Vocab 901 - 920

Question 1

Corrective

Answer 1

– adjective / noun

1) tending to correct or rectify: corrective exercises.

Related forms

• • correctively, adverb
• • noncorrective, adjective, noun
• • noncorrectively, adverb
• • uncorrective, adjective

Question 2

Rapprochement

Answer 2

– noun

1) a harmonious relationship: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.

Question 3

Derogate

Answer 3

– verb

1) to veer or stray from: We have decided to derogate from the agreed plan of action.

Question 4

Colloquy

Answer 4

– noun

1) a conversational exchange or dialogue.

Question 5

Purview

Answer 5

– noun

1) Scope: This is beyond of the purview of our agreement.

Question 6

Extricate

Answer 6

– verb

1) to remove: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.

Question 7

Congenital

Answer 7

– adjective

1) having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.

Question 8

Diminution

Answer 8

– noun

1) a diminishment or reduction.

Question 9

Accurize

Answer 9

– verb

1) to improve accuracy (of a firearm).

Question 10

Performative

Answer 10

– adjective

1) relating to or denoting an statement by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (ex: I bet, I apologize, I promise ).

Question 11

(at) Loggerheads

Answer 11

– noun

1) a state of quarrelsome disagreement

Question 12

Affectation

Answer 12

– noun

1) behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress: the affectation of wealth.

Question 13

Conjecture

Answer 13

– noun / verb

1) an opinion formed on the basis of incomplete information: conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied.

Question 14

Intrinsic

Answer 14

– adjective

1) belonging naturally or essential: access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.

Question 15

Vestigial

Answer 15

– adjective

1) forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable: he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.

Question 16

Interminable

Answer 16

– adjective

1) endless: we got bogged down in interminable discussions.

Question 17

Contravene

Answer 17

– verb

1) to come in conflict with/oppose: to contravene a statement.

Question 18

Albumen

Answer 18

– noun

1) The nutritive matter surrounding an embryo.

Related forms
albuminous, adjective

Question 19

Autodidact

Answer 19

– noun

1) a self-taught person.

Related forms
autodidactic, adjective
autodidactically, adverb

Question 20

Duplicative

Answer 20

– adjective

1) exactly like or corresponding to something else:
duplicate copies of a letter.

Related forms