Vocab 1,321 - 1,340

Question 1

Aposiopesis

Answer 1

– noun

1) a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence.

Question 2

Presenteeism

Answer 2

– noun

1) the practice of coming to work despite illness or without the real need to do so.

Question 3

Nimiety

Answer 3

– noun

1) excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.

Question 4

Isthmus

Answer 4

– noun

1) a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

Question 5

Alpenglow

Answer 5

– noun

1) a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset.

Question 6

Desiderata

Answer 6

– noun (plural) / desideratum (singular)

1) things wanted or needed: “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation.

Question 7

Nugatory

Answer 7

– adjective

1) worthless / futile / not valid.

Question 8

Smarmy

Answer 8

– adjective

1) excessively or unctuously flattering/ingratiating/servile: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.

Question 9

Compendium

Answer 9

– noun

1) a brief treatment/summary of an extensive subject: a compendium of their complaints.

Question 10

Benefactor

Answer 10

– noun

1) a kindly helper / one who confers a benefit as to an institution.

Question 11

Adhere

Answer 11

– verb

1) to hold closely or firmly: to adhere to a plan.

Question 12

Proliferate

Answer 12

– verb

1) to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

Related forms
– Proliferation, noun

Question 13

Confection

Answer 13

– noun

1) Something sweet / Candy
2) Something made up: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.

Question 14

Mire

Answer 14

– verb

1) to involve / entangle.

Question 15

Palaver

Answer 15

– noun / verb

1) profuse and idle talk; chatter.

Question 16

Precipice

Answer 16

– noun

1) a cliff / situation of great peril: on the precipice of war.

Question 17

Albatross

Answer 17

– noun

1) something burdensome that impedes action or progress.

Question 18

Opalescent

Answer 18

– adjective

1) having a milky iridescence.

Question 19

Cruciform

Answer 19

– adjective / noun

1) cross-shaped or a cross.

Question 20

Pilfer

Answer 20

– verb

1) to steal, especially in small quantities.