:

Answer 3

A state of great dismay and confusion

Question 4

DIDACTIC and EDIFY:

Answer 4

Designed or intended to teach and instruct

Question 5

ELUCIDATE:

Answer 5

To make clear or plain, especially by
explanation

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EFFUSIVE:

Answer 6

Unrestrained praise

Question 7

PROLIFIC:

Answer 7

ery productive

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FUROR:

Answer 8

A general commotion; an uproar

Question 9

PARANOIA:

Answer 9

A tendency on the part of an individual or
group toward’ excessive or _ irrational
suspiciousness; irrational fear

Question 10

MARGINAL and PERIPHERAL:

Answer 10

Of secondary importance; NOT central

Question 11

OBFUSCATE:

Answer 11

To deliberately confuse; to make something so
confusing that it is hard to understand

Question 12

FLUMMOX:

Answer 12

To confuse; perplex

Question 13

SPATE:

Answer 13

A large number or amount

Question 14

INEFFABLE:

Answer 14

A feeling that cannot be put into words;
indescribable

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HISTRIONIC and OVERWROUGHT:

Answer 15

Excessively dramatic; a deliberate display of
emotion

Question 16

PLACATE:

Answer 16

To soothe or calm; appease

Question 17

ESCHEW:

Answer 17

To avoid; shun; stay clear of

Question 18

STOPGAP:

Answer 18

A temporary solution designed to meet an
urgent need

Question 19

FLOTSAM:

Answer 19

The floating wreckage of a ship; debris

Question 20

RESTITUTION:

Answer 20

The act of making good or compensating for a
loss, damage or injury

Question 21

CHURLISH, SULLEN, SURLY:

Answer 21

All three mean ill-tempered; rude; lacking
civility

Question 22

DISQUIETING:

Answer 22

Disturbing; upsetting; causing unease

Question 23

ORNATE:

Answer 23

Characterized by elaborate and _ expensive
decorations; LAVISH

Question 24

EXECRABLE, ODIOUS, REPUGNANT:

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Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad

Question 25

PERSPICACIOUS, PRESCIENT, DISCERNING:

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All three words mean insightful and perceptive

Question 26

ECLECTIC:

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Choosing or using a variety of sources

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HIATUS:

Answer 27

An interruption in time or continuity; a break

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VERTIGINOUS:

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Characterized by or suffering from dizziness; having VERTIGO

Question 29

ESOTERIC and ARCANE:

Answer 29

Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure

Question 30

SUPERCILIOUS:

Answer 30

Haughty disdain, arrogant superiority

Question 31

CUPIDITY:

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Excessive greed, especially for wealth; covetous

Question 32

UNDERWRITE:

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To assume financial responsibility for

Question 33

DISCOMFITED:

Answer 33

Uneasy;in a state of embarrassment

Question 34

TACITURN:

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Habitually quiet; uncommunicative

Question 35

SINECURE:

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An office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

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LUGUBRIOUS:

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Sad and mournful music

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COSMOPOLITAN:

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Worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture

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PROVINCIAL, PAROCHIAL, INSULAR:

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Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook

Question 39

FECUND:

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Intellectually productive or inventive

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OSTENTATIOUS:

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Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious

Question 41

GUILE:

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Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit

Question 42

SANGUINE:

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Cheerfully confident; optimistic

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SCINTILLATING:

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Sparkling; shining; brilliantly clever

Question 44

PRISTINE:

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Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization

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RAMPANT:

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Unrestrained; unchecked

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PERNICIOUS:

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Highly injurious; destructive; deadly

Question 47

OBLIVIOUS:

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Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful; unaware

Question 48

REFRACTORY:

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Obstinately resistant to authority or control

Question 49

GARRULOUS, VERBOSE, LOQUACIOUS:

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Annoyingly talkative; VOLUBLE

Question 50

CONVIVIAL:

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Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

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BRUSQUE and CURT:

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Abrupt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

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TEPID:

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Lukewarm; mild; half-hearted

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PROTEAN:

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Readily taking on varied forms and meanings

Question 54

SOLICITOUS:

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Showing great care and concern; attentive

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DISINGENUOUS:

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Not straightforward or CANDID; insincere

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VENERATE and REVERE:

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To regard with great respect; to hold in high esteem

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CONTENTIOUS:

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Quarrelsome; argumentative; likely to provoke a controversy; DISPUTATIOUS

Question 58

PRECLUDE:

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To make impossible; to rule out; prevent

Question 59

COMPUNCTION, CONTRITION, REMORSE:

Answer 59

All describe feelings of sincere and deep regret

Question 60

DEMOGRAPHY:

Answer 60

The study of the characteristics of human populations

Question 61

APHORISM and AXIOM:

Answer 61

A statement universally accepted as true; a MAXIM