Vocab 481 - 500

Question 0

Subterfuge

Answer 0

—noun

1) an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

Question 1

Countenance

Answer 1

—noun

1) facial expression or look: a sad countenance.

—Related forms

coun·te·nanc·er, noun
un·coun·te·nanced, adjective
un·der·coun·te·nance, noun

Question 2

Corrigible

Answer 2

—adjective

1) reformable or improvable: a corrigible criminal.

—Related forms

cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, noun
cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb

Question 3

Splenetic

Answer 3

—adjective

1) irritable: a splenetic person.

—Related forms

sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·sple·net·ic, adjective
un·sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Question 4

Choleric

Answer 4

—adjective

1) extremely irritable.

—Related forms

chol·er·i·cal·ly, chol·er·ic·ly, adverb
chol·er·ic·ness, noun
non·chol·er·ic, adjective
un·chol·er·ic, adjective

Question 5

Onomasticon

Answer 5

—noun

1) a list or collection of specialized names or terms.

Question 6

Indemnify

Answer 6

—verb

1) to compensate for damage or loss.

—Related forms

in·dem·nif·i·ca·to·ry , adjective
in·dem·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun

Question 7

Inequity

Answer 7

—noun

1) unfairness.

Question 8

Peregrine

Answer 8

—adjective

1) foreign or coming from abroad.

—Related forms

per·e·grin·i·ty , noun

Question 9

Crapulous

Answer 9

—adjective

1) suffering from excess in drinking or eating.

Question 10

Prate

Answer 10

—verb

1) to babble pointlessly: They prated on until I was ready to scream.

—Related forms

prat·er, noun
prat·ing·ly, adverb
un·prat·ing, adjective

Question 11

Apropos

Answer 11

—adverb

1) fitting: apropos remarks.

Question 12

Foray

Answer 12

—noun

1) an initial venture: a successful foray into politics.

—Related forms

for·ay·er, noun

Question 13

Protract

Answer 13

—verb

1) to prolong.

—Related forms

pro·tract·ed·ly, adverb 
pro·tract·ed·ness, noun 
pro·tract·i·ble, adjective 
pro·trac·tive, adjective 
o·ver·pro·tract, verb (used with object) 
un·pro·tract·ed, adjective 
un·pro·trac·tive, adjective

Question 28

Cognomen

Answer 28

—noun

1) a nickname.

—Related forms

cog·nom·i·nal , adjective
cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb

Question 29

Trite

Answer 29

—adjective

1) lacking in freshness or stale: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.

—Related forms

trite·ly, adverb 
trite·ness, noun 
un·trite, adjective 
un·trite·ly, adverb 
un·trite·ness, noun

Question 30

Explication

Answer 30

—noun

1) an interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce’s book.

—Related forms

re·ex·pli·ca·tion, noun
self-ex·pli·ca·tion, noun

Question 31

Concordant

Answer 31

—adjective

1) harmonious.

—Related forms

con·cord·ant·ly, adverb 
non·con·cord·ant, adverb 
non·con·cord·ant·ly, adverb 
un·con·cord·ant, adjective 
un·con·cord·ant·ly, adverb

Question 32

Tempus Fugit

Answer 32

Latin.

1) time flies.

Question 33

Poignant

Answer 33

—adjective

1) Emotionally moving or of mental appeal: a poignant scene.

—Related forms

poign·ant·ly, adverb
un·poign·ant, adjective
un·poign·ant·ly, adverb