Vocab 1,461 - 1,480

Question 1

Shunt

Answer 1

– verb

1) to shove something out of the way.

Question 2

Lascivious

Answer 2

– adjective

1) inclined to lustfulness: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.

Question 3

Rive / Riven (Past tense)

Answer 3

– verb

1) to tear apart: to rive meat from a bone.

Question 4

Inculpate

Answer 4

– verb

1) to charge/incriminate.

Question 5

Virulent

Answer 5

– adjective

1) actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.

Question 6

(put/throw something into) Stark relief

Answer 6

– verb phrase

1) to make something very obvious: The episode throws into stark relief the enormous cultural divide between these two communities.

Question 7

Eke out

Answer 7

– verb phrase

1) to make or support laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land.

Question 8

Predecessor

Answer 8

– noun

1) a person who precedes another in an office/position/etc.

Question 9

Prevalence

Answer 9

– noun

1) the condition of being widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.

Question 10

Dysphoric

Answer 10

– noun

1) a state of dissatisfaction/anxiety/restlessness/fidgeting.

Question 11

Triumvirate

Answer 11

– noun

1) any group or set of three.

Question 12

Equilibrate

Answer 12

– verb

1) to balance

Question 13

Disquiet

Answer 13

– noun

1) lack of calm/peace/ease; anxiety/uneasiness.

– verb

2) to deprive of calmness, equanimity, or peace; disturb: The news disquieted him.

Question 14

Platitude

Answer 14

– noun

1) a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound: the platitude of most political oratory.

Question 15

Fusillade

Answer 15

– noun

1) a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions.

Question 16

Loathsome

Answer 16

– adjective

1) causing feelings of loathing: a loathsome skin disease.

Question 17

Belabor

Answer 17

– verb

1) to do something more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.

Question 18

Interrogate

Answer 18

– verb

1) to examine by questions: The police captain interrogated the suspect.

Question 19

Vanguard

Answer 19

– noun

1) the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.

Question 20

Conversant

Answer 20

– adjective

1) familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.