Vocab 381 - 400

Question 0

Analgesia

Answer 0

—noun

1) the absence or reduction of pain.

Question 1

Aerie

Answer 1

—noun

1) the nest or home in a high located.

Question 2

Contumacious

Answer 2

—adjective

1) rebellious.

—Related forms

con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb 
con·tu·ma·cious·ness, con·tu·mac·i·ty , noun 
non·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective 
non·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb 
non·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun 
un·con·tu·ma·cious, adjective 
un·con·tu·ma·cious·ly, adverb 
un·con·tu·ma·cious·ness, noun

Question 3

Credulous

Answer 3

—adjective

1) gullible.

—Related forms

cred·u·lous·ly, adverb 
cred·u·lous·ness, noun 
non·cred·u·lous, adjective 
non·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb 
non·cred·u·lous·ness, noun 
o·ver·cred·u·lous, adjective 
o·ver·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb 
o·ver·cred·u·lous·ness, noun 
un·cred·u·lous, adjective 
un·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb 
un·cred·u·lous·ness, noun

Question 4

Decorous

Answer 4

—adjective

1) dignified

—Related forms

dec·o·rous·ly, adverb 
dec·o·rous·ness, noun 
non·dec·o·rous, adjective 
non·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb 
non·dec·o·rous·ness, noun 
un·dec·o·rous, adjective 
un·dec·o·rous·ly, adverb 
un·dec·o·rous·ness, noun

Question 5

Droll

Answer 5

—adjective

1) oddly humorous.

—Related forms

droll·ness, noun
drol·ly, adverb

Question 6

Encomium

Answer 6

—noun

1) high praise: An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero.

Question 7

Ethos

Answer 7

— noun

1) the guiding beliefs of a group.

Question 8

Fatuous

Answer 8

—adjective

1) obnoxiously foolish

—Related forms

fat·u·ous·ly, adverb
fat·u·ous·ness, noun

Question 9

Hermetic

Answer 9

— adjective

1) airtight.

— Related forms

un·her·met·ic, adjective

Question 10

Implacable

Answer 10

—adjective

1) unyielding: an implacable enemy.

—Related forms

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

Question 11

Inveterate

Answer 11

—adjective

1) habitual: an inveterate gambler.

—Related forms

in·vet·er·ate·ly, adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness, noun

Question 12

Malediction

Answer 12

—noun

1) a verbal curse

—Related forms

mal·e·dic·tive, mal·e·dic·to·ry , adjective
un·mal·e·dic·tive, adjective
un·mal·e·dic·to·ry, adjective

Question 13

Missive

Answer 13

—noun

1) a letter.

Question 14

Mollify

Answer 14

—verb

1) pacify.

—Related forms

mol·li·fi·ca·tion, noun 
mol·li·fi·er, noun 
mol·li·fy·ing·ly, adverb 
mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective 
re·mol·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing.
un·mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective 
un·mol·li·fied, adjective 
un·mol·li·fy·ing, adjective

Question 15

Myopic

Answer 15

—adjective

1) shortsighted

—Related forms

my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·my·op·ic, adjective
non·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·my·op·ic, adjective

Question 16

Palliate

Answer 16

—verb

1) alleviate.

—Related forms

pal·li·a·tion, noun
pal·li·a·tor, noun
non·pal·li·a·tion, noun
un·pal·li·at·ed, adjective

Question 17

Redress

Answer 17

—verb

1) to set right.

—Related forms

re·dress·a·ble, re·dress·i·ble, adjective
re·dress·er, re·dres·sor, noun
un·re·dress·a·ble, adjective

Question 18

Repast

Answer 18

—noun

1) a meal: to eat a light repast.

Question 19

Victual

Answer 19

—noun

1) food supplies.

—Related forms

vict·ual·less, adjective 
re·vict·ual, verb, 
re·vict·ualed, verb
re·vict·ual·ing, verb
re·vict·ualled, verb
un·vic·tualed, adjective 
un·vic·tualled, adjective 
vict·ualed, verb
vict·ual·ing, verb
vict·ualled, verb
vict·ual·ling, verb