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Stack #198881
Barron's h4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| exploit | brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world) |
| serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
| cohere | stick together |
| wistful | sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing |
| gamely | in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| conservatory(conservatoire) | school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
| malcontent | person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented |
| killjoy | grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others |
| discourse | serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V. |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
| qualms | uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen. |
| fusion | union; coalition; V. fuse |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| traverse | go through or across |
| cherubic | angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order |
| parasite | animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside |
| decomposition | decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts |
| industrious | diligent; hard-working; N. industry |
| metallurgical | pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores |
| dutiful(duteous) | (of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| supposititious | assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical |
| despot | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| topple | become unsteady and fall down |
| apprise | inform |
| tardy | slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival |
| sheer | pure; thin and transparent; very steep |
| optician | maker and seller of eyeglasses |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
| aseptic | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
| farce | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| raconteur | story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill |
| reduce | diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction |
| dart | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| scholarly | full of learning; erudite; like a scholar; Ex. scholarly journal |
| cohesion | tendency to keep together |
| epoch | period of time |
| canard | unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report |
| toss | throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
| phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) |
| bar | railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |
| lineaments | features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line |
| validate | make valid; confirm; ratify |
| compelling | overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel |
| choreography | art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
| furor | frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury |
| obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
| dialectical | relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
| oratorio | dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata |
| sloth | slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent |
| simian | monkeylike; N: ape or monkey |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| supersede | replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession |
| coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |
| perspicuity | clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity |
| succulent | juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus |
| ransack | search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town. |
| dorsal | relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin |
| protean | able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will |
| conscientious | scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker |
| gape | open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape |
| perverse | purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity |
| nexus | connection |
| mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike or opposition |
| chaste | morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
| incident | event; event that causes a crisis |
| distraught | upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| recreant | disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person |
| disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
| proxy | authorized agent; authority to act for another |
| leave-taking | farewell or departure |
| tender | offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound |
| brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
| junta | group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force) |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
| analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
| jurisprudence | science of law |
| dossier | file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |
| transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
| bluster | blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale |
| capacious | spacious |
| conspiracy | treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people) |
| lectern | reading desk or stand for a public speaker |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| unique | without an equal; single in kind |
| posterity | descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
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