Vocabulary Words 1st 9 weeks

Question 0

Succor

Answer 0

Assistance in time of want, difficult, or distress; relief

Question 1

Iniquity

Answer 1

Gross immortality or injustice; wickedness

Question 2

Covenant

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A binding agreement; a compact

Question 3

Fecund

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Productive of offspring or vegetation; fruitful; fertile

Question 4

Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident; optimistic

Question 5

Madcap

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Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild

Question 6

Err

Answer 6

To make an error or mistake

Question 7

Enigma

Answer 7

One that is puzzling or inexplicable

Question 8

Nemesis

Answer 8

A source of harm or ruin; enemy

Question 9

Deja vu

Answer 9

The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time

Question 10

Abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing; detest

Question 11

Tawdry

Answer 11

Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance

Question 12

Haughty

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Scornfully and condescendingly proud

Question 13

Incandescent

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Emitting visible light as a result of being heated; shinning brilliantly

Question 14

Opaque

Answer 14

Impenetrable by light

Question 15

Impugn

Answer 15

To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

Question 16

Adroit

Answer 16

Skillful and adept under pressing conditions

Question 17

Chaise

Answer 17

Reclining chair with a long seat that supports the outstretched legs

Question 18

Subservient

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Subordinate in capacity or function

Question 19

Sophomoric

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Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgement

Question 20

Idiosyncrasy

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A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

Question 21

Redress

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To set right; remedy or rectify

Question 22

Stigma

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A mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach

Question 23

Forage

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The act of looking or searching for food or provisions

Question 24

Contretemps

Answer 24

An inopportune or embarrassing occurrence

Question 25

C'Est La Vie

Answer 25

That's life; such life

Question 26

Cul-de-sac

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A street or passage closed at one end

Question 27

Tête-À-Tête

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A private conversation between two people; head to head

Question 28

Esprit de corps

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A feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group

Question 29

Hors D'oeuvre

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A small savory dish typically one served as an appetizer at the beginning of a meal

Question 30

Nom de plume

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A pen name

Question 31

Coup de grace

Answer 31

A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal

Question 32

Dilettante

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A dabble in an art or field of knowledge

Question 33

Malice

Answer 33

A desire to harm others or see others suffer

Question 34

Tenure

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The condition of holding something, either real estate or office

Question 35

Cultivate

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To form or refine as by education

Question 36

Facetious

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Playfully jocular; humorous

Question 37

Jovial

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Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer

Question 38

Whimsical

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Fanciful in idea or behavior

Question 39

Dedicate

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To set apart for a special use

Question 40

Hallow

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To set apart for holly

Question 41

Consecrate

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To declare or set apart or sacred

Question 42

Proposition

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A plan suggested for acceptance

Question 43

Whet

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To sharpen; hone

Question 44

Silent Spring

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An ecological disaster

Question 45

Discern

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To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect

Question 46

Behoove

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To be necessary or proper for

Question 47

Peeve

Answer 47

To cause to be annoyed or resentful

Question 48

Nirvana

Answer 48

Complete happiness; lack of desire

Question 49

Wrath

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Forceful, often vindictive anger

Question 50

Alpha and Omega

Answer 50

The first and the last

Question 51

Appease

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To satisfy or relieve

Question 52

Conflagration

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A large destructive fire

Question 53

Lave

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To wash; bathe

Question 54

Giddy

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Lighthearted; silly

Question 55

Candid

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Open and sincere; frank

Question 56

Impel

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To urge to action through moral pressure; drive

Question 57

Perfidy

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Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery

Question 58

Admonitory

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Scolding; mild reproof

Question 59

Sub Rosa

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In secret; privately or confidentially

Question 60

Sate

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To satisfy

Question 61

Sinecure

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A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary

Question 62

Gauche

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Lacking social polish; tactless

Question 63

Faux Pas

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A social blunder (small)

Question 64

Histrionic

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Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

Question 65

Juggernaut

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An overwhelming, terrible, destructive force

Question 66

Hooligan

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A tough and aggressive or violent youth

Question 67

Immaculate

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Impeccably clean; spotless

Question 68

Cacophony

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Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Question 69

Ubiquitous

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Question 70

Catch-22

Answer 70

A situation in which a desired outcome is impossible because of inherently illogical rules or conditions

Question 71

Popinjay

Answer 71

A vain talkative person

Question 72

Supine

Answer 72

Lying on the back or having the face upward