| 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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