Vocab To-Z

Question 1

Toady

Answer 1

one who flatters in hopes of gaining favors

Question 2

Tome

Answer 2

a book, usually a large and academic one

Question 3

Torpor

Answer 3

extreme mental and physical sluggishness

Question 4

Tout

Answer 4

solicit support, business; praise excessively

Question 5

Transitory

Answer 5

temporary; lasting a brief time

Question 6

Travail

Answer 6

painful or laborious effort

Question 7

Trenchant

Answer 7

acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective

Question 8

Truculence

Answer 8

belligerence; aggressiveness; hostility

Question 9

Turgid

Answer 9

swollen as from a fluid; bloated

Question 10

Tyro

Answer 10

beginner; novice

Question 11

Umbrage

Answer 11

offense; resentment

Question 12

Unconscionable

Answer 12

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

Question 13

Unequivocal

Answer 13

absolute; certain

Question 14

Upbraid

Answer 14

to scold sharply

Question 15

Usury

Answer 15

the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Question 16

Variegated

Answer 16

varied; marked with different colors

Question 17

Venerable

Answer 17

respected because of age

Question 18

Venerate

Answer 18

to respect deeply

Question 19

Veracity

Answer 19

filled with truth and accuracy

Question 20

Verbose

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wordy

Question 21

Verdant

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green with vegetation; inexperienced

Question 22

Vestige

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a trace; remnant

Question 23

Vicissitude

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a change or variation

Question 24

Vim

Answer 24

vitality and energy; force; power

Question 25

Vindicate

Answer 25

clear of blame or suspicion; show or prove to be right

Question 26

Virtuosity

Answer 26

extreme ability in an artistic form; masterly skill or technique

Question 27

Vitiating

Answer 27

spoiling or impairing the quality or efficiency of

Question 28

Vitriol

Answer 28

bitter criticism

Question 29

Vituperate

Answer 29

to abuse verbally; to berate

Question 30

Voluble

Answer 30

talkative; speaking easily; glib

Question 31

Wan

Answer 31

sickly pale

Question 32

Wanton

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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

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Waver

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to fluctuate between choices

Question 34

Wily

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skilled at gaining an advantage; cunning, sly, crafty

Question 35

Winsome

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charming; happily engaging

Question 36

Wizened

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shriveled; withered; wrinkled

Question 37

Welter

Answer 37

bewildering jumble; muddle; clutter

Question 38

Yoke

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to join together; harness; pair

Question 39

Zealot

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someone passionately devoted to a cause

Question 40

Zealotry

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excessive zeal; intolerance of conflicting beliefs; undue enthusiasm

Question 41

Zenith

Answer 41

the point of culmination; peak

Question 42

Zephyr

Answer 42

a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial