Vocab 721 - 740

Question 1

Rusticate

Answer 1

— verb

1) to go to the country.

Question 2

Crinose

Answer 2

— adjective

1) hairy

Question 3

Raze

Answer 3

— verb

1) to demolish: to raze a row of old buildings.

Question 4

Sweven

Answer 4

— noun

1) a vision or dream.

Question 5

Sisyphean

Answer 5

— adjective

1) endless and unavailing (labor or task).

Question 6

Anemic

Answer 6

— adjective

1) lacking power: an anemic effort.

Question 7

Osculate

Answer 7

— verb

1) to kiss

Question 8

Effusive

Answer 8

— adjective

1) without reserve or pouring out: effusive greetings; an effusive person.

Question 9

Rapt

Answer 9

— adjective

1) deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.

— Related forms

raptly, adverb
raptness, noun

Question 10

De Novo

Answer 10

— adverb

1) from the beginning; anew

Question 11

Ceteris paribus (key-ter-is par-ri-bus)

Answer 11

Latin.

1) other things being equal.

Question 12

Bletting

Answer 12

— noun

1) the ripening of fruit: fruit can only be eaten after bletting.

Question 13

Pericope

Answer 13

—noun

1) an excerpt from a book.

—Related forms

pe·ric·o·pal, per·i·cop·ic , adjective

Question 14

Immolate

Answer 14

— verb

1) to sacrifice or destroy/kill by fire.

Question 15

Requisite

Answer 15

—adjective

1) required or necessary: the requisite skills of an engineer.

—Related forms

req·ui·site·ly, adverb 
req·ui·site·ness, noun 
non·req·ui·site, adjective, noun 
non·req·ui·site·ly, adverb 
non·req·ui·site·ness, noun 
un·req·ui·site, adjective 
un·req·ui·site·ly, adverb 
un·req·ui·site·ness, noun

Question 16

Indagate

Answer 16

—verb

1) to investigate; research.

—Related forms

in·da·ga·tion, noun
in·da·ga·tive, adjective
in·da·ga·tor, noun

Question 17

Extraneous

Answer 17

—adjective

1) external, foreign or irrelevant: extraneous substances in our water. an extraneous remark.

—Related forms

ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb 
ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, noun 
non·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjective 
non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb 
non·ex·tra·ne·ous·ness, noun 
un·ex·tra·ne·ous, adjective 
un·ex·tra·ne·ous·ly, adverb

Question 18

Quizzical

Answer 18

—adjective

1) odd, questioning or puzzled: a quizzical expression on her face.

—Related forms

quiz·zi·cal·i·ty, quiz·zi·cal·ness, noun
quiz·zi·cal·ly, adverb
un·quiz·zi·cal, adjective
un·quiz·zi·cal·ly, adverb

Question 19

Recant

Answer 19

— verb

1) to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc.

—Related forms

re·can·ta·tion , noun 
re·cant·er, noun 
re·cant·ing·ly, adverb 
un·re·cant·ed, adjective 
un·re·cant·ing, adjective

Question 20

Perdition

Answer 20

— noun

1) a state of final damnation.