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Stack #204525
Barron's h13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| onus | burden; responsibility |
| rooster | cock; adult male chicken |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
| herbivorous | grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| ambience | environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature |
| perfidious | treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery |
| wring | twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands) |
| dearth | scarcity |
| deport | send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| wag | shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| wreak | inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| choir | group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir |
| infringe | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| conundrum | riddle; difficult problem |
| premeditate | plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder |
| pillage | plunder |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| spangle | small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| convention | social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement |
| debilitate | weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| effete | having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
| epaulet(epaulette) | ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| rabble | mob; noisy crowd |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| broil | cook by direct heat; N. |
| ingratiate | become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| cognizance | knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware |
| prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
| herd | group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| equanimity | calmness of temperament; composure |
| lethal | deadly |
| apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| fauna | animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| appreciate | be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| intellect | higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| credulity | belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous |
| damn | condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| exult | rejoice |
| concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
| innocuous | harmless |
| minatory | menacing; threatening |
| insurrection | rebellion; uprising |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| stealth | action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy |
| incognito | with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
| deflect | turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
| refectory | dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| exacerbate | worsen; aggravate; embitter |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| plane | carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
| verbatim | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
| flagrant | conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| vigor | active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
| precocious | advanced in development; N. precocity |
| smug | self-satisfied; complacent |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| composure | mental calmness |
| inviolable | secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| avid | greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
| aureole | sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| blunt | having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt |
| championship | position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
| incline | slope; slant; Ex. steep incline |
| cog | tooth projecting from a wheel |
| apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| bard | poet |
| larder | pantry; place where food is kept |
| cleft | N: split |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| jostle | shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| coquette | flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V. |
| exhume | dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| resurrect | revive |
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