Vocabulary Words 41-60

Question 0

Appropriate

Answer 0

The set aside for a particular purpose/private use; to take without permission.

Verb

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

Approval, commendation

Noun

Question 2

Ardent

Answer 2

Impassioned, fiery

Adjective

Question 3

Artful

Answer 3

Skillful and cunning

Adjective

Question 4

Ascetic

Answer 4

Austere, self-denying

Adjective

Question 5

Askew

Answer 5

Crooked; skewed, awry

Adjective

Question 6

Assuage

Answer 6

To relieve, soothe, pacify

Verb

Question 7

Audacity

Answer 7

Boldness, daring

Noun

Question 8

Austere

Answer 8

Strict; severely simple

Adjective

Question 9

Autonomous

Answer 9

Independent, self-governing

Adjective

Question 10

Avarice

Answer 10

Greed; inordinate desire for wealth

Noun

Question 11

Axiom

Answer 11

A universally recognized truth; something self-evident.

Noun

Question 12

Banal

Answer 12

Ordinary; commonplace; trite

Adjective

Question 13

Bastion

Answer 13

Fortress; stronghold

Noun

Question 14

Belabor

Answer 14

To harp on; to attack verbally; to beat with blows

Verb

Question 15

Bellicose

Answer 15

Quarrelsome; warlike

Adjective

Question 16

Bereaved

Answer 16

Deprived (usually by loss of a loved one)

Adjective

Question 17

Bibliophile

Answer 17

One who loves books; a book collector

Noun

Question 18

Bilk

Answer 18

To cheat, swindle; to avoid payment

Verb

Question 19

Blight

Answer 19

Something that injures or destroys

Noun