Vocab 21 - 40

Question 0

Caper

Answer 0

—verb

1) to leap or skip about.

—Related forms

ca·per·er, noun
ca·per·ing·ly, adverb
un·ca·per·ing, adjective

Question 1

Cant

Answer 1

—verb

1) to tilt.

—Related forms

cant·ic, adjective

Question 2

Chide

Answer 2

—verb

1) to scold: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.

—Related forms

chid·er, noun 
chid·ing·ly, adverb 
out·chide, verb (used with object), out·chid·ed or out·chid, out·chid·ed or out·chid or out·chid·den, out·chid·ing.
un·chid, adjective 
un·chid·den, adjective 
un·chid·ed, adjective 
un·chid·ing, adjective 
un·chid·ing·ly, adverb

Question 3

Cloy

Answer 3

—verb

1) to over satiate: A diet of cake and candy soon cloys.

—Related forms

o·ver·cloy, verb (used with object)
un·cloyed, adjective

Question 4

Comely

Answer 4

—adjective

1) pleasing in appearance: a comely face.

—Related forms

come·li·ly, adverb
come·li·ness, noun
un·come·ly, adjective

Question 5

Conciliate

Answer 5

—verb

1) to win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.

—Related forms

con·cil·i·a·ble [kuh n-sil-ee-uh-buh l] , adjective 
con·cil·i·at·ing·ly, adverb 
con·cil·i·a·tion, noun 
non·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective 
pro·con·cil·i·a·tion, adjective 
un·con·cil·i·a·ble, adjective 
un·con·cil·i·at·ed, adjective 
un·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective

Question 6

Congenial

Answer 6

—adjective

1) agreeable: congenial surroundings.

—Related forms

con·ge·ni·al·i·ty [kuh n-jee-nee-al-i-tee] , con·gen·ial·ness, noun 
con·gen·ial·ly, adverb 
pre·con·gen·ial, adjective 
qua·si-con·gen·ial, adjective 
qua·si-con·gen·ial·ly, adverb 
un·con·gen·ial, adjective 
un·con·gen·ial·ly, adverb 
un·con·ge·ni·al·i·ty, noun

Question 7

Connivance

Answer 7

—noun

1) a secret conspiracy

—Related forms

non·con·niv·ance, noun
non·con·niv·ence, noun

Question 8

Copious

Answer 8

—adjective

1) large in quantity: copious amounts of food.

—Related forms

co·pi·ous·ly, adverb 
co·pi·ous·ness, co·pi·os·i·ty [koh-pee-os-i-tee] , noun 
o·ver·co·pi·ous, adjective 
o·ver·co·pi·ous·ly, adverb 
o·ver·co·pi·ous·ness, noun 
un·co·pi·ous, adjective

Question 9

Curt

Answer 9

— adjective

1) rudely brief.

— Related forms

curt·ly, adverb
curt·ness, noun

Question 10

Declaim

Answer 10

—verb

1) to make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.

—Related forms

de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective
non·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective
su·per·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective
un·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective

Question 11

Deferential

Answer 11

—adjective

1) respectful.

—Related forms

def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb 
non·def·er·en·tial, adjective 
non·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb 
o·ver·def·er·en·tial, adjective 
o·ver·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb 
un·def·er·en·tial, adjective 
un·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb

Question 12

Disrepute

Answer 12

—noun

1) low regard: Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.

Question 13

Divination

Answer 13

—noun

1) augury; prophecy: The divination of the high priest was fulfilled.

—Related forms

di·vin·a·to·ry [dih-vin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Question 14

Dour

Answer 14

—adjective

1) sullen; gloomy: The captain’s dour look depressed us all.

—Related forms

dour·ly, adverb
dour·ness, noun

Question 15

Ductile

Answer 15

—adjective

1) capable of being molded or shaped.

—Related forms

duc·tile·ly, adverb 
duc·til·i·ty, duc·tile·ness, noun 
non·duc·tile, adjective 
non·duc·til·i·ty, noun 
sem·i·duc·tile, adjective 
un·duc·tile, adjective

Question 16

Empyrean

Answer 16

—noun

1) the highest heaven

—Related forms

empyreal, adjective

Question 17

Enfeeble

Answer 17

—verb

1) to make feeble: That bout of pneumonia enfeebled him.

—Related forms

en·fee·ble·ment, noun
en·fee·bler, noun
un·en·fee·bled, adjective

Question 18

Enmity

Answer 18

—noun

1) a feeling of hostility.

Question 19

Errant

Answer 19

—adjective

1) moving aimlessly: an errant breeze.

—Related forms

er·rant·ly, adverb 
non·er·rant, adjective 
non·er·rant·ly, adverb 
un·er·rant, adjective 
un·er·rant·ly, adverb