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English Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assiduously | With great care, effort, or persistence |
| causal | involving an entity that produces an effect |
| clairvoyant | perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses |
| credence | the mental attitude that something is believable |
| debauchery | a wild gathering |
| defame | charge falsely or with malicious intent |
| erudition | profound scholarly knowledge |
| filibuster | a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches |
| flout | treat with contemptuous disregard |
| gainsay | take exception to |
| garrulous | full of trivial conversation |
| harrowing | causing extreme distress |
| intangible | lacking substance or reality |
| miscellany | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things |
| panegyric | a formal expression of praise |
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
| precursor | something indicating the approach of something or someone |
| repine | express discontent |
| satyr | one of a class of woodland deities |
| untoward | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper |
| aberration | a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
| attenuate | become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude |
| condone | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for |
| contentious | involving or likely to cause controversy |
| documented | established as genuine |
| fatuous | devoid of intelligence |
| impervious | not admitting of passage or capable of being affected |
| indigent | poor enough to need help from others |
| meticulous | marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| mollify | cause to be more favorably inclined |
| mundane | concerned with the world or worldly matters |
| penury | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| perfidious | tending to betray |
| platitude | a trite or obvious remark |
| porous | full of holes |
| sporadic | recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances |
| stanch | stop the flow of a liquid |
| substantiate | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| sylvan | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions |
| virtuoso | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
| amenable | disposed or willing to comply |
| avocation | an auxiliary activity |
| beneficence | the quality of being kind or helpful or generous |
| circuitous | deviating from a straight course |
| contrite | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow |
| convivial | occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| deterrent | something immaterial that interferes with action or progress |
| dirge | a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person |
| eclectic | combining or composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources |
| effrontery | audacious behavior that you have no right to |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| homily | a sermon on a moral or religious topic |
| insuperable | incapable of being surpassed or excelled |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place to work |
| opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse |
| subversive | in opposition to an established system or government |
| syllogism | reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
| torpor | inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of energy |
| untenable | incapable of being defended or justified |
| welter | a confused multitude of things |
| amenities | things that make you comfortable and at ease |
| anachronism | an artifact that belongs to another time |
| anomalous | deviating from the general or common order or type |
| autonomous | free from external control and constraint |
| defunct | no longer in force or use; inactive |
| distend | cause to expand as if by internal pressure |
| elixir | a substance believed to cure all ills |
| expatiate | add details to clarify an idea |
| guileless | innocent and free of deceit |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past |
| premonition | an early warning about a future event |
| preternatural | existing outside of or not in accordance with nature |
| puissant | powerful |
| quibble | argue over petty things |
| rationale | an explanation of the fundamental reasons |
| recant | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear |
| sinuous | curved or curving in and out |
| spendthrift | someone who spends money freely or wastefully |
| strident | unpleasantly loud and harsh |
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