Basic III

Question 1

entice

Answer 1

verb: get someone to do something through (often false and exaggerated) promises

Question 2

degrade

Answer 2

verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Question 3

transitory

Answer 3

adjective: lasting a very short time

Question 4

quandary

Answer 4

noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

Question 5

elusive

Answer 5

adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember

Question 6

malleable

Answer 6

adjective: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
adjective: easily influenced

Question 7

boon

Answer 7

noun: a desirable state; something helpful or beneficial
adjective: very close and convivial

Question 8

snide

Answer 8

adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

Question 9

patronize

Answer 9

verb: treat condescendingly

Question 10

plodding

Answer 10

adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious

Question 11

archaic

Answer 11

adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period

Question 12

ingenuity

Answer 12

noun: the power of creative imagination

Question 13

disenfranchise

Answer 13

verb: deprive of voting rights

Question 14

respite

Answer 14

noun: a pause from doing something (as work)

Question 15

malady

Answer 15

noun: a disease or sickness

Question 16

meander

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verb: to wander aimlessly

Question 17

morose

Answer 17

adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy

Question 18

incessant

Answer 18

adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Question 19

resolve

Answer 19

verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

Question 20

robust

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adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

Question 21

deter

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verb: turn away from by persuasion
verb: try to prevent; show opposition to

Question 22

obdurate

Answer 22

adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding

Question 23

autonomously

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adverb: acting independently; self-governing (of a country)

Question 24

inclement

Answer 24

adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy
adjective: (of persons or behavior) showing no mercy

Question 25

appreciable

Answer 25

adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

Question 26

impermeable

Answer 26

adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through

Question 27

muted

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adjective: softened, subdued

Question 28

dearth

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noun: a lack or shortage

Question 29

advocate

Answer 29

verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Question 30

jocular

Answer 30

adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor

Question 31

disheartened

Answer 31

adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Question 32

moot

Answer 32

adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way

Question 33

discriminate

Answer 33

verb: recognize or perceive the difference

Question 34

thwart

Answer 34

verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Question 35

apprehension

Answer 35

noun: fearful expectation

Question 36

flounder

Answer 36

verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties

Question 37

consummate

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adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill verb: to make perfect and complete in every respect

Question 38

guffaw

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verb: laugh boisterously

Question 39

pithy

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adjective: concise and full of meaning

Question 40

fete

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verb: to celebrate a person

Question 41

impede

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verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to

Question 42

stolid

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adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

Question 43

proponent

Answer 43

noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Question 44

fledgling

Answer 44

adjective: young and inexperienced noun: any new participant in some activity

Question 45

renege

Answer 45

verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Question 46

ornate

Answer 46

adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

Question 47

raffish

Answer 47

adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Question 48

endemic

Answer 48

adjective: native; originating where it is found

Question 49

ascendancy

Answer 49

noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Question 50

avid

Answer 50

adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm