Vocab 28.1

Question 0

boisterous

Answer 0

adj. noisy and wild; unruly

Question 1

amorphous

Answer 1

adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

Question 2

burgeon

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v. to sprout or grow rapidly

Question 3

dormant

Answer 3

adj. inactive, but capable of being active

Question 4

emphatic

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adj. done or expressed with force

Question 5

inordinate

Answer 5

adj. excessive, unrestrained

Question 6

mollify

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v. to soothe the temper; to pacify; to appease

Question 7

proclivity

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n. a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

Question 8

subjugate

Answer 8

v. to bring under control; to conquer

Question 9

truculent

Answer 9

adj. inclined to fight; expressing violence or hostility

Question 10

broadside

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n. a forceful verbal attack

Question 11

capsize

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v. to overturn

Question 12

careen

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v. to lean to one side or swerve while in motion (of a vehicle)

Question 13

doldrums

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n. an area in the ocean of calm winds; a state of boredom or listlessness

Question 14

fathom

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v. to measure the depth of; to understand

Question 15

flotsam

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n. wreckage of a ship or its cargo

Question 16

jetsam

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n. cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress; discarded material washed ashore

Question 17

jettison

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v. to throw overboard; to discard or abandon something no longer wanted

Question 18

leeway

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n. margin; room for freedom of action

Question 19

mariner

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n. sailor; seaman

adj. marine

Question 20

acronym

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n. a word created by initials

Question 21

anonymous

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adj. having an unknown or unacknowledged name

n. anonymity

Question 22

eponym

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n. a person after whom a place, people, disease, etc. is named
adj. eponymous

Question 23

ignominy

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n. shame; dishonor

adj. ignominious

Question 24

metonymy

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n. substitution of one word or phrase for another with which it is closely associated

Question 25

misnomer

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n. a name wrongly applied to a person or object

Question 26

nomenclature

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n. a specialized list of terms, words or names

Question 27

nominal

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adj. appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

Question 28

nominate

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v. to propose as a candidate for an office | n. nomination

Question 29

pseudonym

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n. a fictitious name assumed by an author | adj. pseudonymous

Question 30

chafe

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v. to rub; to scrape; to irritate; to annoy

Question 31

chaff

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n. debris from threshing wheat; worthless matter

Question 32

deprecate

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v. to express disapproval of | n. deprecation

Question 33

depreciate

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v. to reduce in price or value | n. depreciation

Question 34

dilate

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v. to make wider; to expand | n. dilation

Question 35

dilatory

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adj. characterized by delay; tardy

Question 36

grim

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adj. unrelenting; ferocious; fierce and relentless in nature

Question 37

grime

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n. dirt; mud

Question 38

loath

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adj. unwilling, reluctant

Question 39

loathe

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v. to dislike something greatly | n. loathing; adj. loathsome

Question 40

abjure

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v. to renounce under oath; to give up or deny

Question 41

abyss

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n. a deep, bottomless chasm; immeasurable depth | adj. abysmal

Question 42

acquit

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v. to declare free of guilt; to clear | n. acquittal

Question 43

addendum

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n. a supplement; something added at end of book or document | pl. addenda

Question 44

appraise

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v. to officially estimate the worth of | n. appraisal

Question 45

authenticate

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v. to establish as genuine | adj. authentic; n. authenticity

Question 46

autonomy

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n. independence; self-government | adj. autonomous

Question 47

beholden

Answer 47

adj. obliged

Question 48

bourgeoisie

Answer 48

n. the middle class | adj. bourgeois

Question 49

controversy

Answer 49

n. dispute or disagreement | adj. controversial