Vocab 1,501 - 1,520

Question 1

Accord

Answer 1

verb

1) to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
2) to grant; bestow: to accord due praise.

Question 2

Cosmopolitan

Answer 2

– adjective

1) worldly or free from local/national/ideas/prejudices/attachments

Question 3

Cosmopolite

Answer 3

– noun

1) a person who is cosmopolitan / citizen of the world.

Question 4

Historicity

Answer 4

– noun

1) The characteristic of having existed in history: The historicity of Jesus is a matter of debate.

Question 5

Suborn

Answer 5

– verb

1) to commit a crime/misdeed or to bribe/induce someone unlawfully.

Question 6

Delineate

Answer 6

– verb

1) describe/trace/outline with precision: In her speech she delineated the city plan with great care.

He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.

Question 7

Erstwhile

Answer 7

– adjective

1) former / of times past: We were erstwhile friends.

Question 8

Valedictory

Answer 8

– adjective

1) bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.

Question 9

Pundit

Answer 9

– noun

1) critic or commentator.
2) a learned person/expert/authority.

Question 10

Punditry

Answer 10

– noun

1) the opinions or methods of pundits.

Question 11

Culpable

Answer 11

– adjective

1) blameworthy.

Question 12

Discern

Answer 12

– verb

1) to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.

Question 13

Disfluency

Answer 13

– noun

1) an interruption in the smooth flow of speech, as by a pause or the repetition of a word or syllable.

Question 14

Pertinent

Answer 14

– adjective

1) relevant: pertinent details.

Question 15

Impertinent

Answer 15

– adjective

1) irrelevant: an impertinent detail.
2) uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.

Question 16

Furor

Answer 16

– noun

1) a general outburst of enthusiasm/excitement/controversy/etc.

Question 17

Awry

Answer 17

– adjective

1) wrong/amiss: Our plans went awry.

Question 18

Obeisance

Answer 18

– noun

1) deference or homage: The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.

Question 19

Deluge

Answer 19

– noun

1) anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail.

Question 20

Rejuvenate

Answer 20

– verb

1)restore to youthful vigor/appearance/etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.