Vocab Q1 Final

Question 1

abyss

Answer 1

a very deep gap or hole, a chasm

Question 2

ballistics

Answer 2

the study of flight of bullets or other hurled objects

Question 3

cacophony

Answer 3

harsh, jarring sound; noise

Question 4

cartographer

Answer 4

a mapmaker

Question 5

centrifuge

Answer 5

a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis

Question 6

conjure

Answer 6

to summon, or call up, as if by magic

Question 7

cower

Answer 7

to cringe in fear

Question 8

distilled

Answer 8

purified or concentrated, as if by the processes of distillation

Question 9

feigning

Answer 9

pretending

Question 10

luminescent

Answer 10

glowing

Question 11

mausoleum

Answer 11

a large stately tomb or the building that housed it

Question 12

nomadic

Answer 12

traveling seasonally with no fixed home; wandering

Question 13

noncombustible

Answer 13

not capable of igniting and burning; unexciting

Question 14

olfactory

Answer 14

relating to the sense of smell

Question 15

pagan

Answer 15

not Christian, Moslem, or Jewish; preChristian; heathen

Question 16

pratfall

Answer 16

a comical fall on the behind; a humiliating mishap or error

Question 17

proboscis

Answer 17

a long snout or nose

Question 18

rationalize

Answer 18

to offer a self-serving but incorrect reason

Question 19

ravenous

Answer 19

greedy; extremely hungry

Question 20

stratum

Answer 20

layer

Question 21

tactile

Answer 21

related to the sense of touch

Question 22

tallow

Answer 22

hard animal fat used for candles

Question 23

tamped

Answer 23

packed won

Question 24

titillation

Answer 24

excitement, stimulation, often superficial

Question 25

trajectory

Answer 25

the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space.

Question 26

aesthetic

Answer 26

relating to beauty and taste; artistic

Question 27

avalanche

Answer 27

a massive slide; a large mass falling down

Question 28

convolution

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a coiled shape or part

Question 29

desolation

Answer 29

the result of deviating event; ruin

Question 30

falter

Answer 30

to be unsteady; to stumble

Question 31

guild

Answer 31

an association of people in the same trade

Question 32

illumine

Answer 32

to light up

Question 33

limned

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outlined in clear detail; painted or drawn

Question 34

liquefaction

Answer 34

the act of turning to liquid

Question 35

litterateur

Answer 35

someone devoted to the study of literature

Question 36

metropolis

Answer 36

a major city

Question 37

oblivion

Answer 37

the state of being forgotten

Question 38

pedant

Answer 38

someone who overemphasizes or shows off his or her learning; someone who focuses unduly on minutiae

Question 39

plummet

Answer 39

to fall straight down; to plunge

Question 40

quarry

Answer 40

hunted animals or others

Question 41

ricocheted

Answer 41

bounced from one or more surfaces

Question 42

scapegoat

Answer 42

someone forced to take the blame of others

Question 43

scythe

Answer 43

a bladed tool with a long bent handle, used for cutting or mowing

Question 44

smoldering

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burning with little smoke and no flame

Question 45

beatific

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blessedly happy

Question 46

cadence

Answer 46

rhythmic; expressive

Question 47

certitude

Answer 47

certainty, confidence

Question 48

chaos

Answer 48

complete confusion

Question 49

complementing

Answer 49

going well together

Question 50

dentifrice

Answer 50

toothpaste or tooth powder

Question 51

discourse

Answer 51

lengthy discussion in speech or writing

Question 52

exhalation

Answer 52

an emission of air or vapor

Question 53

filigree

Answer 53

delicate, ornamental work made from twisted wire of gold or silver

Question 54

insidious

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spreading harm slowly and secretly; treacherous

Question 55

intuitively

Answer 55

through the senses rather than rational thought

Question 56

invigorate

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to give energy to; to animate

Question 57

linguist

Answer 57

a language specialist

Question 58

manifest

Answer 58

to show plainly; to reveal

Question 59

moor

Answer 59

an area of poorly drained open land

Question 60

morgue

Answer 60

a place where dead bodies are kept until final arrangements are made

Question 61

oracle

Answer 61

a prophet; a wise person

Question 62

patronage

Answer 62

support; attendance

Question 63

perfunctorily

Answer 63

in a routine manner

Question 64

phosphorescent

Answer 64

glowing

Question 65

profusion

Answer 65

plentiful amount

Question 66

quaver

Answer 66

to speak in a trembling voice

Question 67

rebut

Answer 67

to refute; to offer opposing evidence

Question 68

skepticism

Answer 68

a doubting or questioning attitude

Question 69

strew

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to spread; to scatter

Question 70

suffuse

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to spread through or over

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teem

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to be full of things; to swarm

Question 72

trifle

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a small amount; a little bit

Question 73

verbiage

Answer 73

excess words; wordiness

Question 74

welter

Answer 74

a confused mass; a jumble