Words - June 15

Question 1

Epitome

Equivocal

Espouse

Estrange

Evanescent

Answer 1

Epitome (n) - a perfect or worthy example of someone or something

Equivocal (adj.) - ambiguous, it can be what one says or something to interpret is ambiguous

Espouse (v) - adopt, embrace - a cause, belief, a way of life,a spouse, marrying

Estrange (v) - cause to separate someone from friendly terms, no longer living with spouse, make them a stranger to yourself

Evanescent (adj.), Evanesce (v) - fleeting, vanishing, temporary, short-lived, fading

Question 2

Extrinsic

Exult

Facetious

Facile

Rectitude

Answer 2

Extrinsic (adj.) - external, coming from outside, not
Part of essential nature of someone or something

Exult (v) - show, express elation, jubilation

Facetious (adj.) - humour, treating serious issues with inappropriate humour, witty, sarcastic

Facile (adj.) - achieved easily, shallow, uncomplicated, superficial

Rectitude (n) - righteousness, morally correct behaviour or thinking

Question 3

Crucible

Ingenue

Cadge

Flout

Ennui

Answer 3

Crucible (n) - a metal or ceramic contained in which metal or other such stances are heated at high temperature or melted; a severe station or test, where different elements interact to form something new, a conflict takes place producing something new

Ingenue (n) - naive, unsophisticated young woman.

Cadge (v with obj.) - beg, ask, obtain (something to which one is strictly not entitled to)

Flout (v) - openly disregard ( a law, rule or convention); mock, scuffle

Ennui (n) - feeling is listlessness, boredom, dissatisfaction due to lack of occupation or excitement

Question 4

Urbanity

Vicissitude

Hubris

Fallow

Fatuous

Answer 4

Urbanity (n) - courteous, elegance and refinement of
Manner, urban life.

Vicissitude (n) - alteration, changing, fluctuation, especially unexpected ones

Hubris (adj.) - excessive pride or arrogance

Fallow (adj.) - land which ploughed and harrowed but not sown to increase fertility; inactive period, unproductive, undeveloped

Fatuous (adj.) - silly, pointless, foolish, inane

Question 5

Fetter

Garrulous

Glib

Germane

Gauche

Answer 5

Fetter (n, v) - restrain, constrain

Garrulous (adj.) - excessive talkative mostly about trivial matter

Glib (adj.) - fluent but insincere and shallow, smooth talking without constrain sometimes too informal to the point of rude.

Germane (adj.) - relevant to the point in consideration

Gauche (adj.) - socially awkward, unsophisticated, not well mannered

Question 6

Glutton

Grandiloquent

Gratuitous

Gregarious

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Glutton (n) - excessive greedy eater, person excessively fond of something

Grandiloquent (adj.) - pompous, extravagant language, style, manner to impress

Gratuitous (adj.) - unwarranted, unnecessary, done for free, uncalled, not required

Gregarious (adj.) - outgoing, sociable, friendly, living or fond of community

Hyperbole (n) - exaggeration, exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken seriously

Question 7

Iconoclast

Idiosyncrasy

Idyll

Immutable

Imperious

Answer 7

Iconoclast (n) - one who challenges generally
Accepted beliefs & traditions.

Idiosyncrasy (n) - unusual habits of characteristics of individual, peculiar way of behaving.

Idyll (n) - a scene of simple and tranquil nature, a short poem about such a scene.

Immutable (adj.) - not changeable.

Imperious (adj.) - arrogant, domineering, proud.

Question 8

Impetuous

Implacable

Infallible

Iniquitous

Innocuous

Answer 8

Impetuous (adj.) - hasty, rash, doing something so out thinking, with too much impetus

Implacable (adj.) - not able to be appeased, pacify, calm, satisfy

Infallible (adj.) - without any error, fault, mistake - effective, correct.

Iniquitous (adj.) - morally wrong, unjust, evil, grossly unfair

Innocuous (adj.) - not harmful, dangerous or offensive

Question 9

Inoculate

Insular

Intractable

Laconic

Lampoon

Answer 9

Inoculate (v) - inject, vaccinate, introduce ideas/attitude into the mind of

Insular (adj.) - isolated, ignorant or uninterested from other people, ideas, culture outside ones own experience

Intractable (adj.) - not manageable, controlled, governed

Laconic (adj.) - short, brief, concise, direct

Lampoon (v, n) - criticise someone publicly by means of ridicule, sarcasm, irony

Question 10

Latent

Lattice

Laud

Leaven

Levy

Answer 10

Latent (adj.) - present but hidden, not developed or manifested

Lattice (n) - interlace structure of wood or metals - which leads to gaps in between of square or diamond shape

Laud (v) - praise, glorify, extol

Leaven (v, n) - a substance typically yeast added to dough to ferment, a pervasive influence that modifies something or transform is for the better, to have a enlivening or lightning influence

Levy (v, n) - to impose (a tax, fine, few)

Question 11

Mean

Meander

Medley

Melancholy

Moratorium

Answer 11

Mean (n, v, adj.) - to convey something, low in quality or appearance, a point between two extremes

Meander (v) - following a winding course, wander at random, proceed aimlessly or without cause

Medley (n) - a varied mixture of people or things

Melancholy (n, adj.) - a feeling of pensive sadness, sad, dejected

Moratorium (n) - a temporary suspension, prohibition of activity, an authorise period of delay or waiting

Question 12

Mores

Morphology

Muse

Nascent

Nebulous

Answer 12

Mores (n) - accepted customs and behaviours and traditions in a particular group or place or society

Morphology (n) - study of form or shape or structure

Muse (v) - meditate in silence, absorbed in thought, reflect deeply in a subject, to gaze wonderingly

Nascent (adj.) - just coming into existence and beginning to developer signs of future potential

Nebulous (adj.) - hazy, cloudy, vague, not well defined

Question 13

Nonchalant

Oscillate

Ostentatious

Overwrought

Pacific

Answer 13

Nonchalant (adj.) - not be worried or show tension, not be enthusiastic, feeling or appearing causally calm and relaxed

Oscillate (v) - move or swing back and forth, waver in conflicting situations

Ostentatious (adj.) - showy, pretentious, with aim to attract, impress

Overwrought (adj.) - deeply agitated, excited; too elaborate or complicated a design or construction

Pacific (adj.). Peaceful in charter or intent

Question 14

Palatable

Perennial

Perfidy

Perfunctory

Pernicious

Answer 14

Palatable (adj.) - pleasant to taste, acceptable or satisfactory, acceptable to ones taste or mind.

Perennial (adj.) - lasting forever, recurring, endless, existing for a long time.

Perfidy (n) - state of being deceitful, untrustworthy

Perfunctory (adj.) - performing something without interest or passion, without attention to detail just for formality

Pernicious (adj.) - harmful effect especially in a gradual way.

Question 15

Perspicacity

Placid

Pivotal

Pragmatic

Predilection

Answer 15

Perspicacity (n) - having an insight, vision, shrewdness, acumen

Placid (adj.) - calm, peaceful, not getting excited or agitated

Pivotal (adj.) - paramount, a great importance

Pragmatic (adj.) - having practical rather then theoretical consideration

Predilection (n) - having a strong likening or preference for something

Question 16

Proclivity

Prodigal

Pugnacious

Probity

Quandary

Answer 16

Proclivity (n) - string inclination towards something

Prodigal (adj., n) - lavish, extravagant, reckless wastefulness of resources

Pugnacious (adj.) - always eager to argue, fight or quarrel

Probity (n) - quality of having strong moral principles, honesty, righteousness, integrity.

Quandary (adj.) - state of dilemma or uncertainty in difficult situations

Question 17

Quash

Quibble

Rancor

Recalcitrant

Recess

Answer 17

Quash (v) - reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure, put an end to, suppress, to extinguish. From L. cassus - null, void. Squash (v) - cruces or squeeze with force so that it becomes flat.

Quibble (n, v) - slight objection or criticism, argue or ramie objections about trivial matter, a trivial objection. Syn - carp, cavil. From L. qui, quae, quod - who, what, which.

Rancor, Rancour (n) - bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing, feeling of deep and bitter anger. From L. rancor - bitterness, related to rancidus - stinking.

Recalcitrant (adj, n) - having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline, stubborn and defiant of authority, a person with recalcitrant attitude. From L. recalcitrant - kicking out with the heels, based on calc - heel. Resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

Recess (n, v) - a hollow space inside something, a remote, secluded or secret place, a period of time when proceedings in the parliament, committe, court of law or other official body are temporarily suspended, a break between school classes,mot suspend proceedings temporarily, an intended or hollowed out space. From L. recedere - go back. Recede (v) - go or move back further away from previous position, gradually diminish.

Question 18

Redoubtable

Sagacious

Salubrious

Salutary

Satiate

Answer 18

Redoubtable (adj., often humorous) - (of a person) formidable, especially as an opponent, fearsome or awe-inspiring. From L. redouter - to fear, re- expressing intensive force, douter - to doubt, doubt, fear an opponent. * That is to be feared; formidable. commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like.

Sagacious (adj.) - having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, wise or shrewd, insightful. From L. sagac - wise.

Salubrious (adj.), Salubrity (n) - healthy giving, healthy, health promoting, (of a place) pleasant. From L. salus - health. ( Formal ) A place that is salubrious is pleasant and healthy. …the salubrious climate of the north. ( Formal ) Something that is described as salubrious is respectable or socially desirable. …the city’s less salubrious quarters.

Salutary (adj.) - producing good effects, beneficial especially related to health (especially with reference to something unpleasant or unwelcomed). From L. salut - health. (Formal) A salutary experience is good for you, even though it may seem difficult or unpleasant at first.

Satiate (adj.) - satisfies to the full, sate. From L. satis - enough. (Formal) If something such as food or pleasure satiates you, you have all that you need or all that you want of it, often so much that you become tired of it.

Question 19

Scruple

Sedentary

Sediment

Sordid

Specious

Answer 19

Scruple (n, v) - a hesitation or doubt regarding to morality or propriety of a course of action., an ethical or moral concern, hesitate or reluctant to do something which one may think is wrong. From L. scrupus - literally means - rough pebble, anxiety. Scruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong. …a man with no moral scruples.

Sedentary (adj.) - of a person spending much time seated; somewhat inactive, sitting or seated, tendering to stay in the same place.

Sediment (n, v) - matter that settles to bottom of a liquid, matter deposited by some natural process, settle as sediment. From L. sedimentum - settling.

Sordid (adj.) - involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives, immoral or unethical; dirty or rundown, squalid. From L. sordere - be dirty. (To Express Disapproval) If you describe someone’s behavior as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest. He sat with his head buried in his hands as his sordid double life was revealed. (To Express Disapproval) If you describe a place as sordid, you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing. …the attic windows of their sordid little rooms.

Specious (adj.) - superficially plausible, but actually wrong, misleading in appearance, misleading in appearance, especially misleading attractive,deceptively pleasing. From late Middle English (in the sense beautiful) from L. speciosus - fair, from species - appearance, form, beauty, from specere - to look. Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.

Question 20

Sporadic

Spurious

Squalor

Stark

Stratum

Answer 20

Sporadic (adj.) - occurring at irregular intervals or few places, scattered or isolated. From L. sporad - to show.

Spurious (adj.) - false, fake, not being what it purports to be, intending to deceive, not valid or genuine. From L. spurius - false.

Squalor (n) - state of being dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect. From L. squalere - dirty.

Stark (adj.) - complete or extreme, bare or blunt. From L. stark - strong.

Stratum (n), Strata (pl.) - a thin layer within any structure, a horizontal layer of material, a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education or income, a level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural or economic status. From L. literally - something spread or laid down.

Question 21

Stria

Strident

Stringent

Stymie

Succinct

Answer 21

Stria (n), Striae (n, pl) - a linear mark, ridge or groove especially one of a number of similar parallel features. From L. literally - furrow.

Strident (adj.) - unpleasantly loud and harsh, grating, creaking. Another term for sibilant (phonetics). From L. - creaking (make a scraping or screaming sound when being moved). Strident insects, strident hinges. * (To Express Disapproval) If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable.

Stringent (adj.) - (of regulations, requirements and conditions) strict, precise and exacting (of regulations, requirements or conditions). From L. - drawing tight, to compress. (Formal) Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are very severe or are strictly controlled.

Stymie (v with obj., informal), Sytmieing, Stymied, Stymy, Stimy - prevent or hinder the progress of. From Golf - where one ball obstructs the shot of another player. Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball’s lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. (Informal) If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing.

Succinct (adj.) - (especially of something written or spoken) brief and clearly expressed. From L. succintus - tucked up. (To Express Approval) Something that is succinct expresses facts or ideas clearly and in few words.