Vocab 1,880 - 2,000

Question 1

falsehood

Answer 1

– noun

1) a lie: The Nazis propagated the falsehood of racial superiority.

Question 2

Whet

Answer 2

– verb

1) to stimulate/make keen/eager: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.

Question 3

Pro forma

Answer 3

– adjective

1) according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form: a pro forma invoice. a pro forma balance sheet.

Question 4

Commafy

Answer 4

– Verb

1) Add commas to a number.

Question 5

Imbroglio (im-brohl-yoh)

Answer 5

– noun

1) an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.

Question 6

Candid

Answer 6

– adjective

1) honest/impartial/frank/sincere: a candid critic.

Question 7

Litany

Answer 7

– noun

1) a prolonged or tedious account: We heard the whole litany of their complaints.

Question 8

Status quo

Answer 8

– noun

1) the existing state or condition.

Question 9

Consigliere

Answer 9

– noun

1) a member of a criminal organization or syndicate who serves as an adviser to the leader.

Question 10

Wits end

Answer 10

– Idiom

1) In a state of distress that is reached when someone has no more patience: The baby’s been crying for hours, and I’m at my wit’s end!

Question 11

In Flagrante Delicto (in fla-gran-te de-leek-toh)

Answer 11

– adverb

1) in the midst of committing a misdeed / red-handed.

Question 12

Felicitation

Answer 12

– noun

1) an expression of good wishes; congratulation.

Question 13

False dichotomy

Answer 13

– noun

1) A situation in which two alternative points of views are presented as the only options, whereas others are available.

Question 14

Triumphalism

Answer 14

– noun

1) triumphant spirit or character.

Question 15

Surrogate

Answer 15

– noun

1) a substitute.

Question 16

Occasion

Answer 16

– verb

1) to give occasion or cause for; bring about: It was that desire that occasioned a trip to Berlin this spring.

Question 17

Symphonize

Answer 17

– verb

1) to play or sound together harmoniously.

Question 18

Bumfuzzled

Answer 18

– verb

1) to confuse or fluster

Question 19

Phlegethon

Answer 19

– noun

1) a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades: A phlegethon of insults.

Question 20

Fable

Answer 20

– noun

1) a short tale to teach a moral lesson: the fable of the tortoise and the hare.