Barron's 333 List 3

Question 1

Gainsay

Answer 1

v. Speak against, challenge, deny,

Question 2

Immutable

Answer 2

adj. Fixed, Cannot be changed

Question 3

Maverick

Answer 3

n. Rebel, Loner, Non-conformist

Question 4

Morose

Answer 4

adj. Gloomy, Sad, Quiet

Question 5

Officious

Answer 5

adj.

Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested or unwanted help; meddlesome; Obsolete, ready to serve

assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters.

“the security people were very officious”

Question 6

Rescind

Answer 6

v. Cancel out, Remove, Revoke;
Invalidated by higher authority: Repel

The farmers want the farm bills rescinded

Question 7

Venerate

Answer 7

v. Revere, Respect for someone, Honor someone with act

Question 8

Belie

Answer 8

v. To contradict, Disguise, to disguise the truth, to misinterpret

Question 9

Craven

Answer 9

adj. Cowardly, Defeated

Question 10

Impervious

Answer 10

adj.
Nor affected or bothered by something

Impenetrable

Question 11

Paucity

Answer 11

n. Scarcity, Shortage, Deficit

Question 12

Delineate

Answer 12

v.
To describe or portray with accuracy

Indicate exact position of (something)

Question 13

Futile

Answer 13

adj. Useless, Hopeless

Question 14

Rarefied

Answer 14

adj. Less dense; Known or understood by a small group of people: Esoteric, recondite

Question 15

Reprobate

Answer 15

n. depraved, unprincipled person;

v. to disapprove, condemn

Question 16

Apathy

Answer 16

n. Absence of emotion, interest or concern

Question 17

Burgeon

Answer 17

v. To grow or develop quickly, flourish

Question 18

Contrite

Answer 18

adj. Feeling/showing regret for bad behavior, Remorseful

Question 19

Effrontery

Answer 19

n. Shameless boldness; Very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; Audacity, Cockiness, Impertinence
hindi: गुस्ताख़ी

Question 20

Gregarious

Answer 20

adj. Friendly, Social

Question 21

Hyperbole

Answer 21

n. Obvious and intentional exaggeration; Rhetoric; figure of speech not to be taken seriously;

Question 22

Innocuous

Answer 22

adj. Harmless; Innocent; Inoffensive

Question 23

Malleable

Answer 23

adj. Capable of being changed, bent or adapted

Question 24

Meticulous

Answer 24

adj. very careful,diligent, attention to detail, scrupulous

Question 25

Pragmatic

Answer 25

adj. Practical. realistic

Question 26

Repudiate

Answer 26

adj. to reject; to say/show that (something) is unjust or not true; refuse to acknowledge or pay refuse to have anything to do with: disown deny, rescind, reprobate

Question 27

Vacillate

Answer 27

repeatedly changing opinions: indecisive, uncertain, oscillate

Question 28

Ambiguous

Answer 28

Unclear, having more than one possible meaning

Question 29

Assuage

Answer 29

v. Make (unpleasant feeling) less intense; relieve, ameliorate Satisfy, appease Pacify

Question 30

Bolster

Answer 30

v. to add to, support or uphold: strengthen, reinforce | eg: cushion

Question 31

Capricious

Answer 31

adj. changeable, inconsistent, fickle; not logical or reasonable - not able to predict, unpredictable "a capricious climate"

Question 32

Caustic

Answer 32

n. Severely critical or sarcastic Corrosive

Question 33

Chicanery | Shi-ca-nery

Answer 33

n. using trickery and deception to cheat "He wasn't above using chicanery to win votes"

Question 34

Deride

Answer 34

v. ridicule, insult, criticize, make fun of, mock the decision was derided by environmentalists

Question 35

Disabuse

Answer 35

v. to free from error, misconception or fallacy persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken. "he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions"

Question 36

Disparate

Answer 36

adj. different, eclectic, distinct essentially different in kind; not able to be compared. "they inhabit disparate worlds of thought"

Question 37

Dissemble

Answer 37

v. to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts "He had dissembled about the risks involved" to put on the appearance of : SIMULATE "She lay down and dissembled sleep"

Question 38

Equivocate

Answer 38

v. to use unclear language to deceive, mislead someone; to avoid committing oneself to what one says use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; prevaricate "the government have equivocated too often in the past" "he seemed to equivocate when asked about his last job"

Question 39

Mitigate

Answer 39

v. to make less painful or severe; ameliorate lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)

Question 40

Mollify

Answer 40

v. to make less angry: calm, appease | reduce severity: assuage, mitigate