Vocab 621 - 640

Question 1

Pugnacious

Answer 1

— adjective

1) quarrelsome or combative.

—Related forms

pug·na·cious·ly, adverb
pug·nac·i·ty
un·pug·na·cious, adjective
un·pug·na·cious·ly, adverb
un·pug·na·cious·ness, noun

Question 2

Rectitude

Answer 2

— noun

1) rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.

Question 3

Rescind

Answer 3

— verb

1) to revoke or repeal.

— Related forms

re·scind·a·ble, adjective
re·scind·er, noun
re·scind·ment, noun
un·re·scind·ed, adjective

Question 4

Sanctimonious

Answer 4

— adjective

1) a show of hypocritical piety: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.

— Related forms

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
non·sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous, adjective
non·sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
non·sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun

Question 5

Solipsistic

Answer 5

— adjective

1) characterized by the theory that only the self exists: Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.

Question 6

Staid

Answer 6

— adjective

1) of settled or sedate character.

—Related forms

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

Question 7

Tenuous

Answer 7

— adjective

1) unsubstantiated, of little significance or vague: a tenuous argument.

— Related forms

ten·u·ous·ly, adverb
ten·u·ous·ness, noun
un·ten·u·ous, adjective
un·ten·u·ous·ly, adverb
un·ten·u·ous·ness, noun

Question 8

Timorous

Answer 8

— adjective

1) fearful: The noise made them timorous.

—Related forms

tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
tim·or·ous·ness, noun
o·ver·tim·or·ous, adjective
o·ver·tim·or·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·tim·or·ous·ness, noun

Question 9

Tractable

Answer 9

— adjective

1) easily managed or controlled: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.

—Related forms

trac·ta·bil·i·ty, trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
trac·ta·bly, adverb
non·trac·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
non·trac·ta·ble, adjective
non·trac·ta·ble·ness, noun

Question 10

Transmute

Answer 10

— verb

1) to transform.

—Related forms

trans·mut·a·ble, adjective
trans·mut·a·bil·i·ty, trans·mut·a·ble·ness, noun
trans·mut·a·bly, adverb
trans·mut·er, noun
un·trans·mut·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Question 11

Unctuous

Answer 11

— adjective

1) Greasy or characterized by excessive affected piousness.

— Related forms

unc·tu·ous·ly, adverb
unc·tu·ous·ness, unc·tu·os·i·ty

Question 12

Wistful

Answer 12

— adjective

1) characterized by longing or yearning.

— Related forms

wist·ful·ly, adverb
wist·ful·ness, noun
un·wist·ful, adjective
un·wist·ful·ly, adverb
un·wist·ful·ness, noun

Question 13

Zenith

Answer 13

— noun

1) a highest point or state.

Question 14

Apprise

Answer 14

— verb

1) to inform or advise: to be apprised of the death of an old friend.

Question 15

Pabulum

Answer 15

— noun

1) something that nourishes the body or mind.

Question 16

Anamnesis

Answer 16

— noun

1) the recollection of the past; reminiscence.

—Related forms

an·am·nes·tic, adjective
an·am·nes·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Question 17

Novation

Answer 17

— noun

1) the substitution of something new for something old.

Question 18

Truss

Answer 18

— verb

1) to tie, bind, or fasten.

— Related forms

truss·er, noun
un·der·truss, verb (used with object)

Question 19

Gasconade

Answer 19

— noun

1) extravagantly boastful talk or bluster.

—Related forms

gas·con·ad·er, noun

Question 20

Paregmenon

Answer 20

— noun

1) the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”