Words I need to learn for English (1st Term)

Question 1

Abate

Abated

Answer 1

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): abat·ed; abat·ing
: to make or become less
- abat·er noun

Question 2

adventitious

adventituousness

Answer 2

happening as a result of an external factor or chance rather than design or inherent nature.

coming from outside; not native

BIOLOGY:
formed accidentally or in an unusual anatomical position.

Question 3

Aplomb

Answer 3

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

-complete freedom from nervousness or uncertainty

Question 4

Bedlam

Answer 4

• A house for the insane

- a scene of uproar and confusion.

Question 5

Cadaverous

Cadaverously

Answer 5

• Resembling a corpse

- very pale, thin, or bony

Question 6

Circuitous
Circuitousness
Circutiously

Answer 6

1 : not saying what one means in simple and sincere language

2 : having a circular or winding course <a></a>

-a route longer than the most direct way
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Question 7

Debase
Debasement
Debaser

Answer 7

to lower in character, dignity, quality, or value; degrade

Question 8

desecrate
desecrater
desecration

Answer 8

to treat a sacred place or sacred object shamefully or with great disrespect

Question 9

Efficacious
Efficaciously
Efficaciousness

Answer 9

(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.

Question 10

equanimity

Answer 10

evenness of emotions or temper; composure

Question 11

ferment
fermenter
fermentable

Answer 11

• to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation

- To be or cause to be in a state of unrest or exitement

Question 12

gauche

gaucheness

Answer 12

• unsophisticated and socially awkward.

- lacking grace or social experience

Question 13

Hackneyed

Answer 13

worn out from too much use

Question 14

ignoble

ignobly

Answer 14

1 : not of noble birth

2 : not noble or honorable

Question 15

incisive
incisively
incisiveness

Answer 15

impressively clear and direct

Question 16

jade
jaded
jading

Answer 16

1 a : WEAR OUT 1, tire b : to become weary

2 : to make dull or uninterested by too much of something

Question 17

Mawkish
Mawkishly
Mawkishness

Answer 17

1 : having a weak often unpleasant taste

(Maudlin:
1 : drunk enough to be tearfully silly
2 : weakly and overly sentimental)

Question 18

Nebulous
Nebulously
Nebulousness

Answer 18

1 : of, relating to, or resembling a nebula

2 : not clear or sharp : VAGUE

Question 19

Palpable
Palpability
Palpably

Answer 19

1 : capable of being touched or felt : TANGIBLE
2 : easily sensed : NOTICEABLE
3 : easily understood or recognized : OBVIOUS <a> </a>

Question 20

Pillage

Pillageable

Answer 20

: the act of robbing by force especially in war

Question 21

Recapitulate

Recapitulation

Answer 21

: to give a brief summary : SUMMARIZE

Question 22

Sadistic

Sadism

Answer 22

1 : abnormal behavior in which sexual pleasure is obtained by hurting another
2 a : pleasure taken in cruelty b : very great cruelty

Question 23

Scurrilous

scurrilously

Answer 23

1 : vulgar and evil

2 : containing indecent words or harsh abuse

Question 24

slovenly
slovenliness
sloven

Answer 24

1 a : untidy especially in dress or person b : lazily careless
2 : characteristic of a sloven
sloven: person who is untidy or careless

Question 25

tenuous

tenuously

Answer 25

: having little substance or strength : FLIMSY, WEAK <a></a>