Vocabulary Deck 2

Question 1

Acrid

Answer 1

Sharp, pungent (used for smells and tastes)

Question 2

Boorish

Answer 2

ill-mannered

Question 3

Cynical

Answer 3

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

Question 4

Epistle

Answer 4

a letter (form of communication)

Question 5

Heresy

Answer 5

against orthodox opinion

Question 6

Lance

Answer 6

spear, spike, javelin

Question 7

Obscure

Answer 7

difficult to understand, partially hidden

Question 8

Poignant

Answer 8

deeply moving, strongly affecting emotions

Question 9

Respite

Answer 9

a break, intermission

Question 10

Terse

Answer 10

concise, to the point

Question 11

Acrophobia

Answer 11

fear of heights

Question 12

Bourgeoisie

Answer 12

middle class

Question 13

Debility

Answer 13

weakness, incapacity

Question 14

Epistolary

Answer 14

concerned with letters, through correspondence

Question 15

Hiatus

Answer 15

interruption, pause

Question 16

Languid

Answer 16

tired, slow

Question 17

Obscured

Answer 17

hidden, covered, buried

Question 18

Poised

Answer 18

calm, collected, self-possessed

Question 19

Resplendent

Answer 19

shining, glowing

Question 20

Therapeutic

Answer 20

medicinal, curative

Question 21

Acuity

Answer 21

sharpness (mental or visual)

Question 22

Braggart

Answer 22

someone who boasts

Question 23

Debunking

Answer 23

exposing false claims or myths

Question 24

Epitomized

Answer 24

typified, characterized, personified

Question 25

Hidebound

Answer 25

rigid in options

Question 26

Languish

Answer 26

decay, fade away, get weaker

Question 27

Obsequious

Answer 27

servile, submissive

Question 28

Polemical

Answer 28

causing debate or argument

Question 29

Restorative

Answer 29

a tonic

Question 30

Thwart

Answer 30

prevent, frustrate

Question 31

Adamant

Answer 31

forceful, inflexible

Question 32

Brawny

Answer 32

muscular

Question 33

Decathlon

Answer 33

an athletic competition with ten events

Question 34

Equivocate

Answer 34

speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth

Question 35

Hieroglyphics

Answer 35

1. picture writing, 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

Question 36

Larceny

Answer 36

theft, robbery, stealing

Question 37

Obsession

Answer 37

a dominating concern

Question 38

Ponderous

Answer 38

weighty, slow and heavy

Question 39

Retention

Answer 39

preservation, withholding

Question 40

Timorous

Answer 40

cowardly, fearful

Question 41

Adroit

Answer 41

skillful

Question 42

Brevity

Answer 42

being deaf

Question 43

Decorum

Answer 43

dignified, correct behavior

Question 44

Err

Answer 44

make a mistake

Question 45

Hinder

Answer 45

obstruct

Question 46

Largess

Answer 46

generosity

Question 47

Obsolete

Answer 47

no longer valid

Question 48

Pontificate

Answer 48

speak pompously or dogmatically

Question 49

Reticent

Answer 49

restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

Question 50

Tirade

Answer 50

stream of verbal abuse

Question 51

Adulation

Answer 51

strong admiration, worship

Question 52

Bristle

Answer 52

to show irritation

Question 53

Decoy

Answer 53

lure, trap, trick

Question 54

Erratic

Answer 54

wandering, irregular

Question 55

Histrionic

Answer 55

theatrical, exaggerated

Question 56

Laud

Answer 56

praise

Question 57

Obstreperous

Answer 57

noisy and boisterous

Question 58

Portend

Answer 58

foretell

Question 59

Retraction

Answer 59

withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

Question 60

Titter

Answer 60

giggle quietly

Question 61

Adversity

Answer 61

hardship

Question 62

Broach

Answer 62

start to discuss, approach

Question 63

Deference

Answer 63

respect

Question 64

Esoteric

Answer 64

obscure and difficult to understand

Question 65

Hoary

Answer 65

old

Question 66

Lavish

Answer 66

on a grand scale, wasteful

Question 67

Obtuse

Answer 67

mentally dull

Question 68

Portent

Answer 68

a warning sign, omen

Question 69

Revere

Answer 69

worship

Question 70

Tome

Answer 70

large book

Question 71

Advocate

Answer 71

support

Question 72

Brusque

Answer 72

blunt, abrupt

Question 73

Defoliate

Answer 73

cause leaves to fall off

Question 74

Espouse

Answer 74

promote, take up, support

Question 75

Hone

Answer 75

sharpen, increase, whet

Question 76

Lax

Answer 76

careless, not strict

Question 77

Obviate

Answer 77

avoid, make unnecessary

Question 78

Poseur

Answer 78

someone who puts on an act

Question 79

Riddled

Answer 79

full of (usually holes)

Question 80

Torpid

Answer 80

inactive, lazy, stagnant

Question 81

Aesthetic

Answer 81

concerning art or beauty

Question 82

Bulwark

Answer 82

fortification, barricade, wall

Question 83

Defunct

Answer 83

no longer in existence

Question 84

Etymology

Answer 84

the study of word origins

Question 85

Hyperbole

Answer 85

grossly exaggerated speech

Question 86

Legend

Answer 86

1. key to a map, 2. myth or story

Question 87

Odious

Answer 87

hateful

Question 88

Posterity

Answer 88

future generations

Question 89

Rife

Answer 89

common

Question 90

Torpor

Answer 90

dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

Question 91

Affable

Answer 91

friendly, social, easy going

Question 92

Bureaucracy

Answer 92

officialdom

Question 93

Degradation

Answer 93

deprivation, poverty, debasement

Question 94

Eulogy

Answer 94

praise

Question 95

Hypochondriac

Answer 95

a person obsessed with health, having imaginary illnesses

Question 96

Legion

Answer 96

in large numbers

Question 97

Officious

Answer 97

domineering, intrusive, meddlesome

Question 98

Posthumous

Answer 98

after death

Question 99

Rigor

Answer 99

thoroughness

Question 100

Totter

Answer 100

walk unsteadily