Vocab 41 - 60

Question 0

Evanescent

Answer 0

—adjective

1) fleeting or fading.

—Related forms

ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb 
non·ev·a·nes·cent, adjective 
non·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb 
un·ev·a·nes·cent, adjective 
un·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb

Question 1

Euphuism

Answer 1

— noun

1) writing or speech that paraphrases another style.

— Related forms

eu·phu·ist, noun
eu·phu·is·tic, adjective
eu·phu·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Question 2

Exchequer

Answer 2

—noun

1) government department in charge of the public revenues.

Question 3

Extenuate

Answer 3

—verb

1) to represent something as less serious: to extenuate a crime.

—Related forms

ex·ten·u·at·ing, adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tive, adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor, noun
non·ex·ten·u·a·tive, adjective

Question 4

Factious

Answer 4

—adjective

1) dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.

—Related forms

fac·tious·ly, adverb 
fac·tious·ness, noun 
non·fac·tious, adjective 
non·fac·tious·ly, adverb 
non·fac·tious·ness, noun 
o·ver·fac·tious, adjective 
o·ver·fac·tious·ly, adverb 
o·ver·fac·tious·ness, noun 
un·fac·tious, adjective 
un·fac·tious·ly, adverb

Question 5

Fastidious

Answer 5

—adjective

1) hard to please: a fastidious eater.

—Related forms

fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun 
hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective 
hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun 
non·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective 
non·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
non·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun 
o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective 
o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun 
ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective 
ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun 
un·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective 
un·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
un·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun

Question 6

Flippant

Answer 6

—adjective

1) lacking in seriousness: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.

—Related forms

flip·pan·cy, flip·pant·ness, noun
flip·pant·ly, adverb
un·flip·pant, adjective
un·flip·pant·ly, adverb

Question 7

Forswear

Answer 7

—verb

1) to renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.

—Related forms

for·swear·er, noun

Question 8

Fulsome

Answer 8

—adjective

1) offensive to good taste.

—Related forms

ful·some·ly, adverb
ful·some·ness, noun
un·ful·some, adjective

Question 9

Gad

Answer 9

—verb

1) to move aimlessly: to gad about.

—Related forms

gad·der, noun
gad·ding·ly, adverb

Question 10

Gait

Answer 10

— noun

1) a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

Question 11

Gastronomer

Answer 11

—noun

1) an epicure.

Question 12

Gauzy

Answer 12

—Adjective

1) transparently thin and light.

—Related forms

gauz·i·ly, adverb
gauz·i·ness, noun
gauz·i·er, adjective
gauz·i·est, adjective

Question 13

Gourmand

Answer 13

—noun

1) an epicure.

—Related forms

gour·mand·ism, noun

Question 14

Grandiloquent

Answer 14

—adjective

1) speaking in a lofty style.

—Related forms

gran·dil·o·quent·ly, adverb

Question 15

Guffaw

Answer 15

—noun

1) to laugh loudly.

Question 16

Habituate

Answer 16

—verb

1) to become accustomed to something: Wealth habituated him to luxury.

—Related forms

un·ha·bit·u·at·ed, adjective

Question 17

Ignominy

Answer 17

—noun

1) disgrace or dishonor

Question 18

Dossier

Answer 18

—noun

1) a file of documents on the same subject.

Question 18

Orthogonal

Answer 18

—adjective

1) pertaining to right angles or mutually exclusive: this and that are orthogonal concepts.

—Related forms

or·thog·o·nal·i·ty, noun
or·thog·o·nal·ly, adverb