Word List 27

Question 1

jostle

Answer 1

v. shove, bump

Question 2

evanescent

Answer 2

adj. ephemeral

Question 3

schism

Answer 3

n. division

Question 4

hodgepodge

Answer 4

n. jumble

Question 5

recapitulate

Answer 5

v. summarize

Question 6

supersede

Answer 6

v. cause to be set aside; replace

Question 7

avarice

Answer 7

n. greediness for wealth

Question 8

nomenclature

Answer 8

n. terminology, system of names

Question 9

preen

Answer 9

v. make oneself tidy in appearance

Question 10

oblique

Answer 10

adj. to be inclined or indirect

Question 11

swagger

Answer 11

v. to behave arrogantly

Question 12

refrain

Answer 12

v. to abstain from; resist

Question 13

reverie

Answer 13

n. daydreaming

Question 14

despoil

Answer 14

v. strip of valubles

Question 15

blasphemy

Answer 15

n. irreverence to deties

Question 16

renegade

Answer 16

n. deserter

Question 17

atone

Answer 17

v. compensate

Question 18

bureaucracy

Answer 18

n. administrative system

Question 19

limber

Answer 19

adj. bouncy, flexible

Question 20

attentive

Answer 20

adj. alert and watchful

Question 21

beleaguer

Answer 21

v. attack

Question 22

equine

Answer 22

adj. to be like a horse

Question 23

floe

Answer 23

n. mass floating block of ice

Question 24

personable

Answer 24

adj. handsome

Question 25

subversive

Answer 25

adj. to be destructive

Question 26

aerie

Answer 26

n. nest of a large bird

Question 27

disclaim

Answer 27

v. disown; renounce claim to

Question 28

reprove

Answer 28

v. to condemn

Question 29

grate

Answer 29

v. give out loud and harsh noise

Question 30

jaundiced

Answer 30

adj. to be biased

Question 31

delve

Answer 31

v. to dig and investigate

Question 32

mercenary

Answer 32

adj. to be interested in money or gain

Question 33

morbid

Answer 33

adj. to be biased and moody

Question 34

authoritarian

Answer 34

adj. to be overbearing

Question 35

monumental

Answer 35

adj. gigantic in size

Question 36

restive

Answer 36

adj. to be restlessly impatient

Question 37

crest

Answer 37

n. climax

Question 38

garner

Answer 38

n. attain; store up

Question 39

prognosis

Answer 39

n. forecast

Question 40

dais

Answer 40

n. raised platform to give a lecture

Question 41

antecede

Answer 41

v. precede

Question 42

spangle

Answer 42

n. small metallic piece sewn to cloth

Question 43

scanty

Answer 43

adj. meager, insufficient

Question 44

dissertation

Answer 44

n. formal essay

Question 45

protract

Answer 45

v. postpone, prolong

Question 46

hedonist

Answer 46

n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole purpose in life

Question 47

bludgeon

Answer 47

n. club; heavy-handed weapon

Question 48

nicety

Answer 48

n. subtle precision

Question 49

cognizance

Answer 49

n. knowledge

Question 50

contingent

Answer 50

adj. tentative

Question 51

amputate

Answer 51

v. cut off a part of a body

Question 52

recast

Answer 52

v. redo, reconstruct

Question 53

secession

Answer 53

n. withdrawal

Question 54

adjunct

Answer 54

n. accessory

Question 55

extort

Answer 55

v. wring from; get money by threat

Question 56

insidious

Answer 56

adj. be sly and stealthy

Question 57

exult

Answer 57

n. rejoice

Question 58

laceration

Answer 58

n. torn, ragged wound

Question 59

nonentity

Answer 59

n. to be an immaterial exsistence

Question 60

spatula

Answer 60

n. broad blade for painting

Question 61

censorious

Answer 61

adj. to be fastitious

Question 62

brusque

Answer 62

adj. blunt, abrupt

Question 63

regal

Answer 63

adj. royal