Vocabulary Day 4

Question 1

Archipelago

Answer 1

A large group of islands

Question 2

Allege

Answer 2

To assert without proof

Question 3

Allocate

Answer 3

To distribute; to assign; to allot

Question 4

Alloy

Answer 4

A combination of two or more things, usually metals

Question 5

Armament

Answer 5

Implement of war

Question 6

Beget

Answer 6

To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

Question 7

Burlesque

Answer 7

A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation

Question 8

Brandish

Answer 8

To wave or display threateningly

Question 9

Brawn

Answer 9

Big muscles; great strength

Question 10

Bliss

Answer 10

Perfect contentment; extreme joy

Question 11

Comply

Answer 11

To act or be in accordance (with)

Question 12

Connive

Answer 12

To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it

Question 13

Captivate

Answer 13

To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture

Question 14

Cant

Answer 14

Insincere or hypothetical speech

Question 15

Classic

Answer 15

Top-notched; of the highest quality

Question 16

Callow

Answer 16

Immature

Question 17

Deficit

Answer 17

A shortage, especially of money

Question 18

Deft

Answer 18

Skillful

Question 19

Defunct

Answer 19

No linger in effect; no longer in existence

Question 20

Delinquent

Answer 20

Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment

Question 21

Enigma

Answer 21

A mystery

Question 22

Empirical

Answer 22

Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

Question 23

Enervate

Answer 23

To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

Question 24

Fauna

Answer 24

Animals

Question 25

Fervor

Answer 25

Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

Question 26

Grandiose

Answer 26

Absurdly exaggerated

Question 27

Hermetic

Answer 27

Impervious to external influence; airtight

Question 28

Incense

Answer 28

To make very angry

Question 29

Incessant

Answer 29

Unceasing

Question 30

Incisive

Answer 30

Cutting right to the heart of the matter

Question 31

Incongruous

Answer 31

Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in

Question 32

Languish

Answer 32

To become weak, listless, or depressed

Question 33

Mandate

Answer 33

A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election

Question 34

Misanthropic

Answer 34

Hating mankind

Question 35

Oblique

Answer 35

Indirect; at an angle

Question 36

Patronize

Answer 36

To treat as an inferior; to condescend to

Question 37

Peruse

Answer 37

To read carefully

Question 38

Paucity

Answer 38

Scarcity

Question 39

Pedantic

Answer 39

Boringly scholarly or academic

Question 40

Reiterate

Answer 40

To say again; to repeat

Question 41

Reclusive

Answer 41

Hermitlike; withdrawn from society

Question 42

Refute

Answer 42

To prove to be false; to disprove

Question 43

Sardonic

Answer 43

Mocking; scornful

Question 44

Scrupulous

Answer 44

Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons

Question 45

Scrutinize

Answer 45

To examine very carefully

Question 46

Salient

Answer 46

Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping

Question 47

Sporadic

Answer 47

Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

Question 48

Spurious

Answer 48

False; fake

Question 49

Vacillate

Answer 49

To be indecisive; to waver

Question 50

Vocation

Answer 50

An occupation; a job