Vocab List 7 (331-385)

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

make better, improve

Question 2

amiable

Answer 2

cordial, of pleasent dispostition, friendly

Question 3

amporphous

Answer 3

without structure, shapeless, nebulous

Question 4

braggart

Answer 4

one who boasts a great deal

Question 5

conciliate

Answer 5

to win a person over through special considerations of persuasive methods

Question 6

concise

Answer 6

using few words in speaking and writing

Question 7

concomitant

Answer 7

concurrent, attendant, occuring with something else

Question 8

concordance

Answer 8

agreement, treaty, accord

Question 9

discontent

Answer 9

unhappy, displeased, miserable

Question 10

discursive

Answer 10

circuitous, digressive, rambling

Question 11

disdainful

Answer 11

full of bitter scorn and pride

Question 12

dishearten

Answer 12

dismany, daunt, depress

Question 13

disinterment

Answer 13

removal of body from a grave

Question 14

escpapade

Answer 14

adventurous conduct, unusual behavior

Question 15

esoteric

Answer 15

confidential, personal, private, priviledged

Question 16

espouse

Answer 16

embrace, defend, support

Question 17

esteem

Answer 17

to value highly, to have great regard for

Question 18

ethereal

Answer 18

incorporeal, intangible, airy

Question 19

eulogy

Answer 19

commendation, speech giving great tribute

Question 20

fledging

Answer 20

young or inexperienced person, young bird

Question 21

flippant

Answer 21

nonchalant, frivolous, superficial, light

Question 22

heretic

Answer 22

infidel, radical, dissenter

Question 23

hiatus

Answer 23

interuruption, pause, gap

Question 24

inebriation

Answer 24

drunkenness, intoxication

Question 25

ingenious

Answer 25

clever, resourceful

Question 26

inimical

Answer 26

antagonistic, hurtful, harmful, adverse

Question 27

innocuous

Answer 27

dull, harmless, innocent

Question 28

judicious

Answer 28

logical, reasonable, clever

Question 29

juncture

Answer 29

joint, seam, intersection, joining

Question 30

linger

Answer 30

loiter, remain, hesitate

Question 31

mollify

Answer 31

to pacify, soothe, or appease

Question 32

neologism

Answer 32

newly conjoined phrase or expression

Question 33

optimum

Answer 33

peak or prime, ideal

Question 34

opulent

Answer 34

affluent, well-to-do, plentiful

Question 35

precocious

Answer 35

showing premature development

Question 36

precursor

Answer 36

forerunner

Question 37

prescient

Answer 37

showing foresight, predicting events before they happen

Question 38

presumptuous

Answer 38

too forward or bold, overstepping proper bounds

Question 39

pretentious

Answer 39

claiming or pretending to have increased importance, ostentatious

Question 40

primeval

Answer 40

belonging to a primitive age

Question 41

resonant

Answer 41

reverberant, ringing

Question 42

resolve

Answer 42

firmness, determination

Question 43

resplendent

Answer 43

dazzling, glorious, intense

Question 44

stultify

Answer 44

inhibit, make ineffective, cripple

Question 45

succint

Answer 45

clearly and briefly stated, concise

Question 46

supercilious

Answer 46

egotistic, proud, arrogant

Question 47

tirade

Answer 47

diatribe, angry speech

Question 48

torpor

Answer 48

lethargy, apathy, dormancy

Question 49

vigilance

Answer 49

attentiveness, prudence, care

Question 50

vilify

Answer 50

defame, denigrate

Question 51

virulent

Answer 51

fatal. lethal, toxic

Question 52

willful

Answer 52

stubborn

Question 53

wistful

Answer 53

yearning, pensive, sad

Question 54

yore

Answer 54

time long past

Question 55

zealous

Answer 55

filled with enthusiasm, fervent