Vocab- Final 2

Question 1

apathy

Answer 1

n. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Question 2

compatible

Answer 2

adj. able to work well with; capable of use with some other model or system

Question 3

consecrate

Answer 3

v. to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

Question 4

deride

Answer 4

v. to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Question 5

ingenuous

Answer 5

adj. innocent, simple, frank

Question 6

multifarious

Answer 6

adj. having great variety; diverse

Question 7

parsimonious

Answer 7

adj. stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

Question 8

recalcitrant

Answer 8

adj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

Question 9

stultify

Answer 9

v. to make ineffective or useless, cripple

Question 10

animosity

Answer 10

n. strong dislike; bitter hostility

Question 11

ardent

Answer 11

adj. very enthusiastic, impassioned

Question 12

assiduous

Answer 12

adj. persistent, attentive, diligent

Question 13

capricious

Answer 13

adj. subject to whims

Question 14

copious

Answer 14

adj. abundant, plentiful; wordy

Question 15

indemnity

Answer 15

n. a payment for damage or loss

Question 16

limpid

Answer 16

adj. clear, transparent; readily understood

Question 17

omnipotent

Answer 17

adj. almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Question 18

poignant

Answer 18

adj. deeply affecting; keen or sharpen taste or smell

Question 19

rancor

Answer 19

n. bitter resentment or ill-will

Question 20

sophomoric

Answer 20

adj. immature and overconfident; conceited

Question 21

acquiesce

Answer 21

v. to accept without protest; to agree to submit

Question 22

allure

Answer 22

v. to tempt, to be attracted to

n. a strong attraction

Question 23

askew

Answer 23

adj. twisted to one side, crooked; disapproving

Question 24

contentious

Answer 24

adj. quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Question 25

crestfallen

Answer 25

adj. discouraged

Question 26

garrulous

Answer 26

adj. given to much talking, chatty

Question 27

insuperable

Answer 27

adj. incapable of being overcome

Question 28

misnomer

Answer 28

n. an unsuitable or misleading name

Question 29

retribution

Answer 29

n. a repayment; a deserved punishment

Question 30

sinuous

Answer 30

adj. winding, having many curves; flexible

Question 31

sonorous

Answer 31

adj. rich in sound; impressive in style

Question 32

allude

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v. to refer to casually or indirectly

Question 33

clairvoyant

Answer 33

adj. supernaturally perceptive | n. one who possesses extrasensory powers

Question 34

endemic

Answer 34

adj. native or confined to a particular region or people

Question 35

fathom

Answer 35

v. to understand; get to the bottom of, determine | n. a measure of depth in water

Question 36

integrity

Answer 36

n. honesty, high moral standards; completeness

Question 37

misconstrue

Answer 37

v. to interpret wrongly; mistake the meaning of

Question 38

placate

Answer 38

v. to appease, soothe, pacify

Question 39

placid

Answer 39

adj. calm, peaceful

Question 40

pretext

Answer 40

n. a false reason, deceptive excuse

Question 41

stark

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adj. harsh, unrelieved, desolate | adv. utterly

Question 42

abjure

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v. to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

Question 43

august

Answer 43

adj. majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

Question 44

callous

Answer 44

adj. emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Question 45

clandestine

Answer 45

adj. secret, concealed; underhanded

Question 46

compunction

Answer 46

n. remorse, regret

Question 47

indelible

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adj. not able to be erased or removed; memorable

Question 48

inveterate

Answer 48

adj. firmly established, long-standing; habitual

Question 49

platitude

Answer 49

n, a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

Question 50

ruminate

Answer 50

v. to mediate, think about at length

Question 51

tacit

Answer 51

adj. unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

Question 52

beset

Answer 52

v. to attack from all sides; to surround | adj. harassed, troubled; studded (jewels)

Question 53

decorum

Answer 53

n. proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

Question 54

implacable

Answer 54

adj. not to satisfied; unyielding

Question 55

infinitesimal

Answer 55

adj. so small as to be almost immeasurable

Question 56

innocuous

Answer 56

adj. harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

Question 57

prowess

Answer 57

n. distinguished bravery; superior skill or bravery

Question 58

sedate

Answer 58

adj. quiet, settled, sober | v. administer a tranquilizer

Question 59

stentorian

Answer 59

adj. extremely loud

Question 60

stipulate

Answer 60

v. to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement