Vocab 301 - 320

Question 0

Abeyance

Answer 0

—noun

1) suspension: Let’s hold that problem in abeyance for a while.

Question 1

Attenuate

Answer 1

—verb

1) to weaken

—Related forms

o·ver·at·ten·u·ate, verb (used with object), o·ver·at·ten·u·at·ed, o·ver·at·ten·u·at·ing.
sub·at·ten·u·ate, adjective 
sub·at·ten·u·at·ed, adjective 
un·at·ten·u·at·ed, adjective 
un·at·ten·u·at·ed·ly, adverb

Question 2

Confluence

Answer 2

—noun

1) a flowing together of two or more sources: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

Question 3

Exacerbate

Answer 3

—verb

1) to irritate.

—Related forms

ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly, adverb
ex·ac·er·ba·tion, noun
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ed, adjective
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing, adjective

Question 4

Guile

Answer 4

—noun

1) deceptiveness.

Question 6

Iniquity

Answer 6

—noun

1) sin.

—Related forms

iniquitous, adjective

Question 6

Omniscient

Answer 6

—adjective

1) all knowing and all perceiving.

—Related forms

om·nis·cient·ly, adverb
un·om·nis·cient, adjective
un·om·nis·cient·ly, adverb

Question 7

Martinet

Answer 7

—noun

1) a strict disciplinarian.

—Related forms

mar·ti·net·ish, adjective
mar·ti·net·ism, noun

Question 8

Ostensible

Answer 8

—adjective

1) apparent: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.

—Related forms

os·ten·si·bly, adverb 
non·os·ten·si·ble, adjective 
non·os·ten·si·bly, adverb 
un·os·ten·si·ble, adjective 
un·os·ten·si·bly, adverb

Question 9

Overwrought

Answer 9

—adjective

1) extremely agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news.

Question 10

Polemic

Answer 10

—noun

1) an aggressive & controversial argument against an opinion.

—Related forms

po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb 
non·po·lem·ic, noun, adjective 
non·po·lem·i·cal, adjective 
non·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb 
o·ver·po·lem·i·cal, adjective 
o·ver·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb 
un·po·lem·ic, adjective 
un·po·lem·i·cal, adjective 
un·po·lem·i·cal·ly, adverb

Question 11

Precipitous

Answer 11

—adjective

1) quickly and without deliberation.

—Related forms

pre·cip·i·tous·ly, adverb 
pre·cip·i·tous·ness, noun 
un·pre·cip·i·tous, adjective 
un·pre·cip·i·tous·ly, adverb 
un·pre·cip·i·tous·ness, noun

Question 12

Quiescent

Answer 12

—adjective

1) quiet at rest: a quiescent mind.

—Related forms

qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
qui·es·cence, qui·es·cen·cy, noun

Question 13

Rapacious

Answer 13

—adjective

1) extremely greedy: a rapacious disposition.

—Related forms

ra·pa·cious·ly, adverb 
ra·pac·i·ty [ruh-pas-i-tee] , ra·pa·cious·ness, noun 
un·ra·pa·cious, adjective 
un·ra·pa·cious·ly, adverb 
un·ra·pa·cious·ness, noun

Question 14

Slake

Answer 14

—verb

1) to quench: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.

—Related forms

slak·a·ble, slake·a·ble, adjective 
slake·less, adjective 
un·slak·a·ble, adjective 
un·slake·a·ble, adjective 
un·slaked, adjective

Question 15

Sportive

Answer 15

—adjective

1) playful: a sportive puppy.

—Related forms

spor·tive·ly, adverb 
spor·tive·ness; Archaic. sport·a·bil·i·ty, noun 
un·spor·tive, adjective 
un·spor·tive·ly, adverb 
un·spor·tive·ness, noun

Question 16

Surfeit

Answer 16

—noun

1) an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.

—Related forms

un·sur·feit·ed, adjective
un·sur·feit·ing, adjective

Question 17

Surly

Answer 17

—adjective

1) Ill-tempered: a surly waiter.

—Related forms

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

Question 18

Sycophant

Answer 18

—noun

1) servile flatterer: a fawning sycophant.

—Related forms

syc·o·phan·tic, syc·o·phant·ish, adjective
syc·o·phan·ti·cal·ly, syc·o·phant·ish·ly, adverb
syc·o·phant·ism, noun

Question 19

Umbrage

Answer 19

—noun

1) offense: to take umbrage at someone’s rudeness.