Vocab, batch #1 (51-75)

Question 1

Fractious

Answer 1

adj.

bothersome, quarrelsome

Question 2

Punctilious

Answer 2

adj.

very careful and exact

Question 3

Redoubtable

Answer 3

adj.

inspiring fear or awe

Question 4

Ex officio

Answer 4

adj./adv.

by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 5

Infringe

Answer 5

v.

to violate, trespass

Question 6

Innuendo

Answer 6

n.

hint, indirect suggestion/reference

Question 7

Circuitous

Answer 7

adj.

roundabout, not direct

Question 8

Commiserate

Answer 8

v.

to sympathize with, have pity of sorrow for

Question 9

Sepulchral

Answer 9

adj.

typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy/dismal

Question 10

Enjoin

Answer 10

v.

to direct/order

Question 11

Expedite

Answer 11

v.

cause to progress faster

Question 12

Ferment

Answer 12

v.

to be in such a state, to produce alcohol

Question 13

Cajole

Answer 13

v.

to coax, persuade through flattery

Question 14

Intercede

Answer 14

v.

to plead on behalf of someone else

Question 15

Castigate

Answer 15

v.

to criticize severely

Question 16

Contrive

Answer 16

v.

to plan with ingenuity

Question 17

Ingratiate

Answer 17

v.

to make oneself agreeable

Question 18

Resilient

Answer 18

adj.

able to return to an original shape/form

Question 19

Repudiate

Answer 19

v.

reject, or deny validity of

Question 20

Remonstrate

Answer 20

v.

to argue/plead with someone against something

Question 21

Reprove

Answer 21

v.

to find fault with

Question 22

Irrevocable

Answer 22

adj.

incapable of being changed or called back

Question 23

Insular

Answer 23

adj.

narrow, isolated in outlook

Question 24

Surmise

Answer 24

v.

to think/believe without supporting evidence

Question 25

Abominate

Answer 25

v.

to have an intense dislike or hatred for