Barron's 333 List 4

Question 1

Mundane

Answer 1

adj.

Boring, dull, ordinary, not spiritual

Question 2

Obviate

Answer 2

v.
Remove (a need or difficulty)
Avoid or prevent (something undesirable)
to make something no longer necessary

Question 3

Ostentatious

Answer 3

adj.

intended to attract notice/attention; pretentious, conspicuous; show to impress others

Question 4

Paragon

Answer 4

n.

model of perfection, excellence

Question 5

Penury

Answer 5

n.

oppressive lack of resources like money; severe poverty; stinginess

Question 6

Pristine

Answer 6

adj.

pure, primitive, immaculate

Question 7

Prodigal

Answer 7

adj.

wasteful expenditure, reckless spending of money and other resources

Question 8

Propitiate

Answer 8

v.
please someone, to make someone less angry by saying something desired: appease, assuage, mollify,placate

Win or regain a favor of someone by doing something that pleases them

The pagans thought it was important to propitiate god’s with sacrifices

Question 9

Refute

Answer 9

v.
disprove, prove to be false

a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias

Question 10

Salubrious

Salu-bri-ous

Answer 10

adj.

healthy, beneficial for health

Question 11

Soporific

Answer 11

adj.

tending to cause drowsiness or sleep

Question 12

Specious

Spe-shi-ous

Answer 12

adj.
falsely appearing to be fair or just; misleading in appreance, deceptive; suspicious

Social media is a specious place

Question 13

Sporadic

Answer 13

adj.

occurring irregularly or at random intervals

Question 14

Whimsical

Answer 14

adj.

unusual in a playful or amusing way; unpredictable, capricious, impulsive

Question 15

Aberrant

Answer 15

adj.

abnormal, unusual, deviating from normal

Question 16

Anachronism

Answer 16

adj.

something or someone out of time, not belonging to the present or particular time

Question 17

Analogous

Answer 17

adj.

similar in some way; showing likeness that permits one to draw analogy; similar in function but different in origin

Question 18

Antipathy

Answer 18

n.
dislike, aversion, obsolete; opposition in feeling

his fundamental antipathy to capitalism

Question 19

Artless

Answer 19

adj.

simple, natural, without cunning deceit

Question 20

Assiduous

Answer 20

adj.

showing great care, attention and effort; diligent, hard working

Question 21

Attenuate

Answer 21

v.

to become weak in strength value or magnitude

Question 22

Audacious

Answer 22

adj.

bold, fearless, courageous

Question 23

Convoluted

Answer 23

adj.

highly complex, intricate, having many twists and turns: tortuous

Question 24

Disinterested

Answer 24

adj.

not influenced by personal feelings, opinions or concerns; unbiased, neutral; not interested

Question 25

Dogmatic

Answer 25

adj. expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted: opinionated of relating to a dogma

Question 26

Ebullient

Answer 26

adj. | lively and enthusiastic, excited

Question 27

Fallacious

Answer 27

adj. | false belief, misconception

Question 28

Engender

Answer 28

v. to produce, cause, procreate, beget Cause or give rise to (a feeling situation, condition) The store gave out free samples to engender loyalty from their customers

Question 29

Flag

Answer 29

v. | to decorate with flags, to signal/warn, or mark something

Question 30

Harangue

Answer 30

n. scolding or long intense verbal attack: diatribe, tirade ANG- angry