Units 76-80

Question 1

*transgression, n.

Answer 1

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

Question 2

transient, adj.

Answer 2

temporary; short-lived; fleeting

Question 3

translucent, adj.

Answer 3

partially transparent

Question 4

travail, n.

Answer 4

work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

Question 5

travesty, n.

Answer 5

parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

Question 6

treatise, n.

Answer 6

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

Question 7

tremulous, adj.

Answer 7

trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

Question 8

trepidation, n.

Answer 8

fear and anxiety

Question 9

*truculence, n.

Answer 9

aggressiveness; ferocity

The principal warned the student that his truculence might one day land him in jail.

Question 10

tryst, n.

Answer 10

agreement between lovers to meet; rendevous

Question 11

tumid, adj.

Answer 11

swollen; distended

Question 12

turbid, adj.

Answer 12

muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

Question 13

*turgid, adj.

Answer 13

swollen; bloated; pompous

Question 14

tutelary, adj.

Answer 14

serving as a guardian or protector

Question 15

uncanny, adj.

Answer 15

mysterious; strange

Question 16

undulating, adj.

Answer 16

moving in waves

Question 17

unfeigned, adj.

Answer 17

not false; not made up; genuine

Question 18

*untenable, adj.

Answer 18

indefensible

Question 19

untoward, adj.

Answer 19

not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

Question 20

usury, n.

Answer 20

practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Question 21

*vacillate, v.

Answer 21

to waver; oscillate

Question 22

vacuous, adj.

Answer 22

empty; voice; lacking intelligence; purposeless

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the youngest of the five Bennett daughters, Lydia, is portrayed as a vacuous young woman with few interests other than having fun.

Question 23

valedictory, adj.

Answer 23

pertaining to a farewell

Question 24

*vapid, adj.

Answer 24

tasteless; dull

Question 25

variegated, adj.

Answer 25

varied; marked with different colors

Question 26

vaunt, v., | vaunted, adj.

Answer 26

v. , to boast; brag adj. , boasted about v. The head coach warned her players not to vaunt their undefeated record. adj. Since every human activity depends on the integrity and proper functioning of the biological system, its destruction through pollution would cause our vaunted technological and economic systems to founder.

Question 27

venal, adj.

Answer 27

bribable; mercenary; corruptible

Question 28

vendetta, n.

Answer 28

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

Question 29

*venerate, v.

Answer 29

to adore; honor; respect

Question 30

*veracious, adj.

Answer 30

truthful; accurate

Question 31

*verbose, adj.

Answer 31

wordy

Question 32

vertigo, n.

Answer 32

dizziness

Question 33

vexation, n.

Answer 33

irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

Question 34

*viable, adj.

Answer 34

practicable; capable of developing

Question 35

vindictive, adj.

Answer 35

spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

Question 36

virtuoso, n.

Answer 36

someone with masterly skills; expert musician

Question 37

visage, n.

Answer 37

countenance; appearance; aspect

Question 38

*viscous, adj.

Answer 38

thick, syrupy, and sticky

Question 39

*vitiate, v.

Answer 39

to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative Unfortunately, one error in the study's methodology vitiates the entire body of work.

Question 40

*vituperative, adj.

Answer 40

using or containing harsh, abusive censure The young music critic's vituperative comments aroused the wrath of nearly every serious composer.

Question 41

vivisection, n.

Answer 41

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

Question 42

vogue, n.

Answer 42

prevailing fashion or practice

Question 43

*volatile, adj.

Answer 43

tending to vary frequently; fickle

Question 44

vortex, n.

Answer 44

whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

Question 45

warranted, adj.

Answer 45

justified

Question 46

wary, adj.

Answer 46

careful; cautious

Question 47

welter, v.

Answer 47

to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil The pigs weltered about happily in the mud.

Question 48

*whimsical, adj.

Answer 48

fanciful; unpredictable

Question 49

wistful, adj.

Answer 49

vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

Question 50

*zealot, n.

Answer 50

one who is fanatically devoted to a cause