Vocab 81 - 100

Question 0

Portent

Answer 0

—noun

1) an omen of something momentous.

Question 1

Placate

Answer 1

—verb

1) to appease: to placate an outraged citizenry.

—Related forms

pla·cat·er, noun
pla·ca·tion [pley-key-shuh n] , noun
un·pla·cat·ed, adjective

Question 2

Preclude

Answer 2

—verb

1) to prevent: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.

—Related forms

pre·clud·a·ble, adjective 
pre·clu·sion [pri-kloo-zhuh n] , noun 
pre·clu·sive [pri-kloo-siv] , adjective 
pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb 
un·pre·clud·a·ble, adjective 
un·pre·clud·ed, adjective 
un·pre·clu·sive, adjective 
un·pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb

Question 3

Precocious

Answer 3

—adjective

1) unusually advanced or mature: a precocious child.

—Related forms

pre·co·cious·ly, adverb 
pre·co·cious·ness, noun 
un·pre·co·cious, adjective 
un·pre·co·cious·ly, adverb 
un·pre·co·cious·ness, noun

Question 4

Premonitory

Answer 4

—adjective

1) giving a premonition.

Question 5

Rapacious

Answer 5

—adjective

1) inordinately greedy: a rapacious disposition.

—Related forms

ra·pa·cious·ly, adverb 
ra·pac·i·ty [ruh-pas-i-tee] , ra·pa·cious·ness, noun 
un·ra·pa·cious, adjective 
un·ra·pa·cious·ly, adverb 
un·ra·pa·cious·ness, noun

Question 6

Recalcitrant

Answer 6

—adjective

1) hard to deal with.

—Related forms

re·cal·ci·trance, re·cal·ci·tran·cy, noun 
non·re·cal·ci·trance, noun 
non·re·cal·ci·tran·cy, noun 
non·re·cal·ci·trant, adjective 
un·re·cal·ci·trant, adjective

Question 7

Remonstrate

Answer 7

—verb

1) to object

—Related forms

re·mon·strat·ing·ly, adverb
re·mon·stra·tion [ree-mon-strey-shuh n, rem-uh n-] , noun
re·mon·stra·tive [ri-mon-struh-tiv] , adjective
re·mon·stra·tive·ly, adverb
re·mon·stra·tor [ri-mon-strey-ter] , noun
un·re·mon·strat·ed, adjective
un·re·mon·strat·ing, adjective
un·re·mon·stra·tive, adjective

Question 8

Risible

Answer 8

—adjective

1) laughable.

—Related forms

un·ris·i·ble, adjective

Question 9

Rubicund

Answer 9

—adjective

1) red or reddish: a rubicund complexion.

—Related forms

ru·bi·cun·di·ty, noun

Question 10

Sapient

Answer 10

—adjective

1) wise.

—Related forms

sa·pi·ence, sa·pi·en·cy, noun
sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb
un·sa·pi·ent, adjective
un·sa·pi·ent·ly, adverb

Question 11

Scrupulous

Answer 11

—adjective

1) precise or exact: a scrupulous performance.

—Related forms

scru·pu·los·i·ty [skroo-pyuh-los-i-tee] , scru·pu·lous·ness, noun 
scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb 
hy·per·scru·pu·los·i·ty, noun 
hy·per·scru·pu·lous, adjective 
hy·per·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb 
hy·per·scru·pu·lous·ness, noun 
un·der·scru·pu·lous, adjective 
un·der·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb

Question 12

Slacken

Answer 12

—verb

1) to make less intense.

—Related forms

un·slack·ened, adjective
un·slack·en·ing, adjective

Question 13

Solicitous

Answer 13

—adjective

1) showing interest or concern: solicitous about a person’s health.

—Related forms

so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb 
so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun 
non·so·lic·i·tous, adjective 
non·so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb 
non·so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun 
un·so·lic·i·tous, adjective 
un·so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb 
un·so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun

Question 14

Somnolent

Answer 14

—adjective

1) causing sleep or sleepy.

—Related forms

som·no·lence, som·no·len·cy, noun 
som·no·lent·ly, adverb 
hy·per·som·no·lence, noun 
hy·per·som·no·lent, adjective 
hy·per·som·no·lent·ly, adverb 
sem·i·som·no·lence, noun 
sem·i·som·no·lent, adjective 
sem·i·som·no·lent·ly, adverb 
un·som·no·lent, adjective 
un·som·no·lent·ly, adverb

Question 15

Suffuse

Answer 15

—verb

1) to overspread.

—Related forms

suf·fused·ly [suh-fyoozd-lee, -fyoo-zid-] , adverb 
suf·fu·sion [suh-fyoo-zhuh n] , noun 
suf·fu·sive [suh-fyoo-siv] , adjective 
un·suf·fused, adjective 
un·suf·fu·sive, adjective

Question 16

Superfluous

Answer 16

—adjective

1) excessive.

—Related forms

su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb 
su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun 
un·su·per·flu·ous, adjective 
un·su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb 
un·su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun

Question 17

Surreptitious

Answer 17

—adjective

1) done in secret: a surreptitious glance.

—Related forms

sur·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverb
sur·rep·ti·tious·ness, noun

Question 18

Torpid

Answer 18

—adjective

1) sluggish.

—Related forms

tor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, noun
tor·pid·ly, adverb

Question 19

Verve

Answer 19

—noun

1) vivaciousness: I like a teacher with plenty of verve.