Vocab Green(T1)

Question 1

facetious

Answer 1

humorous, playfully joking

Question 2

ostentatious

Answer 2

meant to impress others, flashy

Question 3

optimum

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best possible, most favorable, most desirable

Question 4

detriment

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something that causes damage, harm, or loss

Question 5

vicarious

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experienced through the imagination, not experienced directly

Question 6

dexterous

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skillful in using the hands or body

Question 7

scrupulous

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careful about moral standards, conscientious

Question 8

gregarious

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sociable, enjoying and seeking the company of others

Question 9

discretion

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good judgement or tact in actions or speaking

Question 10

sensory

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having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting or smelling

Question 11

instigate

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to bring about by moving others to action, stir up

Question 12

rudimentary

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fundamental, necessary to learn first

Question 13

resilient

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able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune

Question 14

collaborate

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to work together on a project, cooperate in an effort

Question 15

zealot

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a person totally devoted to a purpose or a cause

Question 16

squelch

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a silence or suppress, crush

Question 17

venerate

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to respect deeply, revere

Question 18

despondent

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downhearted, hopeless, overwhelmed with sadness

Question 19

retrospect

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reviewing the past, considering past events

Question 20

scoff

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to make fun of, mock, refuse to take seriously

Question 21

juxtapose

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to place close together, esp in order to compare or contrast

Question 22

lethargy

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great lack of energy, inactivity due to laziness, sluggishness

Question 23

ambiguous

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able to be interpreted in more than one way, not clear

Question 24

inane

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without sense or meaning, foolish

Question 25

dissident

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a person opposed to establish ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion

Question 26

embellish

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to decorate, beautify by adding details

Question 27

subsidize

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to support financially, provide a grant or contribution

Question 28

fritter

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to spend or waste a little at a time

Question 29

inadvertent

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unintentional, accidental

Question 30

sporadic

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happening now and then, occasional

Question 31

relinquish

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to surrender something, or give something up

Question 32

impetuous

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done or acting in a hurry, with little thought, impulsive

Question 33

maudlin

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tearfully sentimental, overly emotional

Question 34

berate

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to criticize or scold harshly

Question 35

ubiquitous

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existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time

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zenith

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the highest point or condition, peak

Question 37

estrange

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to make unsympathetic or unfriendly, alienate

Question 38

infallible

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not capable of error or failure, unable to make a mistake

Question 39

euphoric

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overjoyed, having an intense feeling of well-being

Question 40

regress

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to return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior

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dormant

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inactive, alive but not actively growing, as if asleep

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discriminate

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to spread or scatter widely, distribute

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Irrevocable

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not able to be canceled or undone, irreversible

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proliferation

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a rapid spread or increase

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corroborate

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to confirm, strengthen with further evidence, provide proof-of

Question 46

precipitate

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to cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected

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hoist

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to lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable

Question 48

charlatan

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a fake, a person who falsely claims to have some special knowledge

Question 49

diverge

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to branch off in different directions from the same starting point, to become different

Question 50

illiete

Answer 50

illegal