Vocab S1

Question 1

Felicity

Answer 1

(n) the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss

Question 2

Impertinence

Answer 2

(n) unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence

Question 3

Scoff

Answer 3

(v) to mock at; deride

Question 4

Fatuity

Answer 4

(n) complacent stupidity; foolishness

Question 5

Interminable

Answer 5

(adj) incapable of being terminated; unending

Question 6

Skulk

Answer 6

(v) to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

(adj) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

Question 8

Provoke

Answer 8

(v) to anger, enrage, exasperate, vex; to stir up, arouse, or call forth

Question 9

Fretful

Answer 9

(adj) disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish

Question 10

Querulous

Answer 10

(adj) full of complaints; complaining

Question 11

Attenuate

Answer 11

(v) to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value

Question 12

Redolence

Answer 12

(n) quality of having pleasant odor/aroma

Question 13

Incongruous

Answer 13

(adj) out of place; absurd, ridiculous

Question 14

Fornication

Answer 14

Sex (wtf could this also mean?)

Question 15

Demure

Answer 15

(adj) shyness/modesty; reserved

Question 16

Uncouth

Answer 16

(adj) awkward, clumsy, unmannered; uncivil, rude

Question 17

Cleft

Answer 17

(adj) divided in two

Question 18

Lurid

Answer 18

(adj) gruesome, horrible

Question 19

Sinuously

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(adv) in bendy or curvy way; serpentine

Question 20

Serene

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(adj) calm, peaceful

Question 21

Covert

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(adj) not openly acknowledged or displayed; hidden

Question 22

Defer

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(v) put off (action or event) to a later time; postpone; to yield to another’s wishes

Question 23

Disapprobation

Answer 23

(n) strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

Question 24

Exorbitant

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(adj) excessive; exceeding customary limits

Question 25

Ingenuous

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(adj) open; honest; natural/straightforward; naive; innocent; unsuspecting

Question 26

Propitiate

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(v) to appease, pacify, conciliate; to make favorable to the good will of

Question 27

Remiss

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(adj) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent

Question 28

Supercilious

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(adj) behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 29

Supine

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(adj) lying face upward

Question 30

Surly

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(adj) bad-tempered and unfriendly; harsh; rude; gruff

Question 31

Taciturn

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(adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little Vocally reserved

Question 32

Torpor

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(n) a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Question 33

Vexed

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(adj) agitated; irritated; annoyed; worried

Question 34

beset

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(v) annoy continually or chronically; assail or attack on all sides

Question 35

Scored

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(adj) cut, scratched

Question 36

Stead

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(n) in place of a person

Question 37

Suffice

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(v) to be enough or adequate

Question 38

Suffice

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(v) to be enough or adequate

Question 39

Utterance

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(n) spoken word or statement

Question 40

Bequeath

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(v) pass down ancestrially

Question 41

Reprieve

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(v) delay from impending punishment

Question 42

Forsaken

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(adj) abandoned, deserted

Question 43

Vivid

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(adj) strong, distinct, clearly perceptible

Question 44

Archipelago

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(n) area that contains chains of islands in body of water

Question 45

Prime

Answer 45

(adj) of best quality

Question 46

Coy

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(adj) shyness that is supposed to be alluring

Question 47

Strife

Answer 47

(n) angry/bitter disagreement or conflict

Question 48

Impasse

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(n) situation in which no progress is possible because of disagreement (ex. Congress)

Question 49

Picturesque

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(adj) visibly charming/quaint

Question 50

Recompense

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(v) make amends/compensation

Question 51

Rancor

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(n) grudge

Question 52

Languish

Answer 52

(v) force to remain in unpleasant situation

Question 53

Transpire

Answer 53

(v) occur/happen; give off/emit

Question 54

Devoid

Answer 54

(adj) entirely free from/lacking of something