Vocab 1,481 - 1,500

Question 1

Inglorious

Answer 1

– adjective

1) shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.

Question 2

Erroneous

Answer 2

– adjective

1) containing error/wrong: an erroneous answer.

Question 3

Dispassionate

Answer 3

– adjective

1) free from or unaffected by passion: a dispassionate critic.

Question 4

Adjudicate

Answer 4

– verb

1) to settle or determine judicially.

Question 5

Askance

Answer 5

– adverb

1) with suspicion/mistrust/disapproval: He looked askance at my offer.

Question 6

Undulate

Answer 6

– verb

1) to move with a wavelike motion (sine wave): The flag undulates in the breeze.

Question 7

Fiefdom

Answer 7

– noun

1) Anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group.

Question 8

Forestall

Answer 8

– verb

1) to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.

Question 9

Intercede

Answer 9

– verb

1) to act or interpose on behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man.

Question 10

Misgiving

Answer 10

– noun

1) a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.

Question 11

Canonize

Answer 11

– verb

1) to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.

Question 12

Asunder

Answer 12

– adverb

1) into separate parts/pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder.

Question 13

Covet

Answer 13

– verb

1) to eagerly wish for or desire wrongfully without regard for the rights of others: to covet another’s property.

Question 14

Concatenate

Answer 14

– verb / adjective

1) to link together; unite in a series or chain.

Question 15

Tedium

Answer 15

– noun

1) tediousness: A 3rd night in hospital for Kate tonight, but the tedium was relieved by a visit from her brother.

Question 16

Bemuse

Answer 16

– verb

1) to bewilder or confuse (someone).

Question 17

Shambolic

Answer 17

– adjective

1) very disorganized/messy/confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.

Question 18

Rivulet

Answer 18

– noun

1.
a small stream; streamlet; brook.

Question 19

Disunity

Answer 19

– noun

1) lack of unity or accord.

Question 20

Dissension

Answer 20

– noun

1) strong disagreement or discord.