Blue Book

Question 1

Preemptive

Answer 1

serving or intended to pre-empt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy.
“a pre-emptive strike”

relating to the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others.
“pre-emptive rights”

Question 2

Titillate

Answer 2

transitive verb
1 : to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
2 : tickle 2
intransitive verb
: to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement

Question 3

Vaudeville

Answer 3

a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of speciality acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance.
“his comedic roots are in vaudeville”
a light or comic stage play with interspersed songs.
plural noun: vaudevilles

Question 4

Efface

Answer 4

1 : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface ; also : to cause to vanish
2 : to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous

Question 5

Insidious

Answer 5

1 a : awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous
b : harmful but enticing : seductive
2 a : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
b of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent

Question 6

Aside

Answer 6

1 : an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone; especially : an actor’s speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters
2 : a straying from the theme : digression

Question 7

Undercut

Answer 7

5 : to strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
6 : to undermine or destroy the force, value, or effectiveness of
3 : to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor)

Question 8

Rehash

Answer 8

1 : to talk over or discuss again

2 : to present or use again in another form without substantial change or improvement

Question 9

Calumny

Answer 9

Defamation

Question 10

Libelous

Answer 10

: constituting or including a libel : defamatory <a></a>

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Question 11

Repeal

Answer 11

1 : to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
2 : abandon, renounce

3 obsolete : to summon to return : recall

Question 12

Temperance

Answer 12

1 : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint
2 a : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions
b : moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages

Question 13

Consolidate

Answer 13

1 : to join together into one whole : unite
2 : to make firm or secure : strengthen
3 : to form into a compact mass

Question 14

Suasion

Answer 14

the act of influencing or persuading

Question 15

Motley

Answer 15

1 : variegated in color <a>
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Question 16

Pilfer

Answer 16

steal; especially : to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again

Question 17

Perquisite

Answer 17

1 : a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages; especially : one expected or promised
2 : gratuity, tip
3 : something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession

Question 18

Predilection

Answer 18

an established preference for something

Question 19

Quixotic

Answer 19

1 : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
2 : capricious, unpredictable
synonyms see imaginary

Question 20

Agnostic

Answer 20

1 : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2 : a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something

Adj
2 : noncommittal, undogmatic

Question 21

Unswerving

Answer 21

Steady, unfaltering

Question 22

Unwitting

Answer 22

1 : not knowing : unaware

2 : not intended : inadvertent

Question 23

Gubernatorial

Answer 23

: of or relating to a governor

Question 24

Venal

Answer 24

1 : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable; especially : open to corrupt influence and especially bribery : mercenary <a>
2 : originating in, characterized by, or associated with corrupt bribery </a><a> </a>

Question 25

Partisan

Answer 25

1 : a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person; especially : one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance 2 a : a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy b : a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines synonyms see follower

Question 26

Embellish

Answer 26

1 : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate 2 : to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details : enhance

Question 27

Nebulous

Answer 27

Indistinct, vague

Question 28

Corroborate

Answer 28

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain

Question 29

Salutary

Answer 29

1 : producing a beneficial effect : remedial 2 : promoting health : curative synonyms see healthful

Question 30

Equivocal

Answer 30

1 a : subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse b : uncertain as an indication or sign 2 a : of uncertain nature or classification b : of uncertain disposition toward a person or thing : undecided c : of doubtful advantage, genuineness, or moral rectitude synonyms see obscure

Question 31

Truculent

Answer 31

adjective 1 : feeling or displaying ferocity : cruel, savage 2 : deadly, destructive 3 : scathingly harsh : vitriolic 4 : aggressively self-assertive : belligerent

Question 32

Esoteric

Answer 32

1 a : designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone b : requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group ; broadly : difficult to understand 2 a : limited to a small circle b : private, confidential 3 : of special, rare, or unusual interest

Question 33

Grandiose

Answer 33

Grand

Question 34

Microcosm

Answer 34

1 : a little world; especially : the human race or human nature seen as an epitome of the world or the universe 2 : a community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity

Question 35

Pedagogical

Answer 35

of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education

Question 36

Stilt

Answer 36

1 a : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking b : a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level

Question 37

Spurn

Answer 37

1 : to tread sharply or heavily upon : trample 2 : to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn synonyms see decline

Question 38

Finagle

Answer 38

1 : to obtain by indirect or involved means | 2 : to obtain by trickery

Question 39

Winnow

Answer 39

1 : to separate chaff from grain by fanning | 2 : to separate desirable and undesirable elements

Question 40

Overhaul

Answer 40

1 a : to examine thoroughly b (1) : repair (2) : to renovate, remake, revise, or renew thoroughly 2 : to haul or drag over 3 : overtake

Question 41

Brook

Answer 41

To stand for; tolerate

Question 42

Vagrant (adj)

Answer 42

1 : wandering about from place to place usually with no means of support 2 a : having a fleeting, wayward, or inconstant quality b : having no fixed course : random

Question 43

Overt

Answer 43

: open to view : manifest

Question 44

Artifice

Answer 44

1 a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity b : an ingenious device or expedient 2 a : an artful stratagem : trick b : false or insincere behavior

Question 45

Cabal

Answer 45

1 : the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government); also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues 2 : club, group

Question 46

Forbearance

Answer 46

1 : a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due 2 : the act of forbearing : patience 3 : the quality of being forbearing : leniency

Question 47

Forbear

Answer 47

1 : hold back, abstain | 2 : to control oneself when provoked : be patient

Question 48

Tawdry

Answer 48

: cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also : ignoble synonyms see gaudy

Question 49

Gaudy

Answer 49

1 : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented 2 : marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness : outlandish ; also : exceptional

Question 50

Lexicon

Answer 50

1 : dictionary 2 a : the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject b : the total stock of morphemes in a language 3 : repertoire, inventory

Question 51

Taut

Answer 51

1 a : having no give or slack : tightly drawn b : high-strung, tense 2 a : kept in proper order or condition b (1) : not loose or flabby (2) : marked by economy of structure and detail

Question 52

Vindictive

Answer 52

1 a : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful b : intended for or involving revenge 2 : intended to cause anguish or hurt : spiteful

Question 53

Miff

Answer 53

Noun 1 : a fit of ill humor 2 : a trivial quarrel transitive verb : to put into an ill humor : offend

Question 54

Encroach

Answer 54

1 : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another 2 : to advance beyond the usual or proper limits synonyms see trespass

Question 55

Modicum

Answer 55

: a small portion : a limited quantity

Question 56

Phlegmatic

Answer 56

1 : resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm(see phlegm ) 2 : having or showing a slow and stolid temperament synonyms see impassive

Question 57

Hokum

Answer 57

1 : a device used (as by showmen) to evoke a desired audience response 2 : pretentious nonsense : bunkum

Question 58

Ancillary

Answer 58

1 : subordinate, subsidiary | 2 : auxiliary, supplementary

Question 59

Corollary

Answer 59

1 : a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof 2 a : something that naturally follows : result b : something that incidentally or naturally accompanies Examples one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program

Question 60

Infirmity

Answer 60

1 a : the quality or state of being infirm b : the condition of being feeble : frailty 2 : disease, malady 3 : a personal failing : foible, fault

Question 61

Tangent

Answer 61

Digression

Question 62

Tangential

Answer 62

1 : of, relating to, or of the nature of a tangent 2 : acting along or lying in a tangent 3 a : divergent, digressive b : touching lightly : incidental, peripheral ; also : of little relevance

Question 63

Recrimination

Answer 63

: a retaliatory accusation; also : the making of such accusations

Question 64

Exacerbate

Answer 64

: to make more violent, bitter, or severe

Question 65

Pliable

Answer 65

1 a : supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking b : yielding readily to others : complaisant 2 : adjustable to varying conditions synonyms see plastic

Question 66

Flout

Answer 66

Jeer, scoff, scorn

Question 67

Rebate

Answer 67

1 : to reduce the force or activity of : diminish 2 : to reduce the sharpness of : blunt 3 a : to make a rebate of b : to give a rebate to

Question 68

Deferment

Answer 68

: the act of delaying or postponing; specifically : official postponement of military service