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english2 vocab final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACQUIESCE | (V) TO ACCEEPT WITHOUT PROTEST; TO AGREE OR SUBMITS:COMPLY WITH, ACCEDE, CONSENT, YIELDA:RESIST, PROTEST |
| ACRID | (ADJ) HARSH IN TASTE OR ODOR; SHARP IN MANNER OR TEMPERS: IRRITATING, STINGING, BITTER, CAUSTICA: GENTLE, SOOTHING, MILD |
| ALACRITY | (N) A CHEERFUL READINESS; BRISK AND EAGER ACTIONS:PROMPTNESS, WILLINGNESS,DISPATCH, CELERITYA: RELUCTANCE, UNWILLINGNESS, HESITANCY |
| ALLEVIATE | (V) TO RELIEVE, MAKE MORE BEARABLES:LESSEN, LIGHTEN, ALLAY, MITIGATE, ASSUAGE |
| ALLOCATE | (V) TO SET APART OR DESIGNATE FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE; TO DISTRIBUTES: ASSIGN, ALLOT, APPORTION |
| ALLUDE | (V) TO REFER TO CASUALLY OR INDIRECTIYS:SUGGEST, INSINUATE, HINT AT, INTIMATE |
| ANTITHESIS | (N) THE DIRECT OPPOSITE, A SHARP CONTRASTS:CONTRARY, ANTIPODE |
| APPALL | (V) TO FILL WITH DISMAY OR HORRORS: SHOCK, SHUN, STUPEFY, HORRIFYA: PLEASE, CHEER, GLADDEN, ELATE, EXHILARATE |
| APPLICABLE | (ADJ) CAPABLE OF BEING APPLIED; RELEVANT, SUITABLES: APPROPRIATE, FIT,APT, APPOSITEA: INAPPOROPRIATE, UNSUITABLE, IRRELEVANT |
| ARDENT | (ADJ) VARY ENTHUSIASTIC, IMPASSIONEDS: INTENSE,ZEALOUS,FERVENT,AVIDA:INDIFFERENT,STOLID,PHLEGMATIC,APATHETIC |
| ASSET | (N) SOMETHING OF VALUE; A RESOURCE; AN ADVANTAGES:PROPERTY,POSSESSION,HOLDING,ENDOWMENTA:DRAWBACK,HANDICAP,LIBILITY |
| BRASH | (ADJ) PRONE TO ACT IN A HASTY MATTER;IMPUDENTS:RASH,IMPETUOUS,BRAZEN,IMPERTINENTA:PRUDENT,WARY,CAUTIOUS,CIRCUMSPECTa |
| CALLOUS | (ADJ) EMOTIONALLY HARDENED,UNFEELINGS:INSENSITIVE,UNSYMPATHETIC,THICK-SKINNEDA:SENSITIVE,COMPASSIONATE,TENDERHEARTED |
| CAPRICIOUS | (ADJ)SUBJECT TO WHIMS OR PASSING FANCIESS:IMPULSIVE,FICKLE,UNPREDICTABLE,MERCURIALA:CONSTANT,STEADY,STEADFAST,UNWAVERING |
| CHASTISE | (V)TO INFLICT PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT AS A MEANS OF CORRECTION;TO SCOLD SEVERELYS:DISCIPLINE,CENSUREA:COMMEND,REWARD |
| CLAIRVOYANT | (ADJ) SUPERNATURALLY PERCEPTIVE;(N) ONE WHO POSSESSES EXTRASENSORY POWERS,SEERS:(ADJ) INSIGHTFUL, DISCERNING, UNCANNY;(N) VISIONARA:(ADJ) BLIND,UNSEEING,MYOPIC,DENSE,IMPERCEPTIRE |
| CLANDESTINE | (ADJ) SECRET,CONCEALED;UNDERHANDEDS:COVERT,FURTIVE,SURREPTITIOUS,STEALTHYA:OPEN,OVERT,UNDISGUISED,ABOVEBOARD |
| CONFLAGRATION | (N) A LARGE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES:HOLOCAUST,WILDFIREA:DELUGE,FLOOD |
| CRESTFALLEN | (ADJ)DISCOURAGED,DEJECTED,DOWNCASTS:DESPONDENT,DISCONSOLATEA:ELATED,CHEERFUL,SELF-SATISFIED,COCKY |
| DECORUM | (N) PROPER BEHAVIOR,GOOD TASTE,ORDERLINESSS:SEEMLINESS, GOOD FORM, PROPRIETYA:IMPROPRIETY,BAD FORM,BAD TASTE |
| DEVIATE | (V)TO TURN ASIDE;TO STAY FROM A NORM;(N) ONE WHO DEPARTS FROM A NORM;(ADJ) DIFFERING FROM NORM, HETERODOX, UNCONVENTIONALS:(V)DIVERGE,VEER,SWERVEA:(V)CONFORM TO,ABIDE BY;(ADJ) ORTHODOX |
| DISHEVELED | (ADJ) RUMPLED,MUSSED;HANGING IN DISORDERS:UNTIDY,DISARRANGED, TOUSLED, UNKEMPTA:TIDY,NEAT,ORDERLY,WELL-GROOMED |
| DISPARAGE | (V) TO BELITTLE,SPEAK SLIGHTINGLY OF;TO UNDERVALUES:DEGRADE,DECAY,RUN DOWN,UNDERRATEA:PRAISE,EXTA\OL,LAUD,PLUG |
| DISSONANT | (ADJ) NOT IN HARMONY; DISAGREEING, AT ODDSS: GRATING, SRIDENT, NMELODIOUS, RRECONCILABLEA:HARMONIOUS,AGREEING,EUPHONIOUS |
| DROLL | (ADJ) AMUSINGLY ODDS: COMICAL,HAMOROUS,WHIMSICAL,ZANY |
| DURESS | (N) COMPULSION BY THREAT;FORCIBLE CONFINEMENTS:INTIMATION,COERCIONA:PERSUASION,COAXING,SWEET TALK,CAJOLERY |
| EDICT | (N)AN ORDER ISSUED BY SOMEONE IN AUTHORITYS:COMMAND,DECREE,PROCLAMATION |
| ELATED | (ADJ)IN HIGH SPIRITS,JUBILANT;EXTREMELY PLEASEDS:OVERJOYED,ECSTATIC,TICKED PINKA:DEPRESSED,CRESTFALLEN,DESPONDENT,BLUE |
| ELUCIDATE | (V) TO CLARIFY,EXPLAINS:INTERPRET,EXPOUND,EXPLICATA:OBSCURE,BECLOUD,MUDDY,OBFUSCATE |
| EMACIATED | (ADJ) UNNATURALLY THINS:GAUNT,WITHERED,SHRIVELEDA:PLUMP,FAT,OBESE,CORPULENT |
| ENDEMIC | (ADJ) NATIVE OR CONFINED TO A PARTICULAR REGION OR PEOPLE; CHARACTERISTIC OF OR PREVALENT IN A FIELDS:INDIGENOUS, RESTRICTED TOA:ALIEN,FOREOGN,EXTRANEOUA |
| EXEMPLARY | (ADJ) WORTHY OF IMITATION, COMMENDABLE;SERVING AS A MODELS: PRAISEWORTHY,MERITORIOUS,STERLING, ILLUSTRATIVEA: INFAMOUS,NOTORIOUS,SCANDALOUS,DISREPUTABLE |
| EXUBERANT | (ADJ) HIGH-SPIRITED, ENTHUSIASTIC,UNRESTRAINED, EXCESSIVE,ABUNDANTS:LIVELY,EBULLIENT,IRREPRESSIBLE,LAVISHA:DEPRESSED,DESPONDENT,SULKY,RESTRAINED |
| EXULT | (V)TO REJOICE GREATLYS:REVEL,GLORYA:MOPE,SULK,REGRET,RUE,LAMENT |
| FATHOM | (V) TO UNDERSTAND, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF; TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF(N) A MEASURE OF DEPTH OF WATER |
| GARRULOUS | (ADJ)GIVEN TO MUCH TALKING,TEDIOUSLY,CHATTYS:TALKATIVE,LOQUACIOUS,LONG-WINDEDA:RETICENT,MUM,TACITURN,LACONIC,RESERVED |
| GNARLED | (ADJ)KNOTTED,TWISTED,LUMPYS:KNOTTY,MISSHAPEN,CONTORTEDA:SMOOTH,UNBLEMISHED,STRAIGHT |
| INDELIBLE | (ADJ) NOT ABLE TO BE ERASED OR REMOVED; MEMORABLES:LASTING,PERMANENT,UNFORGETTABLEA:ERASABLE,IMPERMANENT,EPHEMERAL |
| INFINITESIMAL | (ADJ) SO SMALL AS TO BE ALMOST IMMEASURABLE;MINUTES:TINY,MINUSCULE,MICROSCOPE,UNNOTICEABLEA:VAST,IMMENSE,HUGE,INFINITE |
| INKLING | (N)A HINT;A VAGUE NOTIONS:CLUE,INTIMATION,SUGGESTION |
| INNOCUOUS | (ADJ) HARMLESS,INOFFENSIVE,INSIGNIFICANTS:FEEBLE,IMPOTENT, UNOBJECTIONABLE, INSIPIDA:HARMFUL, DANGEROUS, PERNICIOUS, TOXIC, VIRULENT |
| INSUPERABLE | (ADJ)INCAPABLE OF BEING OVERCOMES:INVINCIBLE,INSURMOUNTABLEA:SURMOUNTABLE,CONQUERAVLE |
| LAMENTABLE | (ADJ) TO BE REGRETTED OR PITTEDS:DEPLORABLE,REGRETTABLE,DISTRESSINGA:PRAISEWOTHY,COMMENDABLE,LAUDABLE |
| LIMPID | (ADJ)CLEAR,TRANSPARENTT;READILY UNDERSTOODS:LUCID,INTELLIGIBLEA:CLOUDED,MURKY,OPAQUE |
| LOLL | (V)TO ACT INA LAZY MANNER;TO LOUNGE;TO RECLINE,DROOPS:LOAF,LOITER,SAG,DANGLE |
| LOQUACIOUS | (ADJ) TALKATIVE,WORDY;FOND OF TALKINGS:GOSSIPY,VOLUBLE,GARRULOUS,LONG-WINDEDA:SILENT,RETICENT,CLOSEMOUTHED,TERSE,TACITURN |
| MAGNANIMOUS | (ADJ) GENEROUS IN FORGIVING,ABOVE SMALL MEANNESSS:UNSELFISH,CHARITABLE, NOBLE,BIGHEARTEDA:PETTY,SELFISH,UNFORGIVING,SPITEFUL |
| MANDATORY | (REQUIRED,OBLIGATORYS:COMPULSORY,REQUISITE,IMPERATIVEA:OPTIONAL,VOLUNTARY,DISCTIONARY |
| MISCONSTRUE | (V) TO INTERPET WRONGLY, MISTAKE THE MEANING OFS:MISJUDGE, MISINTERPRET |
| MISNOMER | (N)AN UNSUITABLE OR MISLEADING NAMES:MISNAMING, MALAPROPISM |
| NOCTURNAL | (ADJ) OF OR OCCURRING IN THE NIGHT;UNDER COVER OF DARKNESSS:NIGHTTIMEA:DAYTIME, DIURNAL |
| NONDESCRIPT | (ADJ) ORDINARY,NOT OUTSTANDING;NOT EASILY CLASSIFIEDS:PLAIN,UNREMARKABLE,UNIMRESSIVEA:DISTINCTIVE,REMARKABLE, VIVID, PREPOSSESSING |
| OBNOXIOUS | (ADJ) HIGHLY OFFENSIVE, AROUSING STRONG DISLIKES:DIAGREEABLE,REPUGNANT,HATEFUL, ODIOUSA:AGREEABLE,PLEASING,ENGAGING,PERSONABLE |
| PALATABLE | (ADJ)AGREEABLE TO THE TASTE OR ONE'S SENSIBILLITES; SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTIONS:EDIBLE,APPETIZING,ATTRACTIVEA:INEDIBLE,DISTASTEFUL,DISAGREEABLE |
| PHLEGMATIC | (ADJ)SLOW-MOVING,SLUGGISH;UNEMOTIONALS:LETHARGIC,INDOLENT,TORPID,STOLLID,IMPASSIVEA:EMOTIONAL,SENSITIVE,THIN-SKINED,EXCITABLE |
| PLACATE | (V) TO APPEASE,SOOTHE,PACIFYS:SATISFY,MOLLIFY,ALLAY,CONCILLATEA:VEX,IRK,PROVOKE,EXASPERATE,ANNOY |
| PROFESS | (V) TO AFFIRM OPENLY: TO STATE BELIEF IN;TO CLAM,PRETENDS:ASSERT,DECLARE,PROCLAIM,PURPORTA:DISCLAIM,DISAVOW,REPUDIATE |
| QUELL | (V) TO SUBDUR,PUT DOWN FORCIBLYS:SUPPRESS,PACIFY,SQUELCH,QUASH,CRUSHA:INCITE,PROVOKE,AROUSE,FOMENT,STIR UP |
| QUIESCENT | (ADJ) INACTIVE;AT RESTS:STILL,INERT,MOTIONLESS,DORMANT,TRANQUILA:ACTIVE,THRIVING,LIVELY,BUSTLING,VOLATIVE |
| RANCOR | (N)BITTER RESENTMENT OR ILL-WILLS:ANIMOSITY,ENMITY,BITTERNESSA:GOODWILL,HARMONY,RAPPORT,AMITY |
| RESCIND | (V) TO REPEAL, CANCELS:WITHDRAW,REVOKE,RETRACT,ANNUL,ABROGATEA:AFFIRM,ENDORSE,UPHOLD,RATIFY |
| RESPITE | (N) A PERIOD OF RELIEF OR RESTS:INTERVAL,ITERMISSION,REPUDIATE |
| SINUOUS | (ADJ) WINDING,HAVING MANY CURVES;LITHE AND FLEXIBLES:TWISTING,CONVOLUTED,SERPENTINE,SUPPLEA:DIRECT,STRAIGHT,UNBENDING,STIFF,RIGID |
| SOPHOMORIC | (ADJ)IMMATURE AND OVERCONFIDENT;CONCEITEDS:PRETENTIOUS,SUPERFICIAL,FATUOUSA:MATURE,JUDICIOUS,SAGE,KNOWLEDGEABLEA:MATURE,JUDICIOUS,SAGE,KNOWLEDGEABLE |
| STARK | (ADJ) HARSH,UNRELIEVED, DESOLATES:SHEER,DROWNRIGHT,GRIM,BLEAKA:BRIGHT,CHEERFUL,EMBELLISHED,ORNATE |
| STIPULATE | (V) TO ARRANGE SPECIFICALLY;TO REQUIRE AS A CONDITION OF AGREEMENTS:SPECIFY,CONTRACT,PROVIDE FOR |
| SUPERFICIAL | (ADJ) ON OR NEAR THE SURFACE;CONCERNED WITH OR UNDERSTANDING ONLY WHAT IS ON THE SURFACE,SHOLLOWS:SKIN-DEEP,INSUBSTANTIAL,CURSORY,SLAPDASHA:DEEP,PROFOUND,THOROUGH,EXHAUSTIVE |
| TACIT | (ADJ) UNSPOKEN, SILENT;IMPLIED,IFERREDS:UNEXPRESSED,UNVOICE, UNDERSTOOD,IMPLICITA:EXPLICIT,EXPRESS,SPECIFIC |
| TANGIBLE | (ADJ)CAPABLE OF BEING TOUCHED;REAL, CONCRETES:PERCEPTIBLE,ACTUAL,EVIDENT,PALPABLEA:IMMATERIAL,IMPERCEPTIBLE,INSUBSTANTIAL |
| TRENCHANT | (ADJ) INCISIVE,KEEN;FORCEFUL,EFFECTIV;CUTTING,CAUSTIC;DISTINCT,CLEARCUTS:PENETRATING,CUTTING,TELLING,ACUTEA:DULL,BLAND,INSIPID,VAPID,IMPERCEPTIVE |
| ULYIMATUM | (N) A FINAL PROPOSAL OR STATEMENT OF CONDITIONSS:FINAL TERMS |
| VANGUARD | (N) THE FOREMOST PART OF AN ARMY; THE LEADDING POSOTION IN ANY FIELDS:FOREFRONT,CUTTING EDGE,TRAILBLAZERSA:REAR GUARD,STRAGGLERS,LAGGARDS |
| VIVACIOUS | (ADJ) LIVELY, SPRINGHTLY,FULL OF ENERGYS:SPIRITED,ANIMATED,EBULLIENTA:DULL,SPIRITLESS,LISITLESS,INDOLENT,LANGUID |
| WASTREL | (N) A WASTFUL PERSON,SPENDTHRIFT;A GOOD-FOR-NOTHINGS:LOAFER,IDER,SQUANDERER,PROFLIGATEA:SKINFLINT,TIGHTWAD,MISER |
| WHET | (V) TO SHARPEN,PUT AN EDGE ON;TO MAKE KEEN OR EAGERS:HONE,EXCITE,STIMULATEA:DULL,BLUNT,DEADEN,STIFLE,DAMPEN |
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