Vocab 2,081 - 3,000

Question 1

Surreal

Answer 1

– adjective

1) having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy.

Question 2

Litany

Answer 2

– noun

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

Question 3

Tempestuous

Answer 3

– adjective

1) tumultuous; turbulent: a tempestuous period in history.

Question 4

Egoistic

Answer 4

– adjective

1) being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one’s own desires; self-centered.

Question 5

Duality

Answer 5

– noun

1) a dual state or quality.

Question 6

Abominable

Answer 6

– adjective

1) repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.

Question 7

Recapitulate

Answer 7

– verb

1) to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.

Question 8

Constitutive

Answer 8

– adjective

1) essential.

Question 9

Constituent

Answer 9

– adjective

1) component: the constituent parts of a motor.

Question 10

Ingenuity

Answer 10

– noun

1) the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity.

Question 11

Abide

Answer 11

– verb

1) to remain/put up with/tolerate/continue/stand: I can’t abide dishonesty!

Question 12

Compile

Answer 12

– verb

1) to gather together: to compile data.

Question 13

Arbiter

Answer 13

– noun

1) a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.

Question 14

Synchronicity

Answer 14

– noun

1) coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.

Question 15

Remiss

Answer 15

– adjective

1) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent: it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information.

Question 16

Shibboleth

Answer 16

– noun

1) a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important: the party began to break with the shibboleths of the left.

Question 17

Polarize

Answer 17

– verb

1) to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc.: The controversy has polarized voters into pro- & anti-abortion groups.

Question 18

Specialisms

Answer 18

– noun

1) devotion or restriction to a particular pursuit, branch of study, etc.

Question 19

Dismay

Answer 19

– verb

1) to dishearten/daunt/alarm/perturb: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.

Question 20

Prolific

Answer 20

– adjective

1) characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.