Vocab 2,001 - 2,020

Question 1

Barycenter

Answer 1

– noun

1) The center of mass of two or more bodies, usually bodies orbiting around each other, such as the Earth and the Moon.

Question 2

Expeditious

Answer 2

– adjective

1) quick: an expeditious answer to an inquiry.

Question 3

Enclave

Answer 3

– noun

1) any small, distinct enclosed within a larger one: a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.

Question 4

Whip-smart

Answer 4

– adjective

1) very quick-witted and intelligent: a private eye is expected to be whip-smart and tough as nails.

Question 5

Elaborate

Answer 5

– verb

1) to give an additional or fuller treatment: to elaborate upon a theme or an idea.

Question 6

Unflappable

Answer 6

– adjective

1) imperturbable in a crisis.

Question 7

Lilliputian

Answer 7

– adjective

1) extremely small/diminutive/petty/trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war.

Question 8

Particularize

Answer 8

– verb

1) specify / to go into details: My lawyer advised me to particularize all my complaints against my landlord.

Related forms

• • particularization, noun
• • particularizer, noun
• • unparticularized, adjective
• • unparticularizing, adjective

Question 9

Gobsmacked

Answer 9

– adjective

1) utterly astounded; astonished.

Question 10

Striations

Answer 10

– noun

1) any of a number of scratches or parallel grooves on the surface of a rock, resulting from the action of moving ice, as of a glacier.

Question 11

Paradigmatic

Answer 11

– adjective

1) relating to something that is an ideal or standard: Monet’s paintings are paradigmatic of impressionism — they are a typical example of that style of art.

Question 12

Incalculable

Answer 12

– adjective

1) very numerous or great / unable to be calculated / beyond calculation.

Question 13

Cataclysmic

Answer 13

– adjective

1) of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm: cataclysmic changes.

Question 14

Artifact

Answer 14

– noun

1) any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation.

Question 15

Symptomatic

Answer 15

– adjective

1) pertaining to a symptom or symptoms: this behavior is symptomatic of an underlying problem.

Question 16

Denizen

Answer 16

– noun

1) a habitué / inhabitant / resident / person who frequents a place: the denizens of a local bar.

Question 17

Habitué

Answer 17

– noun

1) a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.

Question 18

Coup de grâce (koo-de-grahs)

Answer 18

– noun

1) a death blow, especially one delivered mercifully to end suffering.

Question 19

Quibble

Answer 19

– noun

1) petty or carping criticism/cavil.

Question 20

Pandemonium

Answer 20

– noun

1) wild uproar or unrestrained disorder.