Vocab 281 - 300

Question 0

fait accompli

Answer 0

—noun

1) an accomplished fact: The enemy’s defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.

Question 1

Reductio ad absurdum

Answer 1

—noun

1) a reduction to an absurdity.

Question 2

Boor

Answer 2

—noun

1) an unmannerly person.

Question 3

Demur

Answer 3

—verb

1) to object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.

—Related forms

de·mur·ra·ble, adjective
un·de·mur·ring, adjective

Question 4

Entreat

Answer 4

—verb

1) to implore: to entreat the judge for mercy.

—Related forms

en·treat·ing·ly, adverb 
en·treat·ment, noun 
non·en·treat·ing, adjective 
non·en·treat·ing·ly, adverb 
un·en·treat·ed, adjective 
un·en·treat·ing, adjective

Question 5

Glower

Answer 5

—verb

1) an angry look.

—Related forms

glow·er·ing, adjective
glow·er·ing·ly, adverb
un·glow·er·ing, adjective
un·glow·er·ing·ly, adverb

Question 6

Gradation

Answer 6

—noun

1) a downward change.

—Related forms

gra·da·tion·al, adjective
gra·da·tion·al·ly, adverb
re·gra·da·tion, noun

Question 7

Iconoclast

Answer 7

—noun

1) a maverick.

—Related forms

i·con·o·clas·tic, adjective

Question 8

Ingratiate

Answer 8

—verb

1) to try and get in someone’s good graces: He ingratiated himself with all the guests.

—Related forms

in·gra·ti·a·tion, noun
in·gra·ti·a·to·ry, adjective

Question 9

Inter

Answer 9

—verb

1) to bury.

—Related forms

re·in·ter, verb (used with object), re·in·terred, re·in·ter·ring.
un·in·terred, adjective

Question 10

Largess

Answer 10

—noun

1) great generosity.

Question 11

Lassitude

Answer 11

—noun

1) lack of energy: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

Question 12

Loquacious

Answer 12

—adjective

1) over talkative: a loquacious dinner guest.

—Related forms

lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb
lo·qua·cious·ness, noun
un·lo·qua·cious, adjective
un·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb

Question 13

Mellifluous

Answer 13

—adjective

1) smoothly flowing.

—Related forms

mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverb
mel·lif·lu·ous·ness, noun
un·mel·lif·lu·ous, adjective
un·mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverb

Question 14

Mores

Answer 14

—noun

1) moral views of a group.

Question 15

Multifarious

Answer 15

—adjective

1) diverse: multifarious activities.

—Related forms

mul·ti·far·i·ous·ly, adverb
mul·ti·far·i·ous·ness, noun

Question 16

Peccadillo

Answer 16

—noun

1) a very minor offense.

Question 17

Penury

Answer 17

—noun

1) extreme poverty; destitution.
2) scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency.

Question 18

Peregrinate

Answer 18

—verb

1) to travel all over.

—Related forms

per·e·gri·na·tor, noun

Question 19

Taciturn

Answer 19

—adjective

1) silent in expression and manner.

—Related forms

tac·i·turn·ly, adverb
un·tac·i·turn, adjective
un·tac·i·turn·ly, adverb