Vocabulary

Question 1

sesquipedalian

Answer 1

having many syllables; long

Question 2

abhorrent

Answer 2

(adj) causing strong dislike or hatred.

Question 3

levity

Answer 3

(n) humor or frivolity; the treatment of serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

Question 4

restitution

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(n) the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.

Question 5

prosaic

Answer 5

(adj) lacking poetic beauty; common place, unromantic.

Question 6

torpor

Answer 6

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

Question 7

precocity

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(n) a smartness or skill that’s achieved much earlier than usual (exceptionally early development)

Question 8

impasse

Answer 8

(n) a situation in which no progress is possible; deadlock.

Question 9

caprice

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(n) a sudden, impulsive notion or action; a disposition to do things.

Question 10

unfettered

Answer 10

(adj) not controlled or restricted; free.

Question 11

Ineluctable

Answer 11

(adj) not to be avoided; changed, or resisted.

Question 12

Impetuous

Answer 12

(adj) marked by impulsive vehemence or passion; marked by force and violence movement or action.

Question 13

hostile

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(adj) relating to an enemy; openly opposed; marked by malevolence.

Question 14

trepidation

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(n) a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation.

Question 15

dolorous

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(n) causing, marked by, or expressing grief or misery.

Question 16

potpourri

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(n) a miscellaneous collection

Question 17

tumid

Answer 17

(adj) swollen; enlarged

Question 18

belligerent

Answer 18

(adj) inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness.

Question 19

pernicious

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(adj) highly injurious, or destructive.

Question 20

benevolent

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(adj) marked by or disposed to doing good; of good will.

Question 21

quixotic

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(adj) foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of ideals.

Question 22

uxorious

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(adj) excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.

Question 23

filigree

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(n) ornamental work; pattern/design of openwork.

Question 24

raspy

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(adj) harsh; irritable

Question 25

vexation

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(n) cause of trouble; act of harassing.

Question 26

brazen

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(adj) marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness.

Question 27

parity

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(n) the quality of being equal.

Question 28

manumit

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(v) release from slavery; free

Question 29

ennui

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(n) a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction, boredom.

Question 30

invidious

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(adj) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger to others; unjust.

Question 31

gregarious

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(adj) fond of company; sociable

Question 32

hearsay

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(n) rumor, gossip

Question 33

purvey

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(v) promote, spread; provide or supply goods

Question 34

desuetude

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(n) discontinuance from use or exercise.

Question 35

beleaguer

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(v) trouble, harass, besiege (surrounded by an army).

Question 36

conceit

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(n) excessive pride in oneself; vanity

Question 37

cloister

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(n) a place or state of seclusion; monastic life.
(v) to seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.

Question 38

pusillanimous

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(adj) showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Question 39

dotage

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(n) a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.

Question 40

insularity

Answer 40

(n) ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or people.