Vocab 1,341 - 1,360

Question 1

Amid

Answer 1

– preposition

1) in the middle of / surrounded by / among: to stand weeping amid the ruins.

Question 2

Fluorescent

Answer 2

– adjective

1) strikingly bright / vivid / glowing: plastic toys in fluorescent colors.

Question 3

Beneficent

Answer 3

– adjective

1) doing good / causing good to be done.

Question 4

Poise

Answer 4

– noun

1) a dignified composure / steadiness / stability: intellectual poise.

Question 5

Locution

Answer 5

– noun

1) a style of speech or verbal expression / phraseology.

Question 6

Countermand

Answer 6

– verb

1) to revoke or cancel an order, etc.

Question 7

Plurality

Answer 7

– noun

1) majority.

Question 8

Grandee

Answer 8

– noun

1) one of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.

Question 9

Disunite

Answer 9

– verb

1) to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
2.
to set at variance; alienate:
The issue disunited the party members.

Question 10

Aghast

Answer 10

– adjective

1) in shock: They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.

Question 11

Killjoy

Answer 11

– noun

1) a person who spoils the joy/pleasure of others.

Question 12

ill repute

Answer 12

– noun

1) the state of being held in low esteem by the public: women of ill repute.

Question 13

Inimitable

Answer 13

– adjective

1) incapable of being imitated.

Question 14

Transgress

Answer 14

– verb

1) to violate a law/command/moral code/etc.: to transgress bounds of prudence.

Related forms

• • Transgressive, adjective
• • Transgression, noun

Question 15

Emblematic

Answer 15

– adjective

1) Symbolic: this behavior is emblematic of his deep insecurity.

Question 16

Grouse

Answer 16

– verb

1) to grumble or complain: He groused about his work.

Question 17

Improvident

Answer 17

– adjective

1) not provident / lacking foresight / neglecting to provide for future needs.

Question 18

Opaque

Answer 18

– adjective

1) not allowing light to pass through / hard to understand: The problem remains opaque despite explanations.

Question 19

Sclerotic

Answer 19

– adjective

1) becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to adapt: sclerotic management.

Question 20

Precept

Answer 20

– noun

1) a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.