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Stack #198910
Barron's h5
| 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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