| Question |
Answer |
| insatiable |
not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite |
| exhilarating |
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car |
| bohemian |
unconventional (in an artistic way) |
| ignoble |
unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed |
| career |
rush wildly; go at full speed |
| zeal |
eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous |
| miscellany |
mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items |
| acquittal |
deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner |
| evocative |
tending to call up (emotions, memories) |
| titter |
nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |
| glut |
overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply |
| devious |
roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route |
| imperturbable |
unshakably calm; placid |
| husbandry |
frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
| ingrate |
ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) |
| comport |
bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment |
| reprobation |
severe disapproval; CF. approbation |
| arch- |
chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
| incendiary |
arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb |
| glossary |
brief explanation of words used in the text |
| helm |
steering wheel of a ship; position of control |
| pretext |
excuse |
| solvent |
able to pay all depths; N. solvency |
| nauseous |
causing nausea; feeling nausea |
| valor |
bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave |
| impasse |
predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress |
| foreboding |
premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| copious |
plentiful |
| overturn |
turn over; capsize; topple |
| fawning |
courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness |
| allegory |
story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
| retain |
keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor |
| mimicry |
imitation |
| extrinsic |
external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| duration |
length of time something lasts |
| truism |
self-evident truth |
| absolve |
pardon (an offense) |
| arsenal |
storage place for military equipment |
| centrifugal |
radiating; departing from the center |
| alms |
money or goods given to the poor |
| shrew |
scolding woman; very small mouselike animal |
| sordid |
filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story |
| franchise |
right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory |
| enhance |
increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve |
| anesthetic |
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
| decadence |
decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent |
| ejaculation |
exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| terse |
concise; abrupt; pithy |
| vintner |
wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine |
| labyrinth |
maze |
| detain |
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention |
| self-indulgence |
excessive indulgence of one's own desire |
| philology |
study of language or words |
| recapitulate |
summarize |
| odorous |
having an odor |
| rustle |
make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together |
| licentious |
amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained |
| physiognomy |
face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features |
| awful |
terrible; very bad |
| ravenous |
extremely hungry; voracious |
| earmark |
set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose |
| unaccountable |
unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious |
| behoove(behove) |
be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| badger |
pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal |
| rumble |
make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach) |
| sojourn |
temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| myopic |
nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
| tortuous |
winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| cross |
bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry |
| murmur |
low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble |
| fret |
be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful |
| gaffe |
social blunder |
| divest |
strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment) |
| beatitude |
blessedness; state of great happiness |
| sinecure |
well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| squat |
short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N. |
| unintimating |
unfrightening |
| provocative |
arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation |
| discomfit |
frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb |
| tarry |
linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle |
| prosperous |
successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off |
| apotheosis |
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
| pinnace |
small boat |
| transition |
going from one state of action to another |
| maudlin |
effusively sentimental |
| chameleon |
lizard that changes color in different situations |
| aspersion |
slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on |
| ape |
imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner) |
| render |
give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully |
| galley |
low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
| curb |
chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain |
| buffet |
strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
| seemly |
(of behavior) proper; appropriate |
| decrepitude |
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| protuberance |
protrusion; swelling; bulge |
| benefit |
advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits |
| memorialize |
commemorate |
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