Vocab 4,041 - 4,060

Question 1

Deign

Answer 1

– verb

1) to think fit / in accordance with one’s dignity: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.

Question 2

Déclassé

Answer 2

– adjective

1) reduced to / having low / lower status: a once-chic restaurant that had become completely déclassé.

Question 3

Carapace

Answer 3

– noun

1) a bony shield / shell covering some / all of the back of an animal, as of a turtle.

Question 4

Decedent

Answer 4

– noun

1) a deceased person.

Question 5

Librate

Answer 5

– verb

1) oscillate or seem to oscillate: the moon seemed to be librating twice as much as expected.

Question 6

Compère

Answer 6

– noun / verb

1) a host / master of ceremonies, especially of a stage revue or television program: to compère the new game show.

Question 7

Fete

Answer 7

– noun

1) a celebration: The ball was the greatest fete of the season.

Question 8

Laudatory

Answer 8

– adjective

1) containing / expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker’s laudatory remarks.

Question 9

Debased

Answer 9

– verb

1) to reduce in quality/value/dignity: They debased the value of the dollar.

Question 10

Trounce

Answer 10

– verb

1) to beat severely/thrash/defeat decisively.

Question 11

Penny-ante

Answer 11

– adjective

1) inconsiderable / minor / small-time: a penny-ante investment.

Question 12

Multiplicity

Answer 12

– noun

1) a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.

Question 13

Mishap

Answer 13

– noun

1) an unfortunate accident.

Question 14

Ratify

Answer 14

– verb

1) to confirm via consent / approval / formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.

Question 15

Lickspittle

Answer 15

– noun

1) a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.

Question 16

Irate

Answer 16

– adjective

1) angry / enraged: an irate customer.

Question 17

Imbibe

Answer 17

– verb

1) to drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.

Question 18

Memorialize

Answer 18

– verb

1) to commemorate / present a memorial to.

Question 19

Hustings

Answer 19

– noun

1) the campaigning associated with an election: a formidable political operator at his best on the hustings.

Question 20

Cyclopean

Answer 20

– adjective

1) gigantic / vast / characteristic of the Cyclops.