Vocab 341 - 360

Question 0

Cupidity

Answer 0

—noun

1) greed.

—Related forms

cu·pid·i·nous , adjective

Question 1

Abnegate

Answer 1

—verb

1) renounce.

—Related forms

ab·ne·ga·tion, noun
ab·ne·ga·tor, noun
un·ab·ne·gat·ed, adjective
un·ab·ne·gat·ing, adjective

Question 2

Emollient

Answer 2

—noun or —adjective

1) skin softener or skin softening.

—Related forms

e·mol·lience, noun

Question 3

Enervate

Answer 3

—verb

1) weaken.

—Related forms

en·er·va·tion, noun
en·er·va·tive, adjective
en·er·va·tor, noun
non·en·er·vat·ing, adjective

Question 4

Execrate

Answer 4

—verb

1) to denounce: He execrated all who opposed him.

—Related forms

ex·e·cra·tor, noun
un·ex·e·crat·ed, adjective

Question 5

Imperturbable

Answer 5

—adjective

1) incapable of being upset: imperturbable composure.

—Related forms

im·per·turb·a·bil·i·ty, im·per·turb·a·ble·ness, noun
im·per·turb·a·bly, adverb

Question 6

Inquest

Answer 6

—noun

1) a legal or judicial inquiry.

Question 7

Lugubrious

Answer 7

—adjective

1) excessively mournful: lugubrious songs of lost love.

—Related forms

lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb 
lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, lu·gu·bri·os·i·ty , noun
non·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjective 
non·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb 
non·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, noun 
un·lu·gu·bri·ous, adjective 
un·lu·gu·bri·ous·ly, adverb 
un·lu·gu·bri·ous·ness, noun

Question 8

Menagerie

Answer 8

—noun

1) an unusual and varied group of animals or people

Question 9

Mendacious

Answer 9

—adjective

1) dishonest: a mendacious person.

—Related forms

men·da·cious·ly, adverb
men·da·cious·ness, noun
un·men·da·cious, adjective
un·men·da·cious·ly, adverb

Question 10

Meretricious

Answer 10

—adjective

1) gaudy.

—Related forms

mer·e·tri·cious·ly, adverb 
mer·e·tri·cious·ness, noun 
un·mer·e·tri·cious, adjective 
un·mer·e·tri·cious·ly, adverb 
un·mer·e·tri·cious·ness, noun

Question 11

Parley

Answer 11

—verb

1) to have an informal discussion.

—Related forms

par·ley·er, noun
par·leyed, verb
par·ley·ing, verb

Question 12

Perfunctory

Answer 12

—adjective

1) performed superficially: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.

—Related forms

per·func·to·ri·ly, adverb
per·func·to·ri·ness, noun

Question 13

Pulchritude

Answer 13

—noun

1) physical beauty.

— Related forms
Pul•chri•tud•i•nous, adjective

Question 14

Sagacious

Answer 14

—adjective

1) shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.

—Related forms

sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb 
sa·ga·cious·ness, noun 
qua·si-sa·ga·cious, adjective 
qua·si-sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb 
su·per·sa·ga·cious, adjective 
su·per·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb 
su·per·sa·ga·cious·ness, noun 
un·sa·ga·cious, adjective 
un·sa·ga·cious·ly, adverb 
un·sa·ga·cious·ness, noun

Question 15

Seraphic

Answer 15

—adjective

1) like an angel.

—Related forms

se·raph·i·cal·ly, adverb 
se·raph·i·cal·ness, noun 
non·se·raph·ic, adjective 
non·se·raph·i·cal, adjective 
non·se·raph·i·cal·ly, adverb 
su·per·se·raph·ic, adjective 
su·per·se·raph·i·cal, adjective 
su·per·se·raph·i·cal·ly, adverb 
un·se·raph·ic, adjective 
un·se·raph·i·cal, adjective 
un·se·raph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Question 16

Torpor

Answer 16

—noun

1) sluggish apathy.

Question 17

Travail

Answer 17

—noun

1) a hardship.

Question 18

Untenable

Answer 18

—adjective

1) indefensible.

—Related forms

un·ten·a·bil·i·ty, un·ten·a·ble·ness, noun

Question 19

Vituperative

Answer 19

—adjective

1) harsh and critical: vituperative remarks.

—Related forms

vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb 
non·vi·tu·per·a·tive, adjective 
non·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb 
un·vi·tu·per·a·tive, adjective 
un·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb 
un·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ness, noun