| Question |
Answer |
| solicit |
entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer |
| fatuous |
smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| ingrained |
deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
| inclement |
stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
| biting |
sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks |
| pronounced |
distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
| abstain |
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇÏŽÙ |
| meditation |
reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| unguent |
ointment |
| sift |
put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |
| authoritarian |
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
| ruddy |
reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking |
| rig |
fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election |
| consort |
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler) |
| kaleidoscope |
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful |
| deluge |
flood; rush; V. |
| devout |
pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope |
| defection |
desertion |
| conclusive |
decisive; ending all debate |
| headlong |
hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| antique |
made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
| handsome |
large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |
| pitfall |
hidden danger; concealed trap |
| dilettante |
aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
| assurance |
firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; |
| inordinate |
beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
| macabre |
gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| commemorate |
honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
| belabor |
harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| quiescent |
dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
| complacency |
self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent |
| confiscate |
seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
| hierarchy |
arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
| notable |
conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| shard |
fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup) |
| abase |
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| nonchalance |
indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| bargain |
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power |
| appellation |
name; title |
| awry |
distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
| diversion |
act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse |
| retrieve |
recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation |
| baffle |
frustrate; perplex |
| bluff |
pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
| trunk |
main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| blas\'e |
bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored |
| sophist |
teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
| dire |
warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| sextant |
navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars) |
| prudent |
cautious; careful; prudential |
| seamy |
sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life |
| constituency |
voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents) |
| hindmost |
furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| bog |
soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud |
| recluse |
hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
| ventilate |
admit fresh air into to replace stale air |
| constraint |
restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| horde |
crowd; swarm |
| pandemonium |
wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| impropriety |
improperness; unsuitableness |
| ostracize |
banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| ravine |
narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon |
| vigilant |
watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance |
| sway |
swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
| ascertain |
find out for certain; make certain |
| eccentric |
irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric |
| rasp |
(of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat's tongue rasped my hand. |
| recast |
reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| effervescence |
inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| succumb |
yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| encipher |
encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| complaisant |
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others |
| negligible |
so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded |
| import |
significance; importance; meaning |
| disinclination |
unwillingness |
| scale |
climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones |
| precipitous |
steep; overhasty; precipitate |
| torpor |
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
| bliss |
complete happiness; ADJ. blissful |
| buffoonery |
clowning |
| autocratic |
having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
| denomination |
religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| rickety |
(of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D |
| drone |
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
| impertinent |
insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence |
| enjoin |
command; order; forbid |
| commonwealth |
nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation |
| idle |
not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| exhort |
urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| rout |
put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
| tundra |
rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
| indisputable |
too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt |
| indulgent |
humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence |
| arable |
fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
| imprudent |
lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious |
| impel |
drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action |
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