500 Key Review

Question 1

Assail (v)

Answer 1

Attack with words or force

Question 2

Bumptious (adj)

Answer 2

Pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive

Question 3

Concede (v)

Answer 3

Admit reluctantly; yield

Question 4

Confound (v)

Answer 4

To mix up (in your own mind); to confuse someone else

Question 5

Contend (v)

Answer 5

To argue a point or position; to struggle for

Question 6

Contract (v)

Answer 6

Squeeze together; shrink

Question 7

Contrite (adj)

Answer 7

Sorry, penitent

Question 8

Corroborate (v)

Answer 8

Support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm

Question 9

Denounce (v)

Answer 9

Criticize; condemn

Question 10

Deprecate (v)

Answer 10

Disapprove; belittle

Question 11

Discord (n)

Answer 11

Disagreement; dissonance

Question 12

Distended (adj)

Answer 12

Swollen; extended

Question 13

Elated (adj)

Answer 13

Extremely happy; overjoyed

Question 14

Flaccid (adj)

Answer 14

Lacking firmness; soft; limp

Question 15

Garbled (adj)

Answer 15

Changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled

Question 16

Immutable (adj)

Answer 16

Unable to change

Question 17

Impede (v)

Answer 17

Get in the way; hinder

Question 18

Impudence (n)

Answer 18

Rudeness; insolence

Question 19

Inane (adj)

Answer 19

Silly; insignificant

Question 20

Inaugurate (v)

Answer 20

Begin; induct to

Question 21

Induce (v)

Answer 21

Cause to happen; bring about

Question 22

Inert (adj)

Answer 22

Lacking movement; inactive; sluggish

Question 23

Inscrutable (adj)

Answer 23

Mysterious

Question 24

Intractable (adj)

Answer 24

Stubborn; immovable

Question 25

Jaundice (n)

Answer 25

Yellow color; envy or resentment

Question 26

Jubilant (adj)

Answer 26

Filled with joy

Question 27

Juncture (n)

Answer 27

Point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection

Question 28

Kinetic (adj)

Answer 28

In motion, active

Question 29

Laconic (adj)

Answer 29

Quiet; of few words; terse

Question 30

Languish (v)

Answer 30

Lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed

Question 31

Levity(n)

Answer 31

Lightness, playfulness, jocularity

Question 32

Loath (adj)

Answer 32

Reluctant; unwilling

Question 33

Lofty (adj)

Answer 33

At a great height; elevated; noble

Question 34

Mendacity (n)

Answer 34

A lie; a false statement

Question 35

Objurgate (v)

Answer 35

Scold; castigate

Question 36

Obliterate (v)

Answer 36

Remove or destroy completely; erase

Question 37

Paltry (adj)

Answer 37

Worthless; insignificant; petty

Question 38

Portent (n)

Answer 38

Warning sign; omen; indication

Question 39

Preclude (v)

Answer 39

Prevent; make impossible

Question 40

Protract (v)

Answer 40

Exfend in time or space

Question 41

Ratify (v)

Answer 41

Approve (by formal vote, for example); confirm

Question 42

Relegate (v)

Answer 42

Reduce or demote to an inferior place or position; banish

Question 43

Asperity (adj)

Answer 43

Roughness, harshness, irritability

Question 44

Sanction (v) | Sanguine (adj)

Answer 44

(V) approve; give consent | (Adj) optimistic; cheerful

Question 45

Scanty (adj)

Answer 45

Small in quantity; insufficient

Question 46

Slander (n)

Answer 46

Negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue

Question 47

Spurious (adj)

Answer 47

False; fake; misleading

Question 48

Subjugate (v)

Answer 48

Take over; enslave

Question 49

Truculent (adj)

Answer 49

Aggressive; savage; cruel

Question 50

Unerring (adj)

Answer 50

Without making a mistake

Question 51

Vagrant (n)

Answer 51

Homeless person; wanderer

Question 52

Verbose (adj)

Answer 52

Very talkative; loquacious

Question 53

Wanton (adj)

Answer 53

Excessive; uncontrolled; lustful

Question 54

Depravity (n)

Answer 54

Corruption, perversion, evil

Question 55

Deterrent (n)

Answer 55

Something that prevents or discourages an act

Question 56

Devious (adj)

Answer 56

Tricky, crooked

Question 57

Disputatious (adj)

Answer 57

Tending to argue, controversial

Question 58

Expedient (adj)

Answer 58

Useful for reaching a desired end

Question 59

Impunity (n)

Answer 59

Freedom from punishment or harm

Question 60

Nascent (adj)

Answer 60

Recently born or created

Question 61

Obtrusive (adj)

Answer 61

Sticking out; pushy

Question 62

Rectify (v)

Answer 62

To fix, to correct

Question 63

Rescind (v)

Answer 63

Take back; remove; void

Question 64

Sagacity (n)

Answer 64

Wisdom; shrewdness

Question 65

Vagary (n)

Answer 65

An unpredictable result of action