Vocab 1,781 - 1,800

Question 1

Coalesce

Answer 1

– verb

1) to unite so as to form one mass/community/etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.

Question 2

Avuncular

Answer 2

– adjective

1) characteristic of an uncle: He gives off the avuncular air of a kindly head master.

Question 3

Triage

Answer 3

– noun

1) the determination of priorities for action: She began her workday with a triage of emails.

Question 4

Meritorious

Answer 4

– adjective

1) praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.

Question 5

Facetious

Answer 5

– adjective

1) not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.

Question 6

Ancillary

Answer 6

– adjective

1) auxiliary / assisting: Slides, records, and other ancillaries can be used with the basic textbook.

Question 7

Polemicist

Answer 7

– noun

1) a person who engages in controversial debate: a brilliant polemicist with an independent critical mind.

Question 8

Recuse

Answer 8

– verb

1) to reject as disqualified to act, typically because of interest or bias.

Question 9

Invertebrate

Answer 9

– adjective

1) lacking a backbone / without strength of character: He has shown himself to be an invertebrate leader.

Question 10

Dissimulation

Answer 10

– verb

1) to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one’s true feelings about a rival.

Question 11

Predecessor

Answer 11

– noun

1) a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.

Question 12

Gall

Answer 12

– verb

1) to vex or irritate greatly: His arrogant manner galls me.

Question 13

Fatalistic

Answer 13

– noun

1) the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.

Question 14

Percipient

Answer 14

– adjective

1) having perception / discerning / discriminating: a percipient choice of wines.

Question 15

Tabula rasa

Answer 15

– noun

1) a blank slate / a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.

Question 16

Dragoon

Answer 16

– verb

1) to force by oppressive measures / coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms.

Question 17

Rebarbative

Answer 17

– adjective

1) causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion.

Question 18

Indescribable

Answer 18

– adjective

1) too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion.

Question 19

Periodicity

Answer 19

– noun

1) the character of being periodic.: The periodicity of the seasons allows two or three harvests per year.

Question 20

Revivify

Answer 20

– verb

1) to revive / restore to life / give new life to: We are looking for ways to revivify the city’s economy.