Vocab 101- 120

Question 0

Blight

Answer 0

—noun

1) a cause of impairment or ruin: Extravagance was the blight of the family.

—Related forms

blight·ing·ly, adverb
un·blight·ed, adjective
un·blight·ed·ly, adverb
un·blight·ed·ness, noun

Question 1

Arrogate

Answer 1

—verb

1) to claim without warrant: to arrogate the right to make decisions.

—Related forms

ar·ro·gat·ing·ly, adverb 
ar·ro·ga·tion, noun 
ar·ro·ga·tor, noun 
un·ar·ro·gat·ed, adjective 
un·ar·ro·gat·ing, adjective

Question 2

Deleterious

Answer 2

—adjective

1) harmful: deleterious gases.

—Related forms

del·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb 
del·e·te·ri·ous·ness, noun 
non·del·e·te·ri·ous, adjective 
non·del·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb 
non·del·e·te·ri·ous·ness, noun 
un·del·e·te·ri·ous, adjective 
un·del·e·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb 
un·del·e·te·ri·ous·ness, noun

Question 3

Dissemble

Answer 3

—verb

1) to mislead: to dissemble one’s incompetence in business.

—Related forms

dis·sem·bler, noun 
dis·sem·bling·ly, adverb 
un·dis·sem·bled, adjective 
un·dis·sem·bling, adjective 
un·dis·sem·bling·ly, adverb 
well-dis·sem·bled, adjective

Question 4

Fortuitous

Answer 4

—adjective

1) lucky: a series of fortuitous events that advanced her career.

—Related forms

for·tu·i·tous·ly, adverb 
for·tu·i·tous·ness, noun 
non·for·tu·i·tous, adjective 
non·for·tu·i·tous·ly, adverb 
non·for·tu·i·tous·ness, noun 
un·for·tu·i·tous, adjective 
un·for·tu·i·tous·ly, adverb 
un·for·tu·i·tous·ness, noun

Question 5

Investiture

Answer 5

—noun

1) a ceremony to confer authority.

Question 6

Libertine

Answer 6

—noun

1) one who is morally unrestrained.

Question 7

Maudlin

Answer 7

—adjective

1) overly sentimental.

—Related forms

maud·lin·ism, noun 
maud·lin·ly, adverb 
maud·lin·ness, noun 
un·maud·lin, adjective 
un·maud·lin·ly, adverb

Question 8

Obfuscate

Answer 8

—verb

1) to make unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.

—Related forms

ob·fus·ca·tion, noun
ob·fus·ca·to·ry [ob-fuhs-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
un·ob·fus·cat·ed, adjective

Question 9

Opine

Answer 9

—verb

1) to express an opinion.

—Related forms

un·o·pined, adjective

Question 10

Ossify

Answer 10

—verb

1) to harden like bone.

—Related forms

os·si·fi·er, noun
un·os·si·fy·ing, adjective

Question 11

Ostentation

Answer 11

—noun

1) to show off

—Related forms

non·os·ten·ta·tion, noun

Question 12

Plucky

Answer 12

—adjective

1) courageous: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.

—Related forms

pluck·i·ly, adverb
pluck·i·ness, noun

Question 13

Profligate

Answer 13

—adjective

1) shamelessly immoral.

—Related forms

prof·li·gate·ly, adverb
prof·li·gate·ness, noun

Question 14

Raconteur

Answer 14

—noun

1) a skilled story teller.

Question 15

Recondite

Answer 15

—adjective

1) difficult to understand: a recondite treatise.

—Related forms

rec·on·dite·ly, adverb
rec·on·dite·ness, noun
un·rec·on·dite, adjective

Question 16

Sedition

Answer 16

—noun

1) promotion of discontent or rebellion.

—Related forms

an·ti·se·di·tion, adjective

Question 17

Sobriquet

Answer 17

—noun

1) a nickname.

—Related forms

so·bri·quet·i·cal, adjective

Question 18

Tyro

Answer 18

—noun

1) a novice.

—Related forms

ty·ron·ic [tahy-ron-ik] , adjective

Question 19

Wily

Answer 19

—adjective

1) cunning.

—Related forms

wil·i·ly, adverb
wil·i·ness, noun
o·ver·wil·y, adjective
un·wil·y, adjective