Vocab 441 - 460

Question 0

Visceral

Answer 0

—adjective

1) instinctual: a visceral reaction.

—Related forms

vis·cer·al·ly, adverb
non·vis·cer·al, adjective
un·vis·cer·al, adjective

Question 1

Noetic

Answer 1

—adjective

1) of or pertaining to the mind.

Question 4

Pedantic

Answer 4

—adjective

1) overly concerned with minute details.

—Related forms

pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb 
pe·dan·ti·cal·ness, noun 
sem·i·pe·dan·tic, adjective 
sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal, adjective 
sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb 
un·pe·dan·tic, adjective 
un·pe·dan·ti·cal, adjective

Question 5

Attrition

Answer 5

—noun

1) a wearing down: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.

—Related forms

at·tri·tion·al, adjective
at·tri·tive [uh-trahy-tiv] , adjective
in·ter·at·tri·tion, noun

Question 6

Simulacrum

Answer 6

—noun

1) an effigy: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.

Question 7

Stratify

Answer 7

—verb

1) to form or place in layers.

—Related forms

de-strat·i·fy, verb (used with object), de-strat·i·fied, de-strat·i·fy·ing.
mul·ti·strat·i·fied, adjective
non·strat·i·fied, adjective
sem·i·strat·i·fied, adjective

Question 8

Volition

Answer 8

—noun

1) free will: She left of her own volition.

—Related forms

vo·li·tion·al, vo·li·tion·ar·y, adjective 
vo·li·tion·al·ly, adverb 
non·vo·li·tion, noun 
non·vo·li·tion·al, adjective 
pre·vo·li·tion·al, adjective 
su·per·vo·li·tion, noun 
un·vo·li·tion·al, adjective

Question 9

Gauche (goshe)

Answer 9

—adjective

1) crude: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

—Related forms

gauche·ly, adverb
gauche·ness, noun

Question 10

Ambivert

Answer 10

—noun

1) between extrovert and introvert.

Question 11

Achromic

Answer 11

—adjective

1) colorless.

Question 12

ad infinitum

Answer 12

—adverb

1) to infinity.

Question 13

Vastitude

Answer 13

—noun

1) enormity: the vastitude of his love for all humankind.

Question 14

je ne sais quoi

Answer 14

—Noun

1) an indefinable pleasing quality: She has a certain je ne sais quoi that charms everybody.

Question 15

joie de vivre

Answer 15

—Noun

1) carefree enjoyment of living.

Question 16

Picayune

Answer 16

—adjective

1) small or petty: a picayune amount.

—Related forms

pic·a·yun·ish·ly, adverb
pic·a·yun·ish·ness, noun

Question 17

Promulgate

Answer 17

—verb

1) to proclaim or teach publicly.

—Related forms

prom·ul·ga·tion , noun 
prom·ul·ga·tor, noun 
non·prom·ul·ga·tion, noun 
re·prom·ul·gate, verb (used with object), re·prom·ul·gat·ed, re·prom·ul·gat·ing.
re·prom·ul·ga·tion, noun 
un·prom·ul·gat·ed, adjective

Question 18

Agnize

Answer 18

—verb

1) to recognize or acknowledge.

Question 19

Dyad

Answer 19

—noun

1) a pair or two parts.

—Related forms

Dyadic, adjective

Question 20

Etymology

Answer 20

—noun

1) the original of a word.

—Related forms

et·y·mo·log·i·cal , et·y·mo·log·ic, adjective 
et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverb 
et·y·mol·o·gist, noun 
pseu·do·et·y·mo·log·i·cal, adjective 
pseu·do·et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverb 
sub·et·y·mol·o·gy, noun, plural sub·et·y·mol·o·gies.
un·et·y·mo·log·ic, adjective 
un·et·y·mo·log·i·cal, adjective 
un·et·y·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Question 21

Spumescent

Answer 21

—adjective

1) foamy or frothy.

—Related forms

spu·mes·cence, noun