Vocab 141 - 160

Question 0

Bevy

Answer 0

—noun

1) a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors.

Question 1

August

Answer 1

—adjective

1) venerable: an august personage.

—Related forms

au·gust·ly, adverb
au·gust·ness, noun

Question 2

Coterie

Answer 2

—noun

1) an exclusive group.

Question 3

Diadem

Answer 3

—noun

1) a crown.

Question 4

Erudite

Answer 4

—adjective

1) scholarly: an erudite professor.

—Related forms

er·u·dite·ly, adverb 
er·u·dite·ness, noun 
non·er·u·dite, adjective 
non·er·u·dite·ly, adverb 
non·er·u·dite·ness, noun 
un·er·u·dite, adjective

Question 5

Exculpate

Answer 5

—verb

1) to clear of guilt.

—Related forms

ex·cul·pa·ble [ik-skuhl-puh-buh l] , adjective 
ex·cul·pa·tion, noun 
non·ex·cul·pa·ble, adverb 
non·ex·cul·pa·tion, noun 
self-ex·cul·pa·tion, noun 
un·ex·cul·pa·ble, adjective 
un·ex·cul·pat·ed, adjective

Question 6

Fallow

Answer 6

—adjective

1) uncultivated or inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.

—Related forms

fal·low·ness, noun
un·fal·lowed, adjective

Question 7

Gesticulate

Answer 7

—verb

1) to use gestures.

—Related forms

ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry [je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective 
ges·tic·u·la·tor, noun 
o·ver·ges·tic·u·late, verb, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ed, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ing.
o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective 
o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive·ly, adverb 
un·ges·tic·u·lat·ing, adjective 
un·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective 
un·ges·tic·u·la·to·ry, adjective

Question 8

Irascible

Answer 8

—adjective

1) very irritable: an irascible old man.

—Related forms

i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, noun
i·ras·ci·bly, adverb
un·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, noun
un·i·ras·ci·ble, adjective

Question 9

Laconic

Answer 9

—adjective

1) concise: a laconic reply.

—Related forms

la·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·la·con·ic, adjective

Question 10

Maelstrom

Answer 10

—noun

1) a large whirlpool.

Question 11

Neophyte

Answer 11

—noun

1) a beginner or novice: He’s a neophyte at chess.

—Related forms

ne·o·phyt·ic [nee-uh-fit-ik] , ne·o·phyt·ish [nee-uh-fahy-tish] , adjective
ne·o·phyt·ism [nee-uh-fahy-tiz-uh m] , noun

Question 12

Perfidious

Answer 12

—adjective

1) deceitful: a perfidious lover.

—Related forms

per·fid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
per·fid·i·ous·ness, noun 
un·per·fid·i·ous, adjective 
un·per·fid·i·ous·ly, adverb 
un·per·fid·i·ous·ness, noun

Question 13

Potentate

Answer 13

—noun

One with great power.

Question 14

Procrustean

Answer 14

—adjective

1) tending to produce conformity.

Question 15

Puerile

Answer 15

—adjective

1) immature: a puerile piece of writing.

—Related forms

pu·er·ile·ly, adverb
non·pu·er·ile, adjective
non·pu·er·ile·ly, adverb

Question 16

Reconnoiter

Answer 16

—verb

1) to inspect, observe, or survey an area for an operation.

—Related forms

re·con·noi·ter·er, noun
un·re·con·noi·tered, adjective

Question 17

Requite

Answer 17

—verb

1) to give or do in return.

—Related forms

re·quit·a·ble, adjective 
re·quite·ment, noun 
re·quit·er, noun 
un·re·quit·a·ble, adjective 
un·re·quit·ing, adjective

Question 18

Salient

Answer 18

—adjective

1) highly relevant: salient traits.

—Related forms

sa·li·ent·ly, adverb
un·sa·li·ent, adjective
un·sa·li·ent·ly, adverb

Question 19

Stratagem

Answer 19

—noun

1) a scheme for surprising or deceiving an enemy.

—Related forms

strat·a·gem·i·cal [strat-uh-jem-i-kuh l] , adjective
strat·a·gem·i·cal·ly, adverb