Vocab 461 - 480

Question 0

Effloresce

Answer 0

—verb

1) to blossom.

Question 1

Obliquity

Answer 1

—noun

1) being oblique, dishonest or immoral.

—Related forms

o·bliq·ui·tous, adjective

Question 2

Axiom

Answer 2

—adjective

1) a self-evident truth.

—Related forms
ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective
ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb 
non·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective 
non·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjective 
non·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb 
un·ax·i·o·mat·ic, adjective 
un·ax·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Question 6

Scintillate

Answer 6

—verb

1) to emit sparks.

Question 7

Immiscible

Answer 7

—adjective

1) incapable of being mixed.

Question 8

Prelusive

Answer 8

—adjective

1) introductory.

Question 9

Magnanimous

Answer 9

—adjective

1) forgiving and merciful: to be magnanimous toward one’s enemies.

—Related forms

mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb 
mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun 
un·mag·nan·i·mous, adjective 
un·mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb 
un·mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun

Question 10

Compunction

Answer 10

—noun

1) remorse.

—Related forms

com·punc·tion·less, adjective

Question 11

Ad Hominem

Answer 11

—adjective

1) attacking an opponent’s character rather than answering his argument.

Question 12

Grabble

Answer 12

—verb

1) to grope.

Question 13

Hypothecate

Answer 13

—verb

1) to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.

—Related forms

hy·poth·e·ca·tion, noun
hy·poth·e·ca·tor, noun

Question 14

Tarantism

Answer 14

—noun

1) an uncontrollable impulse to dance.

Question 15

A priori

Answer 15

—adjective

1) not based on prior study or examination: an a priori judgment.

—Related forms

a·pri·or·i·ty , noun

Question 17

Mea Culpa

Answer 17

—Noun

1) through my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one’s responsibility).

Question 18

Nudnik

Answer 18

—noun

1) a persistently boring pest.

Question 19

Byzantine

Answer 19

—adjective

1) complex or intricate: a deal requiring Byzantine financing.

Question 20

Pollyannaish

Answer 20

—adjective

1) unreasonably or illogically optimistic: some pollyannaish notions about world peace.

Question 21

Schadenfreude

Answer 21

—noun

1) pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.

Question 22

Excoriate

Answer 22

—verb

1) berate severely: He was excoriated for his mistakes.

—Related forms

un·ex·co·ri·at·ed, adjective

Question 23

Perchance

Answer 23

—adverb

1) perhaps.