Vocab Set 2 (B&C)

Question 1

refuse to proceed or to do something

Answer 1

balk

Question 2

swell or puff out ; increase rapidly

Answer 2

balloon

Question 3

lacking freshness and originality; cliche

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banal

Question 4

something that ruins or spoils

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bane

Question 5

morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; conterfeit

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base

Question 6

howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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baying

Question 7

contradict or misrepresent

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belie

Question 8

doing good

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beneficent

Question 9

harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle or beneficial; not cancerous

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benign

Question 10

personal inclination or tendency

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bent

Question 11

attack, overwhelm, crowd in or surround

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beseige

Question 12

group of birds or other animals that stay together; any large group

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bevy

Question 13

to fork into two branches or divide into two halves

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bifurcate

Question 14

cheat or defraud

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bilk

Question 15

disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction; ruin or cause to wither

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blight

Question 16

joyous, merry; excessively carefree so as to ignore more important concerns

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blithe

Question 17

fake, fraudulent

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bogus

Question 18

strengthen or support

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bolster

Question 19

far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

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bombastic

Question 20

friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

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bonhomie

Question 21

rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin

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boor

Question 22

shake, wave or flourish as a weapon

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brandish

Question 23

suffer or tolerate

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brook

Question 24

pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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bucolic

Question 25

something that shields, protects, absorbs shock or cushions

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buffer

Question 26

government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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bureaucracy

Question 27

grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots of a plant

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burgeon

Question 28

polish, make smooth and lustrous

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burnish

Question 29

support and encourage; a support or prop especially projecting from and supporting the wall of a building

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buttress

Question 30

past, former; that which is in the past

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bygone

Question 31

harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture or sounds

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cacophony

Question 32

malicious lie intended to hurt someones reputation; the act of telling such lies

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calumny

Question 33

rumor, a false or baseless story

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canard

Question 34

open, sincere, honest

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candid

Question 35

authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body or accepted rules, standards or artistic works

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canonical

Question 36

acting on impulse, erratic

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capricious

Question 37

chief, most important

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cardinal

Question 38

mapmaking

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cartography

Question 39

criticize severely; punish in order to correct

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castigate

Question 40

causer or change

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catalyst

Question 41

universal, broad-minded

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catholic

Question 42

capable or corroding material or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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caustic

Question 43

strong disapproval or official reprimand; to issue such disapproval

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censure

Question 44

fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc

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chauvinism

Question 45

trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments

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chicanery

Question 46

arranged in or relating to time order

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chronological

Question 47

strictly limit a role, range or activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

Answer 47

circumscribe

Question 48

cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

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circumspect

Question 49

climb awkwardly or with difficulty

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clamber

Question 50

noisy uproar or protest, a loud continuous noise

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clamor

Question 51

make final or settle conclusively, to fasten or hold together

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clinch

Question 52

disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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cloying

Question 53

cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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coagulate

Question 54

come together, unite; fuse together

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coalesce

Question 55

final part of a musical composition; an ending, especially one that sums up what has come before

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coda

Question 56

chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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coffer

Question 57

very convincing, logical

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cogent

Question 58

conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purpose

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collude

Question 59

the same in size, extent, equivalent or proportional

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commensurate

Question 60

concise but complete summary; a list or collection

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compendium

Question 61

self-satisfied, smug; overly content and therefore lazy, neglectful or some other bad quality

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complacent

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eager to please; cheerfully complying

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complaisant

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completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs

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complementary

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obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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compliant

Question 65

give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up

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concede

Question 66

reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

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conciliatory

Question 67

approve, agree

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concur

Question 68

overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

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condone

Question 69

consult, compare views; bestow or give

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confer

Question 70

confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse

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confound

Question 71

expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes

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connoisseur

Question 72

suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

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connote

Question 73

lessen the suffering or grief of, a control panel, or a small table or cabinet

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console

Question 74

unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

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consolidate

Question 75

squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

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constrict

Question 76

interpret or translate

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construe

Question 77

controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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contentious

Question 78

place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances

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contextualize

Question 79

things that are opposing; either or two opposite things

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contraries

Question 80

remorseful; feeling sorry for ones offenses

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contrite

Question 81

rebellious, stubbornly disobediant

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contumacious

Question 82

riddle; the answer to which involves a play on words, any mystery

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conundrum

Question 83

move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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converge

Question 84

knowledgeable about or experienced with

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conversant

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in an opposite way; on the other hand

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conversely

Question 86

call together, as to a meeting

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convoke

Question 87

twisted; very complicated

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convoluted

Question 88

plentiful, bountiful

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copious

Question 89

support, add evidence to

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corroborate

Question 90

belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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cosmopolitan

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treat as a pet; pamper

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cosset

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close or exclusive group; clique

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coterie

Question 93

facial expression or face; approve of tolerate

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countenance

Question 94

against what one would intuitively expect

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counterintuitive

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contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in art

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counterpoint

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defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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counterproductive

Question 97

secret, veiled, undercover

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covert

Question 98

cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes

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crafty

Question 99

very cowardly, lacking courage

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craven

Question 100

believability, trustworthiness

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credibility

Question 101

gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily without enough evidence

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credulous

Question 102

steady increase in force, intensity, or loudness; a climactic moment or peak

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crescendo

Question 103

reach the highest point or final stage

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culminate

Question 104

greed, great or excessive desire

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cupidity

Question 105

bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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curmudgeon

Question 106

thinking the worst or others motivations; bitterly pessimistic

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cynical