Units 76-80

Question 1

transgression, transgress

Answer 1

n, act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

v

Question 2

transient

Answer 2

adj, temporary; short-lived; fleeting

Question 3

translucent

Answer 3

adj, partially transparent

Question 4

travail

Answer 4

n, work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

v, to work strenuously

Question 5

travesty

Answer 5

n, parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

Question 6

treatise

Answer 6

n, article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 7

tremulous

Answer 7

adj, trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

Question 8

trepidation

Answer 8

n, fear and anxiety

Question 9

truculence

Answer 9

n, agressiveness; ferocity

Question 10

tryst

Answer 10

n, agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous

Question 11

tumid

Answer 11

adj, swollen; distened

Question 12

turbid

Answer 12

adj, muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

Question 13

turgid

Answer 13

adj, swollen; bloated; pompous

Question 14

tutelary

Answer 14

adj, serving as a guardian or protector

Question 15

uncanny

Answer 15

adj, mysterious; strange

Question 16

undulating

Answer 16

adj, moving in waves

Question 17

unfeigned

Answer 17

adj, not false; not made up; genuine

Question 18

untenable

Answer 18

adj, indefensible

Question 19

untoward

Answer 19

adj, not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

Question 20

usury, usurious

Answer 20

n, practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

adj

Question 21

vacillate

Answer 21

v, to waver; oscillate

Question 22

vacuous

Answer 22

adj, empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

Question 23

valedictory

Answer 23

adj, pertaining to a farewell

Question 24

vapid

Answer 24

adj, tasteless; dull

Question 25

variegated

Answer 25

adj, varied; marked with different colors

Question 26

vaunt, vaunted

Answer 26

v, to boast; brag | adj, boasted about

Question 27

venal

Answer 27

adj, bribable; mercenary; corruptible

Question 28

vendetta

Answer 28

n, prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Question 29

venerate, venerable

Answer 29

v, to adore; honor; respect | adj, respected because of age, character, or position

Question 30

veracious

Answer 30

adj, truthful; accurate

Question 31

verbose

Answer 31

adj, wordy

Question 32

vertigo

Answer 32

n, dizziness

Question 33

vexation

Answer 33

n, irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

Question 34

viable, viability

Answer 34

adj, practicable; capable of developing | n

Question 35

vindictive

Answer 35

adj, spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

Question 36

virtuoso, virtuoso

Answer 36

n, someone with masterly skills; expert musician | adj

Question 37

visage

Answer 37

n, countenance; appearance; aspect

Question 38

viscous

Answer 38

adj, thick, syrupy, and sticky

Question 39

vitiate

Answer 39

v, to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

Question 40

vituperative

Answer 40

adj, using or containing harsh, abusive censure

Question 41

vivisection

Answer 41

n, dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

Question 42

vogue

Answer 42

n, prevailing fashion or practice

Question 43

volatile, volatility

Answer 43

adj, tending to vary frequently; fickle | n

Question 44

vortex

Answer 44

n, whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

Question 45

warranted, warrant

Answer 45

adj, justified | v, to attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization

Question 46

wary

Answer 46

adj, careful; cautious

Question 47

welter

Answer 47

v, to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

Question 48

whimsical, whimsy

Answer 48

adj, fanciful; unpredictable | n, a playful or fanciful idea

Question 49

wistful

Answer 49

adj, vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

Question 50

zealot, zealotry, zealous

Answer 50

n, one who is fanatically devoted to a cause n, fanaticism adj, enthusiastically devoted to a cause