Week 3 Vocab

Question 1

flag

Answer 1

(v) To signal, with or as with a flag
(v) 1. To fall off in energy, vigor, interest, or activity 2. To droop or hang loose

Question 2

somatic

Answer 2

(adj. ) 1. Pertaining to the body (as opposed to the mind, a body part, or the environment)
2. Relating to the wall of the body cavity

Question 3

fluke

Answer 3

(n) A stroke of good luck; a chance occurrence or accident

Question 4

doff

Answer 4

(v) 1. To take off or remove (as clothes); to tip or remove (one’s hat) in greeting
2. To put aside or discard

Question 5

apocryphal

Answer 5

(adj.) Of questionable authenticity or origin; spurious

Question 6

scurvy

Answer 6

(n) A wasting disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
(adj. ) Contemptible, despicable, or mean

Question 7

apposite

Answer 7

(adj.) Appropriate, relevant, or apt

Question 8

squalid

Answer 8

(adj. ) Foul, dirty, or wretched, as from extreme poverty or neglect
(adj. ) Morally repulsive or sordid

Question 9

garrulous

Answer 9

(adj.) Wordy; overly talkative and given to long, rambling, often trivial speech

Question 10

gambol

Answer 10

(v) To frolic, to skip or leap about playfully

Question 11

fulminate

Answer 11

(v) To send out or issue with denunciation, invective, or condemnation
(v) To explode

Question 12

salubrious

Answer 12

(adj.) Promoting or conducive to health or well being

Question 13

abscission

Answer 13

(n) The act of cutting off

Question 14

gauche

Answer 14

(adj.) Lacking in tact, sensitivity, or other social graces

Question 15

truculent

Answer 15

(adj. ) Ferocious, cruel, or savage;
(adj. ) Deadly or destructive
(adj. ) Scathing or harsh;
(adj. ) Belligerent or aggressive; disposed to fighting

Question 16

asperity

Answer 16

(n) Rigor or severity
(n) Roughness, unevenness or harshness, as of surface or sound
(n) Roughness or harshness of manner or temper

Question 17

finesse

Answer 17

(n) Skillful or adroit handling
(n) Refinement or delicacy or performance, skill, or workmanship

Question 18

germane

Answer 18

(adj.) Relevant or closely related

Question 19

viscid

Answer 19

(adj.) Having a sticky, adhesive, or viscous quality or consistency

Question 20

glib

Answer 20

(adj. ) Fluent in speaking or writing to the point of insincerity or thoughtlessness
(adj. ) Done with natural ease or offhand nonchalance

Question 21

requite

Answer 21

(v) To repay or make return for; to reciprocate (v) To avenge
(v) To recompense for a service, benefit, or injury

Question 22

grouse

Answer 22

(v) To complain, grumble
(n) A grievance, a persistent complaint
(n) Any of various types of plump, chicken-like game birds

Question 23

appreciable

Answer 23

(adj) Possible to see, measure, or estimate

Question 24

dilate

Answer 24

(v) 1. To cause to expand, to widen or enlarge
2. To speak or write at length on a subject

Question 25

subside

Answer 25

(v) To sink to a lower or normal level (such as a fever); to sink or settle down (as onto a couch or to the bottom of a river)
(v) To become less agitated or active

Question 26

redundant

Answer 26

(adj. ) More than necessary; superfluous
(adj. ) Excessively wordy or repetitive

Question 27

antipathy

Answer 27

(n) An aversion, disliking, or distaste for
(n) An object of dislike or aversion

Question 28

convoluted

Answer 28

(adj. ) Having a great number of coils, loops, or folds
(adj. ) Intricate or involved

Question 29

mitigate

Answer 29

(v) To moderate (the force, intensity, or strength of) or alleviate

Question 30

sangfroid

Answer 30

(n) Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

Question 31

implosion

Answer 31

(n) Forceful collapse inward

Question 32

condone

Answer 32

(v) To overlook, dismiss, or forgive (an offense)

Question 33

catalyst

Answer 33

(n) Something precipitating, provoking, or accelerating an action, event, or change
(n) A substance that starts or speeds a chemical reaction

Question 34

intemperance

Answer 34

(n) Indulgence of passions or appetites
(n) Excessive drinking of alcohol

Question 35

stalwart

Answer 35

(adj.) Strong or vigorous in mind, body, or spirit

Question 36

augment

Answer 36

(v) To enlarge, make greater, more intense, or more numerous

Question 37

abridge

Answer 37

(v) To cut short, condense (especially of a written work)

Question 38

indifferent

Answer 38

(n) Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

Question 39

verbose

Answer 39

(adj.) Using more words than necessary, wordy

Question 40

squelch

Answer 40

(v) To crush or squash as if by trampling
(v) To quell or suppress completely
(v) To silence, as by a crushing remark
(v) To emit a splashing, sucking sound

Question 41

emaciate

Answer 41

(adj.) Wasted away, enfeebled, or made extremely thin

Question 42

extempore

Answer 42

(adj.) Done, said, or composed with little or no preparation; unpremeditated

Question 43

forestall

Answer 43

(v) To hinder or prevent in advance
(v) To anticipate or deal with in advance
(v) To buy up goods so as to drive up prices for resale

Question 44

analogous

Answer 44

(adj.) Similar or related so that one can draw an analogy or comparison

Question 45

quiescence

Answer 45

(n) The state of being quiescent; tranquil restfulness or repose

Question 46

adulterate

Answer 46

(v) To make impure or corrupt by adding foreign or inferior materials or ingredients, particularly in preparation for sale

Question 47

nabob

Answer 47

(n) A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important
(n) A provincial governor of India’s Mogul empire (historical)

Question 48

cardinal

Answer 48

(adj.) Of prime importance; chief, main

Question 49

puissance

Answer 49

(n) Power, might