Vocab 201 - 220

Question 0

Augury

Answer 0

—noun

1) a prophecy.

—Related forms

au·gu·ral, adjective

Question 1

Antipathy

Answer 1

—noun

1) extreme aversion.

—Related forms

an·tip·a·thist, noun

Question 2

Caustic

Answer 2

—adjective

1) severely sarcastic: a caustic remark.

—Related forms

caus·ti·cal·ly, caus·tic·ly, adverb 
caus·tic·i·ty [kaw-stis-i-tee] , caus·tic·ness, noun 
non·caus·tic, adjective 
non·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb 
o·ver·caus·tic, adjective 
o·ver·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb 
o·ver·caus·tic·i·ty, noun 
un·caus·tic, adjective 
un·caus·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Question 3

Doctrinaire

Answer 3

—noun

1) dogmatic: a doctrinaire preacher.

—Related forms

doc·tri·nair·ism, noun
non·doc·tri·naire, adjective
o·ver·doc·tri·naire, adjective
un·doc·tri·naire, adjective

Question 4

Ensconce

Answer 4

—verb

1) to settle snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.

Question 5

Ersatz

Answer 5

—adjective

1) artificial: an ersatz coffee made from grain.

Question 6

Hegemony

Answer 6

—noun

1) dominance.

—Related forms

heg·e·mon·ic [hej-uh-mon-ik] , heg·e·mon·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·he·gem·o·ny, noun, plural an·ti·he·gem·o·nies, adjective

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

—noun

1) obvious rhetorical exaggeration.

Question 8

Ignoble

Answer 8

—adjective

1) inferior: his ignoble purposes.

—Related forms

ig·no·bil·i·ty, ig·no·ble·ness, noun
ig·no·bly, adverb

Question 9

Impecunious

Answer 9

—adjective

1) poor.

—Related forms

im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ly, adverb
im·pe·cu·ni·ous·ness, im·pe·cu·ni·os·i·ty [im-pi-kyoo-nee-os-i-tee] , noun

Question 10

Noisome

Answer 10

—adjective

1) offensive odor.

—Related forms

noi·some·ly, adverb
noi·some·ness, noun

Question 11

Pallid

Answer 11

—adjective

1) pale: a pallid countenance.

—Related forms

pal·lid·ly, adverb
pal·lid·ness, noun

Question 12

Panegyric

Answer 12

—noun

1) elaborate praise.

—Related forms

pan·e·gyr·i·cal, adjective
pan·e·gyr·i·cal·ly, adverb
self-pan·e·gyr·ic, adjective

Question 13

Pejorative

Answer 13

—adjective

1) disparaging.

—Related forms

pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb 
non·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective 
non·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb 
un·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective 
un·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb

Question 14

Perspicacious

Answer 14

—adjective

1) discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.

—Related forms

per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb
per·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun

Question 15

Stasis

Answer 15

—noun

1) the state of equilibrium.

Question 16

Tacit

Answer 16

—adjective

1) implied: tacit approval.

—Related forms

tac·it·ly, adverb
tac·it·ness, noun

Question 17

Venerate

Answer 17

—verb

1) to revere.

—Related forms

ven·er·a·tor, noun
un·ven·er·at·ed, adjective

Question 18

Vicissitude

Answer 18

—noun

1) a dramatic change: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.

—Related forms

vi·cis·si·tu·di·nous, adjective

Question 19

Visage

Answer 19

—noun

1) the face

—Related forms

vis·aged, adjective