Vocab E-I

Question 1

Exculpate

Answer 1

to clear from blame, exonerate

Question 2

Exigent

Answer 2

urgent; requiring immediate attention

Question 3

Exponent

Answer 3

one who champions or advocates

Question 4

Expurgate

Answer 4

to censor

Question 5

Fatuous

Answer 5

stupid, pointless

Question 6

Foment

Answer 6

to arouse or incite

Question 7

Fractious

Answer 7

rebellious

Question 8

Furtive

Answer 8

stealthy, secret

Question 9

Gambol

Answer 9

to dance or skip around playfully

Question 10

Gregarious

Answer 10

outgoing, sociable

Question 11

Hegemony

Answer 11

the domination of one state or group over its allies

Question 12

Hermetic

Answer 12

tightly sealed

Question 13

Hoary

Answer 13

grey or whitish from age, old

Question 14

Husband

Answer 14

to manage economically, to use sparingly

Question 15

Impecunious

Answer 15

poor; having no money

Question 16

Impetuous

Answer 16

quick to act without thinking

Question 17

Implacable

Answer 17

unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Question 18

Imprecation

Answer 18

a curse

Question 19

Incarnadine

Answer 19

blood red in color

Question 20

Inchoate

Answer 20

not fully formed; disorganized

Question 21

Inculcate

Answer 21

to teach; to impress the mind with persistent instruction

Question 22

Indolent

Answer 22

habitually lazy or idle

Question 23

Inexorable

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inflexible; unyielding

Question 24

Ingenuous

Answer 24

childlike simplicity or innocence

Question 25

Inimical

Answer 25

hostile; unfriendly

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Iniquity

Answer 26

a sin; an evil act

Question 27

Inquest

Answer 27

an investigation; an inquiry

Question 28

Insipid

Answer 28

lacking interest or flavor

Question 29

Insurrection

Answer 29

rebellion

Question 30

Inter

Answer 30

to bury, to entomb

Question 31

Interregnum

Answer 31

a period between reigns

Question 32

Intractable

Answer 32

unable to be managed or manipulated

Question 33

Intransigent

Answer 33

uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

Question 34

Inundate

Answer 34

to flood; to overwhelm

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Inure

Answer 35

to harden or accustom

Question 36

Invective

Answer 36

abusive language

Question 37

Investiture

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a ceremony conferring authority

Question 38

Invidious

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likely to promote ill-will

Question 39

Itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

Question 40

Felicitous

Answer 40

very well expressed or suited

Question 41

Gainsay

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to take exception to; to contradict or dispute

Question 42

Harangue

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intense verbal attack; diatribe

Question 43

Idyllic

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charmingly carefree and simple; unspoiled; serene

Question 44

Imperious

Answer 44

overbearing manner; domineering attitude

Question 45

Indigent

Answer 45

extremely poor; impecunious; destitute

Question 46

Insularity

Answer 46

narrow-mindedness; provinciality

Question 47

Ingratiating

Answer 47

trying desperately to win affection of others

Question 48

Germane

Answer 48

relevant, connected