Vocab 981 - 1,000

Question 1

Mien

Answer 1

– noun

1) demeanor: a man of noble mien.

Question 2

Dragoman

Answer 2

– noun

1) a professional interpreter.

Question 3

Contradistinction

Answer 3

– noun

1) distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.

Question 4

Preprandial

Answer 4

– adjective

1) before a meal, especially before dinner: a preprandial apéritif.

Question 5

Ubiety (u-bye-e-ti)

Answer 5

– noun

1) the property of having a definite location at any given time; state of existing and being localized in space.

Related forms

– Ubietous

Question 6

Ennui (ahn-we)

Answer 6

– noun

1) a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

Question 7

Otiose [o-shee-ohs]

Answer 7

– adjective

1) serving no practical purpose or result.

Related forms
— Otiosity

Question 8

Cavil

Answer 8

– verb

1) to raise irritating and trivial objections (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.

Question 9

Inviolable

Answer 9

– adjective

1) secure from destruction, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.

Question 10

Definiens

Answer 10

– noun (pl) definientia

1) the word or words used to define or give an account of the meaning of another word, as in a dictionary entry.

Question 11

Capriole

Answer 11

– verb / noun

1) to / a caper or leap.

Question 12

Venal

Answer 12

– adjective

1) susceptible to bribery: a venal judge.

Question 13

Commute

Answer 13

– verb

1) to change (a penalty) to a less severe one: The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Question 14

Writ large

Answer 14

– expression

1) Signified, expressed, or embodied with greater magnitude: That book on Lincoln is simply an article writ large.

– She believed that cultures are just personalities writ large.

– The genius of the story is that it’s about ordinary life writ large.

Question 15

Swarthy

Answer 15

– adjective

1) of dark skin color/complexion

Related forms
– swarthiness, noun

Question 16

Acuity

Answer 16

– noun

1) sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.

Question 17

Malign

Answer 17

– verb

1) to speak untruths of, slander or defame: to malign an honorable man.

Question 18

Miscegenation

Answer 18

– noun

1) marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.

Question 19

Coup d’état

Answer 19

– noun

1) a sudden and decisive action resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.

Question 20

Scurrilous

Answer 20

– adjective

1) grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.