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Stack #204297
Barron's h11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| disparage | belittle |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| base | contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron |
| extant | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
| puny | tiny; weak; insignificant |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| sprightly | lively |
| procurement | obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
| hamper | obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: œÄ·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ŽãŽÂ ¹Ù±žŽÏ |
| champion | support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.) |
| jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
| orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |
| rustic | pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| sadistic | inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty |
| malady | illness |
| lance | pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon |
| advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
| trek | travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey |
| wage | begin and continue (a war) |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
| execrable | very bad; detestable |
| catharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art |
| malign | speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence |
| resumption | taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats. |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| carat(karat) | unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold |
| enmity | ill will; hatred; hostility |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery |
| misogynist | hater of woman; CF. misogyny |
| lottery | contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots |
| buffoon | stupid person; clown |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
| cathartic | purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| welter | confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data |
| jaundice | medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| deleterious | harmful |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| irksome | annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy |
| component | element; ingredient |
| scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| commandeer | take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes |
| rig | arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| fitful | spasmodic; intermittent; irregular |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| apropos | with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
| checkered(chequered) | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
| insinuate | hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate |
| muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| cornice | projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); óž¶ ÀåœÄ |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
| inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| polyglot | speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N. |
| hail | frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| vindictive | disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| facade(fa\c{c}ade) | front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated |
| trickle | flow in drops or in a thin stream; N. |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| explicit | totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| queasy | experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
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