Vocabulary 101-150

Question 1

Alienate

Answer 1

v.-to cause a feeling of separation of isolation; The teacher made the student feel alienated when she made him sit in the corner away from other students.

Question 2

Deplore

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v.-to disapprove or regret; to express disapproval; Mary deplored her brother’s behavior after he broke her piggy bank.

Question 3

Scrupulous

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adj.-honest, ethical; You should worry if you don’t have a scrupulous doctor because, you might get sicker not better.

Question 4

Steadfast

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adj.-stubbornly loyal; Bob’s steadfast friend never left his side even when kept pushing him away

Question 5

Incorrigible

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adj.-not able to be corrected; Principal Williams sent the incorrigible student away because he was to much for the school to handle.

Question 6

Terse

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adj.-brief; The terse meeting lasted only 5 minutes when it should have lasted an hour.

Question 7

Inception

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n.-beginning; She has been on the board since its inception two years ago.

Question 8

Servile

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adj.-excessively obedient; Servile kids are likely to be found at McDonalds.

Question 9

Pretentious

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adj.-phony; The pretentious cop turned out to be a crook.

Question 10

Benign

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adj.-harmless (good); The lion was fuzzy and benign.

Question 11

Zealous

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adj.-having strong feelings; fervid; Robert had zealous feelings toward Mary but, could not figure what type of feelings they were.

Question 12

Tirade

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n.-a harsh, ranting speech directed against someone; Billy launched a tirade against Dick after he took his lunch and dessert.

Question 13

Authoritarian

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adj.-overly bossy, dictatorial; An authoritarian teacher is the worst type.

Question 14

Protagonist

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n.-the person around whom a story revolves; The protagonist saved the world and lived happily ever after.

Question 15

Sage

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n/adj.-a Wise person; Wise; I am a sage, according to the principal, based on my smarts and quick thinking.

Question 16

Dupe

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n.-something taken out of its proper place in time; Pac-man is outdated by 30 years, yet its continued popularity seems an anachronism at first glance.

Question 17

Articulate

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adj.-clear in speech, well-spoken; The year old child is finally beginning to articulate words.

Question 18

Dupe

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n/v.-one who is deceived; to deceive; The reporter duped the newspaper into publishing his article.

Question 19

Eradicate

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v.-to wipe out completely; The zombies eradicated all of the living to fully take over.

Question 20

Discern

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v.-to detect or understand (discerning: adj. astute); I discerned your lie during the interrogation.

Question 21

Pseudonym

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n.-a false name that conceals one’s true identity; a pen-name; Mark Twain was in fact not the great author’s real name but a pseudonym.

Question 22

Reiterate

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v.-to repeat or say again; Michael had to reiterate his lesson because bob did not listen the first time.

Question 23

Pious

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adj.-reverently dedicated to one’s religion; The pious person best fits the bill for the next pope.

Question 24

Voluminous

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adj-very large; A voluminous elephant did not fit in the cage and needed a custom one.

Question 25

Litigation

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n.-a lawsuit; The litigation against google surrounded copyright infringement.

Question 26

Adulterate

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v.-to contaminate; Bio-Tech inc. adulterated the city by dropping the worlds most deadly virus.

Question 27

Pique

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v.-to irritate, annoy, provoke (piqued adj. annoyed); Lions pique their prey to get them to approach and easier to catch and devour.

Question 28

Imperturbable

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adj.-unable to be flustered; poised, unflappable; Although he seems outwardly imperturbable, he can get very angry at times

Question 29

Inconsequential

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adj.-of minor importance; During the construction of a bomb, the maker made an error but it was only inconsequential.

Question 30

Warranted

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adj.-called for; justified; Using deadly force was a warranted use of force during the raid.

Question 31

Exotic

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adj.-foreign or unusual; For the show there was only exotic animals instead of domestic ones.

Question 32

Buttress

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v.-to support (n. a fortification); The local police buttresses the Secret Service to escort the police.

Question 33

Fabricate

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v.-to make up a story, to like; The mass of evidence buttresses the prosecutor’s case.

Question 34

Ornate

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adj.-highly decorated; Ornate uniforms are top heavy because of all the ribbons.

Question 35

Fitful

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adj.-inconsistent, sporadic; A night of fitful sleep did not leave me feeling well rested the next morning

Question 36

Aversion

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n.-extreme dislike and desire to avoid; I have an aversion to vocabulary.

Question 37

Exploit

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v.-to use something just for personal advantage (n. an adventurous act, deed); The employ exploited his work computer for his own entertainment.

Question 38

Din

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n.-a loud noise; a racket; My father can’t hear soft sounds and bareley hears dins.

Question 39

Recluse

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n.-one who avoids the company of others; a hermit; The recluse of the town often lives on the outskirts.

Question 40

Adherent

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n.-a believer in something; When there was an unexplained phenomenon the adherent jumped up and down saying it was magic that caused it.

Question 41

Innovative

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adj.-new and inventive; Steve Jobs’s innovative design for a computer was the first of its kind.

Question 42

Inclination

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n.-liking or preference; Much against his inclination the president fired his Secretary.

Question 43

Mirth

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n.-merriment, good cheer, humor; The comedian often relys on mirth to start off the show.

Question 44

Induce

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v.-to cause; I induced the poor driver to get off the road by using my car to force him off.

Question 45

Hoard

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v.-to secretly gather large amounts of something;stockpile; My mother hoards all of her craft supplies even after she gets the upgraded version.

Question 46

Estranged

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adj.-alienated, separated; rejected; Mother felt more estranged from her son because she was on the other side of the world.

Question 47

Relic

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n.-something remaining from a much earlier time; A good museum is full of relics.

Question 48

Bolster

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v.-to strengthen or increase; Ken tried to bolster his muscles in order to impress the girls.

Question 49

Incongruous

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adj.-strangely out of place; not in agreement; The incongruous criminal was wearing a winter coat in Arizona during july.

Question 50

Censure

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v.-to criticize publicly; Politicians try to censure their opponents in order to make themselves feel better.