Vocab 3

Question 1

duplicity

Answer 1

deliberate deceptiveness

Question 2

effusive

Answer 2

unrestrained in emotional expression

Question 3

egalitarian

Answer 3

characterized by belief in equality

Question 4

elaborate

Answer 4

to express in greater detail

Question 5

elites

Answer 5

a group or class with superiority

Question 6

elitist

Answer 6

the belief that certain groups deserve favored treatment by perceived superiority

Question 7

elusive

Answer 7

tending to elude

Question 8

embezzlement

Answer 8

to take for one’s own use in violation of a trust

Question 9

empathy

Answer 9

identification with understanding of another’s feelings

Question 10

empirical

Answer 10

relying on observation or experiment

Question 11

emulated

Answer 11

striving to imitate

Question 12

enrapture

Answer 12

to fill with delight

Question 13

enterprising

Answer 13

showing initiative to undertake new projects

Question 14

enumerate

Answer 14

to list

Question 15

ephemeral

Answer 15

lasting for a brief period of time

Question 16

euphoric

Answer 16

a feeling of great happiness

Question 17

exacerbate

Answer 17

to aggravate

Question 18

exasperated

Answer 18

to annoy greatly

Question 19

exonerated

Answer 19

freed from blame

Question 20

fabrication

Answer 20

a lie

Question 21

fanaticism

Answer 21

excessive, irrational zeal

Question 22

fanciful

Answer 22

imaginative

Question 23

fanfare

Answer 23

a spectacular public display

Question 24

fart

Answer 24

audible discharge of intestinal gas that may cause others to leave the room

Question 25

fashion

Answer 25

the prevailing style or custom

Question 26

fawn

Answer 26

to seek favor by flattery

Question 27

feckless

Answer 27

lacking purpose or vitality

Question 28

fecundity

Answer 28

fertility

Question 29

feigned

Answer 29

pretended

Question 30

figurative language

Answer 30

language that uses figures of speech

Question 31

finite

Answer 31

having bounds, limited

Question 32

flaunted

Answer 32

exhibited ostentatiously or shamelessly

Question 33

flippant

Answer 33

disrespectfully lighthearted

Question 34

foreshortened

Answer 34

to reduce the length of

Question 35

fortuitous

Answer 35

fortunate

Question 36

fruitless

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unsuccessful, futile

Question 37

geographical

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concerning the topography of a specific region

Question 38

gratified

Answer 38

to please or satisfy

Question 39

gregarious

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sociable

Question 40

guileless

Answer 40

not deceitful or crafty

Question 41

hamper

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to prevent the free movement of

Question 42

havoc

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disorder or chaos

Question 43

heeded

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paid attention to

Question 44

herald

Answer 44

a messenger

Question 45

hidebound

Answer 45

stubbornly prejudiced

Question 46

histrionics

Answer 46

theatrical arts or performances

Question 47

hodgepodge

Answer 47

a jumble

Question 48

hub

Answer 48

a center of activity or interest

Question 49

hubris

Answer 49

arrogance

Question 50

hypocrisy

Answer 50

professing beliefs that one does not hold or possess

Question 51

iconoclast

Answer 51

one who attacks popular ideas or institutions

Question 52

idealistic

Answer 52

visionary, impractical

Question 53

ignominy

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great personal dishonor or humiliation

Question 54

immersed

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covered completely

Question 55

immobility

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the quality of being motionless

Question 56

impeccable

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having no flaws, perfect

Question 57

imperceptible

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hard to detect

Question 58

imperious

Answer 58

arrogantly overbearing

Question 59

impetuous

Answer 59

impulsive or passionate

Question 60

impetus

Answer 60

an impulse