Vocab Quiz 1

Question 1

restive

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(ADJ.) impatient of cultural, restraint

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foison

Answer 2

(N.)abundance, plenty

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vainglory

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(N.) excessive elation or pride over one’s own achievements

Question 4

abate

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(V.) to reduce in amount, diminish

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palaver

Answer 5

(N.) a conference or discussion

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amuck

Answer 6

(ADJ.) mad with murderous frenzy

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leery

Answer 7

(ADJ.) wary, suspicious

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eschen

Answer 8

(V.) to abstain or keep away from; shun;avoid

Question 9

arduous

Answer 9

(ADJ.) requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

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sheaf

Answer 10

(N.) any bundle, cluster, or collection

Question 11

mutter

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(v. or noun) say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatifaction or irritation

Question 12

quibble

Answer 12

(n. or verb) a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter

Question 13

refute

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(v.) prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false

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sneer

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(n. or verb) a contemptuous or mocking smile

Question 15

propound

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(v.) put toward any idea, theory, or point of view for consideration say others

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dilatory

Answer 16

(adj.) causing delay, tardy

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fulsome

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(adj.) abundant, overdone, effusive

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turbulent

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(adj.) restless, tempestuous

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adroit

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(adj.) clever, resourceful

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apathetic

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(adj.) having no emotion, feeling or concern

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buttress

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(n.) any prop or support

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colloquial

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(adj.) involving or using conversation

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pristine

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(adj.) having its original purity

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shoddy

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(adj.) of poor quality or inferior workmanship

poorly made or done

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acquiesce

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(v.) to assent tactly, submit or comply silently or without protest; agree consent

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candor

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(n.) the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression, candidness

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insular

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(adj.) of or relating to an island or islands

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chide

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(v.) to express disapproval of scold; reproach

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clandestine

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( adj.) characterized by done in or executed with secrecy or concealment especially for purposes of subversion or deception, private or surreptitous

Question 30

provenance

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(n.) the place of origin of earliest known history of something

Question 31

erudibe

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( adj.) having or showing great knowledge or learning

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idiosyncratic

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(adj.) relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual

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obfuscate

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(v.) render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

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remiss

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(adj.) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent

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halcyon

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( adj.) calm and peaceful

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laconic

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(adj.) using very few words, brief

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pedagogy

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(n.) the method and practice of teaching in education

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relegate

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(v.) dismiss to a lower rank or less important position

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ameliorate

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(v.) to make or grow better

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chortle

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(v.) to explain with a snorting, laugh or chuckle

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felectic

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(adj.) made up of or combining element from varying sources

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inchoate

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(adj.) partically but not fully in existence or operation

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logomachy

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(n.) argument over definition or words

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adulterate

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(v.) to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements

Question 45

analogous

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(adj.) corresponding in some particular

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juxtaposition

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(n.) an act or instance of placing close together or side by side

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loquacious

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(adj.) talking or tending to talk to much

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extrapolate

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(v.) to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

Question 49

existential

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(add.) affiriming or implying the existence of a thing

Question 50

maverick

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(n.) an unbranded range animal

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sage

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(n.) wise through reflection and experience

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symbiotic

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(add.) denoting a mutually beneficial relationship between people or group

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zealot

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(n.) a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideas

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evalutive

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(adj.) exercising or involveing careful appraisals

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discomfit

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(v.) causes to lose ones composure

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detach

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(v.) causes to become separated

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sheab

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(n. or v.) a package of several things tied together

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giulb

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(adj.) surely and paluding