Vocab 2

Question 1

petulant

Answer 1

childishly sulky or bad tempered

Question 2

tempestuous

Answer 2

turbulent conflicting emotion, very stormy

Question 3

placid

Answer 3

not easily upset or excited

Question 4

mercurial

Answer 4

unpredictable changes of mood

Question 5

pliant

Answer 5

capable of being bent/flexed/twisted without breaking

Question 6

intrinsic

Answer 6

belonging naturally, essential

Question 7

ephemeral

Answer 7

lasting a short time

Question 8

frenetic

Answer 8

fast and energetic in wild and uncontrolled way

Question 9

instigate

Answer 9

bring about or initiate (action or event)

Question 10

arrogate

Answer 10

take or claim (something) without justification

Question 11

eschew

Answer 11

abstain from

Question 12

inter

Answer 12

place a (corpse) in tomb or grave

Question 13

imbue

Answer 13

inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)

Question 14

permeate

Answer 14

spread throughout

Question 15

enviable

Answer 15

arousing or likely to arouse envy

Question 16

sullenness

Answer 16

unwilling to talk or be sociable

Question 17

impudent

Answer 17

not showing respect for another person

Question 18

impertinent

Answer 18

rude

Question 19

reclusive

Answer 19

avoiding the company of other people, solitary

Question 20

bewildering

Answer 20

cause (someone) to become perplexed or confused

Question 21

exorbitant

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unreasonably high (of a price or amount charged)

Question 22

fathom

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understand (a difficult or enigmatic person) after much thought, measure of depth of water

Question 23

interpolate

Answer 23

insert (something of different nature) into something else

Question 24

floundering

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struggle in water or mud, struggle, serious difficulty

Question 25

apogee

Answer 25

highest point in development of something, point of orbit of moon or satellite at which its furthest from moon

Question 26

epiphany

Answer 26

manifestation of divine or supernatural being

Question 27

impasse

Answer 27

a situation in which no progress is possible especially because of disagreement

Question 28

capitulate

Answer 28

surrender

Question 29

regress

Answer 29

return to less developed state

Question 30

impugn

Answer 30

call into question, dispute truth of statement

Question 31

acrimony

Answer 31

bitterness

Question 32

cacophony

Answer 32

a harsh discordant mix of sounds

Question 33

sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit, easy job

Question 34

elusive

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difficult to find

Question 35

impede

Answer 35

hinder

Question 36

paltry

Answer 36

petty, trivial, insignificant

Question 37

abhorrent

Answer 37

intense dislike, repugnant

Question 38

desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

Question 39

parsimonious

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frugal

Question 40

truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight

Question 41

breach

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act of breaking a law, or a breakthrough, or barrier in defense

Question 42

circumnavigate

Answer 42

sail or travel all the way around

Question 43

circumvent

Answer 43

overcome (a problem)

Question 44

adversary

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opponent

Question 45

sojourners

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person who resides in place temporarily

Question 46

discretionary

Answer 46

optional, voluntary

Question 47

sacrosanct

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regarded as too important to be interfered with

Question 48

injudicious

Answer 48

showing poor judgement, unwise

Question 49

postulate

Answer 49

assume truth of as basis for reasoning

Question 50

refuted

Answer 50

disprove

Question 51

embryonic

Answer 51

unborn, undeveloped

Question 52

pestinential

Answer 52

tending to cause infectious diseases

Question 53

subterranean

Answer 53

existing under Earth's surface, secret, concealed

Question 54

boycott

Answer 54

reject

Question 55

bolster

Answer 55

provide support, strengthen

Question 56

annex

Answer 56

add to, take for oneself

Question 57

enmity

Answer 57

hostility

Question 58

approbation

Answer 58

approval or praise

Question 59

largess

Answer 59

generosity

Question 60

abide

Answer 60

obey

Question 61

repudiate

Answer 61

refuse to accept or be associated with

Question 62

micreant

Answer 62

person who behaves badly to break the law

Question 63

interloper

Answer 63

intruder, trespasser, invader

Question 64

despair

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loss of hope

Question 65

duress

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force someone to do something, coercion

Question 66

ebullience

Answer 66

cheerful, excuberance

Question 67

inscrutable

Answer 67

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 68

mercenary

Answer 68

money-oriented

Question 69

draconian

Answer 69

harsh, severe

Question 70

insipid

Answer 70

boring, lacking flavor

Question 71

prolocutor

Answer 71

spokesperson

Question 72

despot

Answer 72

oppressor

Question 73

cognizant

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being aware of, having knowledge of

Question 74

conciliatory

Answer 74

intended to likely placate or pacify, peacemaking

Question 75

cantankerous

Answer 75

bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative

Question 76

trivial

Answer 76

unimportant

Question 77

contentious

Answer 77

likely to cause argument, controversial

Question 78

virtuous

Answer 78

showing high moral standards

Question 79

ignoble

Answer 79

not honorable in character or purpose

Question 80

precarious

Answer 80

likely to fall OR dependent on chance

Question 81

facetious

Answer 81

treating serious issue with inappropriate humor/attitude, flippant, frivolous

Question 82

cynical

Answer 82

distrusting of human integrity OR doubtful as to whether something will happen