Vocabulary Units 1-6

Question 1

To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Answer 1

adulterate

Question 2

able to use both hands equally well

Answer 2

ambidextrous

Question 3

To make larger, increase

Answer 3

augment

Question 4

deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

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bereft

Question 5

to position or arrange

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deploy

Question 6

stern, unyielding, gloomy

Answer 6

dour

Question 7

courage in facing difficulties

Answer 7

fortitude

Question 8

to stare with open mouth: to open the mouth wide

Answer 8

gape

Question 9

to utter taunting words

Answer 9

gibe

Question 10

an external appearance

Answer 10

guise

Question 11

intended to deceive or entrap

Answer 11

insidious

Question 12

a hint, indirect suggestion

Answer 12

intimation

Question 13

wealthy, luxurious, ample; grandiose

Answer 13

opulent

Question 14

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

Answer 14

pliable

Question 15

to say again, repeat

Answer 15

reiterate

Question 16

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

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stolid

Question 17

experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

Answer 17

tentative

Question 18

not combed; untidy; not properly maintained

Answer 18

unkempt

Question 19

word for word; exactly as written or spoken

Answer 19

verbatim

Question 20

cautiously; with great care

Answer 20

warily

Question 21

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Answer 21

adroit

Question 22

peaceable, friendly

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amicable

Question 23

having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Answer 23

averse

Question 24

given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

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belligerent

Question 25

kindly, charitable

Answer 25

benevolent

Question 26

hasty, not thorough

Answer 26

cursory

Question 27

treachery, deceitfulness

Answer 27

duplicity

Question 28

to praise extravagantly

Answer 28

extol

Question 29

possible, able to be done

Answer 29

feasible

Question 30

a wry face, facial distortion

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grimace

Question 31

a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter

Answer 31

holocaust

Question 32

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Answer 32

impervious

Question 33

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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impetus

Question 34

danger

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jeopardy

Question 35

extremely careful; particular about details

Answer 35

meticulous

Question 36

a longing for something past; homesickness

Answer 36

nostalgia

Question 37

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Answer 37

quintessence

Question 38

to move backward; return to an earlier condition

Answer 38

retrogress

Question 39

to examine closely

Answer 39

scrutinize

Question 40

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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tepid

Question 41

an enemy, opponent

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adversary

Question 42

to turn away; make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey

Answer 42

alienate

Question 43

a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

Answer 43

artifice

Question 44

to compel, force

Answer 44

coerce

Question 45

cowardly; a coward

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craven

Question 46

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Answer 46

culinary

Question 47

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

Answer 47

demise

Question 48

to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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exhilarate

Question 49

plowed but not seeded; inactive; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

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fallow

Question 50

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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harass

Question 51

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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inclement

Question 52

to pay debt, settle an account; to eliminate

Answer 52

liquidate

Question 53

to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Answer 53

muse

Question 54

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

Answer 54

negligible

Question 55

to make permanent or long lasting

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perpetuate

Question 56

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Answer 56

precedent

Question 57

inflicting or aiming at punishment

Answer 57

punitive

Question 58

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

Answer 58

redress

Question 59

a temporary stay; to stay for a time

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sojourn

Question 60

refined in manner or style, suave

Answer 60

urbane

Question 61

associated, connected

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affiliated

Question 62

to find out

Answer 62

ascertain

Question 63

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

Answer 63

attainment

Question 64

to give or pass on as an inheritance

Answer 64

bequeath

Question 65

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Answer 65

cogent

Question 66

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

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converge

Question 67

to scatter, spread far and wide

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disperse

Question 68

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

Answer 68

esteem

Question 69

to erase, obliterate, destroy

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expunge

Question 70

having limits; lasting for a limited time

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finite

Question 71

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

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invulnerable

Question 72

spiteful; showing ill will

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malevolent

Question 73

cool and confident; unconcerned

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nonchalant

Question 74

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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omniscient

Question 75

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

Answer 75

panacea

Question 76

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to detail; having high moral standards, principled

Answer 76

scrupulous

Question 77

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

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skulk

Question 78

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

Answer 78

supercilious

Question 79

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

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uncanny

Question 80

easily excused; pardonable

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venial

Question 81

unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others

Answer 81

altruistic

Question 82

to express agreement

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assent

Question 83

one who does good to others

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benefactor

Question 84

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Answer 84

chivalrous

Question 85

mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

Answer 85

clemency

Question 86

a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; famine

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dearth

Question 87

shy, lacking self confidence, modest, reserved

Answer 87

diffident

Question 88

a difference; a lack of agreement

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discrepancy

Question 89

to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

Answer 89

embark

Question 90

easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Answer 90

facile

Question 91

unconquerable, refusing to yield

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indomitable

Question 92

free from error; absolutely dependable

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infallible

Question 93

to walk heavily or slowly

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plod

Question 94

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

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pungent

Question 95

neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless

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remiss

Question 96

to rest; lie; place

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repose

Question 97

rashness, boldness

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temerity

Question 98

fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

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truculent

Question 99

sincere, real, without pretense

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unfeigned

Question 100

extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful

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virulent

Question 101

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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accede

Question 102

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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brandish

Question 103

to include or contain; to be made up of

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comprise

Question 104

skillful, nimble

Answer 104

deft

Question 105

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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destitute

Question 106

definite, clearly stated

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explicit

Question 107

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Answer 107

extirpate

Question 108

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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inopportune

Question 109

suggesting an incongruity between what might happen and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Answer 109

ironic

Question 110

stale, moldy; out of date

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musty

Question 111

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Answer 111

officious

Question 112

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Answer 112

ominous

Question 113

a high peak or point

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pinnacle

Question 114

considered before hand, deliberately planned

Answer 114

premeditated

Question 115

growing without check, running wild

Answer 115

rampant

Question 116

comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Answer 116

solace

Question 117

dignified, majestic

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stately

Question 118

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable

Answer 118

supple

Question 119

to stop by force, put down

Answer 119

suppress

Question 120

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 120

venal