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VOCAB EXAM
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adieu | farewell |
| advent | arrival; coming into place |
| apex | highest point |
| assimilate | absorb fully; adopt fully |
| bogus | false |
| interim | time between |
| inundate | flood/overflow/overwhelm |
| malign | speak evil |
| meander | wander about; wind about |
| metropolis | large city |
| momentous | very important |
| obstreperous | noisy |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| perilous | dangerous |
| shoddy | of poor quality |
| sprightly | lively |
| surly | angry; bad-tempered |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| vagrant | tramp; wanderer |
| assurance | pledge; no doubt |
| asylum | institution for care of children, elderly, etc. |
| console | comfort |
| dilate | make larger |
| dross | refuse |
| dwindle | lessen |
| flippant | lacking in seriousness |
| immunity | resistance to disease/not able to be charged |
| institute | establish; set up |
| liability | a debt |
| preposterous | ridiculous |
| pugnacious | fond of fighting |
| rabid | furious |
| realm | kingdom |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
| remunerate | to reward |
| sparse | meager, scant, scattered |
| sterling | genuine, excellent |
| venture | risky or daring task |
| warp | twist out of shape |
| auxiliary | giving assistance to |
| candid | frank, sincere |
| cubicle | small room |
| drudgery | work that is hard |
| envoy | messenger |
| escalate | to elevate |
| expedient | useful |
| feign | to pretend |
| flair | a natural quality |
| grievous | causing sorrow |
| heterogeneous | composed of different kinds |
| horde | vast number |
| impel | to force |
| incredulous | disbelieving |
| inscribe | to write |
| monologue | speech by one actor |
| prognosis | forecast of the outcome |
| rasping | with a harsh sound |
| repugnant | offensive |
| scuttle | get rid of something |
| adept | thoroughly skilled |
| aspire | to have ambitious hopes to |
| bleak | bare, dreary |
| chide | to blame |
| despicable | worth of scorn |
| diminutive | small |
| emancipate | to free from slavery |
| erroneous | incorrect |
| exploit | to make use of |
| extemporaneous | made or delivered on the spot |
| impair | to make imperfect |
| invincible | not able to be defeated |
| languid | drooping; without energy |
| mire | muddy; wet |
| obtrusive | thrust out |
| preamble | introduction |
| render | cause to become something |
| rugged | rough |
| skeptical | inclined to doubt |
| slipshod | untidy in dress |
| brevity | shortness |
| comport | to conduct oneself |
| concise | in few words |
| demure | sober or serious |
| depreciation | lessening in value |
| deteriorate | wear away; lower in value |
| divulge | to reveal |
| enlightened | free from ignorance; possessing sound understanding |
| forestall | to prevent by acting first |
| garble | to distort |
| proponent | one who puts forward a proposal |
| quaver | shake |
| recoil | spring back |
| recoup | make up for |
| reek | an unpleasant smell |
| relentless | unyielding |
| rivulet | small stream |
| squander | spend foolishly |
| staccato | disconnected in sound or style |
| statute | a law |
| appreciable | sufficient to be noticed |
| autocratic | absolute in power/authority |
| blanch | to remove color from |
| blasphemy | act against something sacred |
| brawny | muscular |
| concerted | panned or performed with others |
| contend | to fight |
| humane | kind |
| illustrious | very famous |
| intolerable | unbearable |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| laborious | not easy; hard work |
| lithe | flexible |
| maltreat | abuse |
| ponder | think about |
| subversive | to undermine or overthrow |
| synthetic | put together by people |
| temperate | mild |
| venomous | poisonous |
| wily | sly; cunning |
| ad infinitum | endlessly |
| apportion | divide and give out |
| bona fide | genuine |
| buoyant | able to float easily |
| clique | small, exclusive group |
| concede | admit is true |
| congenial | getting along with everyone |
| lofty | very high |
| migration | movement from one country to another |
| perceive | aware through senses |
| perverse | inclined to go against |
| prelude | an intro |
| rancid | stale; spoiled |
| rustic | country-like |
| sever | to separate |
| sordid | wretchedly poor |
| untenable | not capable of being held or defended |
| versatile | able to do many things well |
| vindicate | clear from hint or charge |
| wane | lose size, strength, or power |
| annex | add or attach |
| cleave | cut or split open |
| cordial | in a friendly manner |
| cornerstone | starting point of a building |
| debacle | overwhelming defeat |
| devitalize | to make weak |
| embroil | to involve in conflict |
| exonerate | clear from charge |
| glib | ready and fluent in speech |
| haphazard | by chance, not planned |
| improvise | compose or perform without preparation |
| incite | to rouse |
| influx | a coming in |
| pallor | an extreme paleness |
| pedigree | list of ancestors |
| precipitous | very steep |
| profuse | very abundant |
| reconcile | restore to friendship |
| shackle | put in chains |
| threadbare | shabby, old |
| abase | lower in esteem |
| actuate | to move into action |
| avert | turn aside |
| boorish | rude |
| brunt | main impact |
| combatant | a fighter |
| dormant | inactive |
| dubious | causing suspicion |
| harangue | deliver a loud |
| harry | make a destructive raid on |
| impenitent | not feeling remorse |
| knave | tricky, unprincipled |
| legion | large military force |
| liberality | generosity |
| plaintiff | one who begins a lawsuit |
| probe | to examine |
| protract | draw out or lengthen |
| quarry | place where stone is taken |
| spurn | refuse with scorn |
| subterfuge | an excuse or trick for escaping/hiding something |
Created by:
nathan22
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