Vocab List 8-2-14

Question 1

Abstemious

Answer 1

Moderate, sparing.

Question 2

Abyssmal

Answer 2

Bottomless, measureless (in a bad way).

Question 3

Acme

Answer 3

High point, peak, summit

Question 4

Altruistic

Answer 4

Unselfish, thoughtful

Question 5

Amalgamate

Answer 5

To consolidate, unite.

Question 6

Ardent

Answer 6

Eager, enthusiastic

Question 7

Atone

Answer 7

To make amends

Question 8

Balmy

Answer 8

Soothing, fragrant, mild

Question 9

Bellicose

Answer 9

Warlike

Question 10

Berate

Answer 10

To scold

Question 11

Bereave

Answer 11

To take away from

Question 12

Bludgeon

Answer 12

To strike with a club

Question 13

Brazen

Answer 13

Shameless

Question 14

Burly

Answer 14

Big and husky

Question 15

Cache

Answer 15

Hiding place for food or supplies

Question 16

Cajole

Answer 16

To coax or persuade with flattery

Question 17

Capricious

Answer 17

Faultfinding

Question 18

Caricature

Answer 18

A picture or description that exaggerates one’s traits

Question 19

Castigate

Answer 19

To punish

Question 20

Chafe

Answer 20

• To make angry or impatient

- To make sore by rubbing

Question 21

Chary

Answer 21

Cautious, careful

Question 22

Churlish

Answer 22

Crude, ungracious, ill-mannered.

Question 23

Clemency

Answer 23

Mercy, mildness

Question 24

Comely

Answer 24

Attractive, Of pleasing person and manner

Question 25

Consecrate

Answer 25

To set apart as sacred, dedicate to god.

Question 26

Contentious

Answer 26

Quarrelsome

Question 27

Coquette

Answer 27

Flirt

Question 28

Craven

Answer 28

Coward

Question 29

Convivial

Answer 29

Sociable, festive

Question 30

Corsair

Answer 30

A pirate

Question 31

Defamation

Answer 31

Slander, libel

Question 32

Delineate

Answer 32

To trace the outline of, describe in words.

Question 33

Derelict

Answer 33

Worthless, deserted thing or person

Question 34

Diurnal

Answer 34

Daily; belonging to the daytime

Question 35

Dogmatic

Answer 35

Positive, Assertive opinions as if one were the highest authority.

Question 36

Doting

Answer 36

Foolishly fond.

Question 37

Efface

Answer 37

To wipe out, rub out

Question 38

Egregious

Answer 38

Remarkable in a bad sense.

Question 39

Elucidate

Answer 39

To clarify, point out.

Question 40

Emissary

Answer 40

Representative, go-between

Question 41

Ennui

Answer 41

Boredom.

Question 42

Epitaph

Answer 42

Words about a person written on a tombstone.

Question 43

Geriatrics

Answer 43

The phase of medicine design with elderly people.

Question 44

Gibbet

Answer 44

A gallows

Question 45

Gratis

Answer 45

Free, without charge

Question 46

Hawser

Answer 46

A large rope or cable

Question 47

illicit

Answer 47

Improper, illegal, forbidden.

Question 48

Impenitent

Answer 48

Shameless, without regret or pangs of conscience.

Question 49

Impious

Answer 49

Sinful, irreligious

Question 50

Insolvent

Answer 50

Bankrupt, penniless.

Question 51

Iota

Answer 51

A very small quantity or part.

Question 52

Jaded

Answer 52

Worn out, weary, dull from constant use.

Question 53

Jocular

Answer 53

Funny, joking

Question 54

Laud

Answer 54

To praise

Question 55

Latent

Answer 55

Hidden but not active.

Question 56

Libretto

Answer 56

The words of a long musical composition.

Question 57

Leonine

Answer 57

Like a lion.

Question 58

Lithe

Answer 58

Supple, bending easily.

Question 59

Loquacious

Answer 59

Fond of talking.

Question 60

Lurid

Answer 60

Sensational, ghastly.

Question 61

Malign

Answer 61

To slander or blacken.

Question 62

Marauder

Answer 62

Raider, plunderer.

Question 63

Mire

Answer 63

Soft mud.

Question 64

Mollify

Answer 64

To soften, soothe, lesson.

Question 65

Mountebank

Answer 65

One who sells quack medicines; one who tries to deceive.

Question 66

Nape

Answer 66

The back of the neck

Question 67

Neophyte

Answer 67

Beginner.

Question 68

Nostalgia

Answer 68

Homesickness, longing for something long past or far away.

Question 69

Novice

Answer 69

Beginner

Question 70

Obstreperous

Answer 70

Nosily unmanageable

Question 71

Opiate

Answer 71

A narcotic; anything that quiets.

Question 72

Panacea

Answer 72

A cure-all.

Question 73

Parsimonious

Answer 73

Stingy

Question 74

Pedagog

Answer 74

A teacher

Question 75

Perennial

Answer 75

Constant, enduring

Question 76

Piquant

Answer 76

Spirited, clever; sharp, spicy.

Question 77

Posthumous

Answer 77

After death.

Question 78

Prate

Answer 78

To talk on and on.

Question 79

Precept

Answer 79

A rule, law, doctrine.

Question 80

Prevaricate

Answer 80

To lie.

Question 81

Prone

Answer 81

Lying face down.

Question 82

Proxy

Answer 82

Agent, deputy

Question 83

Pugnacious

Answer 83

Agressive, over willing to fight.

Question 84

Pusillanimous

Answer 84

Timid, weak.

Question 85

Qualms

Answer 85

Misgivings, doubts.