Before Thanksgiving Vocab

Question 1

brouhaha

Answer 1

excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event

Question 2

Cacophonous

Answer 2

having a harsh or discordant sound.

Question 3

Cogitate

Answer 3

to think hard; ponder; meditate:

Question 4

Corona

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a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.

Question 5

Dexterous

Answer 5

skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.
having mental adroitness or skill; clever.
done with skill or adroitness.
right-handed.

Question 6

Harbinger

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a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign:
Frost is a harbinger of winter.
a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.

Question 7

Inclement

Answer 7

(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
not kind or merciful.

Question 8

Deciduous

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shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth.
not permanent; transitory.

Question 9

Nadir

Answer 9

Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Astrology. the point of a horoscope opposite the midheaven: the cusp of the fourth house.
the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.

Question 10

Exodus

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a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people:

Question 11

Appendage

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a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.

Question 12

Emaciated

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thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny.

Question 13

Loquacious

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talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous:

Question 14

Ludicrous

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causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable:

Question 15

Titanic

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of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state.

Question 16

Cadence

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rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:

Question 17

Celestial

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pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in celestial body.

Question 18

Fiasco

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a complete and ignominious failure.

Question 19

Gregarious

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fond of the company of others; sociable.

living in flocks or herds, as animals.

Question 20

Kowtow

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To act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference. to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.

Question 21

Ambrosial

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exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
worthy of the gods; divine.

Question 22

Ballyhoo

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a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.

Question 23

Caucus

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a local meeting of party members to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.

Question 24

Escalate

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to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:

Question 25

Panorama

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an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.

Question 26

Bedlam

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a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.

Question 27

Halcyon

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Calm, Peaceful, Tranquil

Question 28

Irreparable

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not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good:

Question 29

Remorse

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deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.

Question 30

Silhouette

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a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile. the outline or general shape of something:

Question 31

Spectrum

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a broad range of varied but related ideas or objects, the individual features of which tend to overlap so as to form a continuous series or sequence:

Question 32

Androgynous

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being neither strictly male nor strictly female, often possessing physical sex traits of both.

Question 33

Aperture

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an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.

Question 34

Maelstrom

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a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool. | a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs:

Question 35

Ostracize

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to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:

Question 36

Reverie

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a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:

Question 37

Explicit

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fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied;

Question 38

Accost

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To confront boldly

Question 39

Implore

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To beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy

Question 40

Preclude

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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible:

Question 41

Impunity

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Exemption from punishment

Question 42

Zealous

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full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.

Question 43

Deplorable

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causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend. causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad:

Question 44

Quarry

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an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. an abundant source or supply.

Question 45

Condone

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To disregard or overlook

Question 46

Tangible

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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary:

Question 47

Imperative

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Absolutely necessary, unavoidable

Question 48

Diverting

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to take (attention) away from someone or something. : to take the attention of (someone) away from something or someone. Entertaining, amusing

Question 49

Scruple

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a very small portion or amount

Question 50

Indolently

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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:

Question 51

Discern

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to distinguish or discriminate.

Question 52

Bellicose

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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

Question 53

Cryptic

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mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous:

Question 54

Formidable

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causing fear, apprehension, or dread:

Question 55

Gossamer

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a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors., any thin light fabric

Question 56

Rendezvous

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an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

Question 57

Amalgam

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an alloy that consists chiefly of silver mixed with mercury and variable amounts of other metals and is used as a dental filling.

Question 58

Ambulatory

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moving about or from place to place; not sitting still, able to walk

Question 59

Apparition

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anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling:

Question 60

Equilibrium

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equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.

Question 61

Expunge

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To wipe, or blot out. Erase

Question 62

Hirsute

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Hair, shaggy

Question 63

Masticate

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To chew, to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.

Question 64

Ruminate

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To chew again or over and over

Question 65

Sinewy

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vigorous or forceful, as language, style, etc.: