Vocab 1,681 - 1,700

Question 1

Anthropomorphic

Answer 1

– adjective

1) ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity: an anthropomorphic carving.

Question 2

Inflect

Answer 2

– verb

1) to bend or turn from a direct line or course.

Question 3

Arable

Answer 3

– adjective

1) suitable for farming: arable land; arable soil.

Question 4

Calcify

Answer 4

– verb

1) to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.

Question 5

agita (aj-i-ta)

Answer 5

– noun

1) agitation; anxiety.

Question 6

Troika

Answer 6

– noun

1) any group of three persons/nations/etc., acting in unison to exert influence.

Question 7

Precinct

Answer 7

– noun

1) a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.

Question 8

Replicable

Answer 8

– adjective

1) capable of replication: The scientific experiment must be replicable in all details to be considered valid.

Question 9

Forebears

Answer 9

– noun

1) ancestors or forefathers.

Question 10

Husbandry

Answer 10

– noun

1) the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

Question 11

Luminiferous

Answer 11

– adjective

1) producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.

Question 12

Allegory

Answer 12

– noun

1) a symbolical narrative: the allegory of Piers Plowman.

Question 13

Cavalcade

Answer 13

– noun

1) any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.

Question 14

Incarnate

Answer 14

– adjective

1) embodied in flesh, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.

Question 15

Evidently

Answer 15

– adverb

1) obviously; apparently.

Question 16

Definitive

Answer 16

– adjective

1) most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.

Question 17

Rueful

Answer 17

– adjective

1) causing/feeling/expressing sorrow or pity: the rueful look on her face.

Question 18

Behest

Answer 18

– noun

1) a command or directive.

Question 19

Departure

Answer 19

– noun

1) divergence or deviation from a standard: a departure from accepted teaching methods.

Question 20

Provision

Answer 20

– noun

1) the action of providing or supplying something for use: new contracts for the provision of services.
2) a clause in a legal instrument/law/etc. stipulating a particular matter.