Vocab List 3

Question 1

Acrimony

Answer 1

Ill-natured animosity

Question 2

Compunction

Answer 2

Strong uneasiness caused by guilt

Question 3

Cursory

Answer 3

Hastily or superficially done

Question 4

Dearth

Answer 4

N
a shortage of something

Question 5

Divagate

Answer 5

Die-vuh-gate
V
Stray or digress
To wander or drift about.

Question 6

Enmity

Answer 6

N
State or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Question 7

Edify

Answer 7

To improve, usu. spiritually or morally

Question 8

Extol

Answer 8

To praise lavishly

Question 9

Febrile

Answer 9

Fee-brill
Adj
Feeling feverish

Question 10

Foment

Answer 10

Foh-ment
V
Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

Question 11

Impunity

Answer 11

Im pyoo nuh dee
N.
Exemption from punishment or freedom from The injurious consequences of an action.

Question 12

Incipient

Answer 12

In SIP e int
Adj
In an initial stage.
Beginning to happen or develop.

Question 13

Incredulous

Answer 13

In crej uh lous
Adj
Unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 14

Inculcate

Answer 14

V
Instill by persistent instruction
Esp. An idea, habit, attitude

Question 15

Languid

Answer 15

Adj
Lacking energy or vitality

Question 16

Lassitude

Answer 16

N
State of being Listless or having weakness and exhaustion
Lack of energy

Question 17

Licentious

Answer 17

Adj
Morally undisciplined, no regard for accepted standards

Question 18

Magnanimous

Answer 18

Adj
Very generous or forgiving
Esp. Towards a rival or someone less powerful

Question 19

Metastasis

Answer 19

Muh-tas-tuh-sis
N
Transmission of a disease from one location to more.

Question 20

Maudlin

Answer 20

tearfully sentimental

Question 21

Penury

Answer 21

Extreme poverty and insufficiency

Question 22

Perfunctory

Answer 22

Done or acting routinely or impersonally.

Question 23

Proselytize

Answer 23

Pros-uh-lit-eyes
V
To convert from one belief or faith to another. (The person persuading the conversion is doing this verb, not the person being converted)

Question 24

Profligacy

Answer 24

Reckless extravagance

Question 25

Providence

Answer 25

N
Protective care of God or a spiritual power

Question 26

Prurient

Answer 26

Adj
Obsessive interest in sexual matters

Question 27

puerile

Answer 27

pyoo-ur-ul
Adj
Childish

Question 28

Reify

Answer 28

Re-ih-fie
V
To make something abstract more concrete or real.

Ex: Instincts are reified in man through verbal constructs.

Question 29

Repudiate

Answer 29

V
Reject validity; refuse to recognize

Question 30

Reticent

Answer 30

Reserved in style

Question 31

scurrilous

Answer 31

Adj
Tendancy of vulgar or abusive language

Question 32

Stolid

Answer 32

Exhibiting little emotion
Impassive

Question 33

Succor

Answer 33

N
“Sucker”
Assistance and Support in times of hardship and distress.
V
Give assistance to
The prisoners were succored.

Question 34

supercilious

Answer 34

Adj
Behavior as if one thinks one is superior to others.
Disdainful, especially by raising eyebrow

Question 35

Verisimilitude

Answer 35

Ver-uh-si-mil-uh-tude
N.
Appearance of being true or real.

Question 36

Apochryphal

Answer 36

Uh-pock-ruff-ul

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

Question 37

Parsimony

Answer 37

Par suh mow knee
N
Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Question 38

Impel

Answer 38

V
Drive, force, or urge someone to do something.
(This is providing motivation, where compel constrains a person to act a certain way)

Question 39

Desultory

Answer 39

Adj
Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

Appearing randomly or occasionally

Question 40

Synoptic

Answer 40

Adj
Of or forming a general summary or synopsis