Brainscape's 1000: Set 1 Review (100/1000)

Question 1

Depredate (v)

Answer 1

to plunder, pillage, or destroy; to exploit

Question 2

Wend (v)

Answer 2

to go, proceed, or walk

Question 3

Pelagic (adj.)

Answer 3

relating to open seas rather than areas of water adjacent to land

Question 4

Froward (adj.)

Answer 4

intractable; stubbornly disobedient

The froward mule sat down in the middle of the field and refused to move all day.

Question 5

Purloin (v)

Answer 5

to steal

The thief purloined the diamonds and hid them in his loins.

Question 6

Succor (n)

Answer 6

relief during a time of struggle

The Red Cross provided succor to the refugees.

Question 7

Protean (adj.)

Answer 7

readily assuming different forms or characters

boggarts; exceptional actresses

Question 8

Proscribe (v)

Answer 8

to prohibit; to make unlawful (often due to danger)

Question 9

Supercilious (adj.)

Answer 9

arrogant; overbearing

His supercilious behavior drove away many of his peers.

Question 10

Apoplectic (adj.)

Answer 10

furious; enraged; relating to a stroke

When Marlin found out that he had been suspended from school, he apoplectically stormed out of the classroom.

Question 11

Simper (v)

Answer 11

to smirk; to say with a coy smile

Question 12

Miscegenation (n)

Answer 12

the interbreeding of different races; any mixture or hybrid

Question 13

Supine (adj.)

Answer 13

lying on one’s back (duh); morally slack

Question 14

Covey (v)

Answer 14

a small group of people; a group of partridges

Question 15

Limpid (adj.)

Answer 15

transparent/clear; calm; untroubled; serene

Question 16

Refulgent (adj.)

Answer 16

shining radiantly; brilliant

The refulgence of the sequined dress shocked ALL of the sorority girls.

Question 17

Factitious (adj.)

Answer 17

artificially produced; ersatz; fake

Question 18

Militate (v)

Answer 18

to have substantial bearing on; to work against (or for)

Question 19

Gainsay (v)

Answer 19

to deny, declare false, or contradict

Question 20

nostrum (n)

Answer 20

a questionable remedy/cure-all, or a placebo

Head-on was a nostrum.

Question 21

Obstreperous (adj.)

Answer 21

loudly stubborn; unruly; noisy

The obstreperous two-year-old kept everyone on the plane up for hours.

Question 22

Regale (v)

Answer 22

to entertain; to feast

Question 23

Stygian (adj.)

Answer 23

hellish; dark; gloomy

Question 24

Cozen (v)

Answer 24

to cheat; beguile

Question 25

ambit (n)

Answer 25

the extent, boundary, or scope of something Though I find his actions reprehensible, he was acting within the ambit of the law; thus, my hands were tied.

Question 26

apostate (n)

Answer 26

one who abandons belief, cause, party or religion

Question 27

Sophistry (n)

Answer 27

fallacious, though seemingly plausible, reasoning

Question 28

Perspicuity (n)

Answer 28

clarity of perceptiveness in speech, thought, or writing Sarah was looking for a perspicuous candidate, in speech, writing, and thought

Question 29

Enjoin (v)

Answer 29

to command or direct an action with authority (often to forbid an action)

Question 30

fulsome (adj.)

Answer 30

offensively flattering; insincere; offensive to the taste; generous or abundant I prefer Rachel's sincere criticism to all the fulsome praise I receive from Lauren.

Question 31

Extenuate (v)

Answer 31

to lessen the magnitude; to mitigate

Question 32

ineluctable (adj.)

Answer 32

unavoidable; inevitable A hectic lifestyle seems to be the ineluctable product of modernity.

Question 33

vitiate (v)

Answer 33

to corrupt; to reduce the quality of

Question 34

turpitude (n)

Answer 34

baseness; depravity; a vile act

Question 35

Plaintive (adj.)

Answer 35

mournful; sorrowful; melancholy Los Campesinos!'s lyrics are oh so plaintive.

Question 36

Pertinacious (adj.)

Answer 36

stubbornly unyielding (often in a belief) Her pertinacious devotion to the debunked theory led her to be marginalized in the scientific community.

Question 37

Recreant (adj./n)

Answer 37

a-->cowardly; n--> a coward The recreant knight ran from battle.

Question 38

Adduce (v)

Answer 38

to offer as proof in an argument Seth adduced several recent studies in support of his hypothesis.

Question 39

traduce (v)

Answer 39

to slander Many students are guilty of traducing their teachers in the hallways between classes; hopefully none of the teachers hear them!

Question 40

apposite (adj.)

Answer 40

Appropriate for the circumstance Though clever, Sarah's pun was not apposite to the solemn conversation.

Question 41

discursive (adj.)

Answer 41

rambling aimlessly through a wide range of subjects OR drawing conclusions based on reason (as opposed to intuition) The poor speaker gave a rambling, discursive speech; his conclusions, however, were discursive and concrete.

Question 42

Avocation (noun)

Answer 42

an extracurricular activity; a hobby My favorite avocation is playing the piano.

Question 43

Adumbrate (v)

Answer 43

to outline; to indicate vaguely or foreshadow

Question 44

Allege (v)

Answer 44

assume; state true w/o providing proof The neighbors alleged that it was the store owner who started the fire, but it turned out that he had been out of town after speaking with him.

Question 45

Altruism (n)

Answer 45

selfless concern for others

Question 46

Amenable (adj.)

Answer 46

open to suggestion; susceptible A good manager is amenable to his employee's new ideas.

Question 47

Didactic (adj.)

Answer 47

overly-instructive; preachy He may mean well, but pat's efforts to help come across as fussy and didactic.

Question 48

Dilapidated (adj.)

Answer 48

ruined; worn down

Question 49

Dilate (v)

Answer 49

to widen; to give a long speech on a subject

Question 50

Dirge (n)

Answer 50

a mournful song

Question 51

Disaffect (v)

Answer 51

to make someone lose loyalty or affection Her attention-seeking behavior disaffected many of her classmates.

Question 52

Discomfit (v)

Answer 52

to unsettle; to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed The presence of the victim's family at the trial discomfited the accused.

Question 53

Harangue (n/v)

Answer 53

n--> a rant; v --> to speak with intense emotions

Question 54

Tan (v)

Answer 54

to whip

Question 55

Heretical (adj.)

Answer 55

differing from official beliefs Galileo's discoveries of the nature of Earth's place in the universe were considered heretical at the time. Jesus was considered a heretic because his views stood outside of the official beliefs of Judaism.

Question 56

Hieroglyphic (adj.)

Answer 56

difficult to understand; mysterious The student could not read the teacher's hieroglyphic writing on the board.

Question 57

Husband (v)

Answer 57

to conserve; to manage financially

Question 58

Nonplussed (adj.)

Answer 58

confused to the point of being uncertain how to act; unperturbed She was nonplussed when her mother scolded her for no apparent reason.

Question 59

Noxious (adj.)

Answer 59

harmful in a physical or moral way

Question 60

Obdurate (adj.)

Answer 60

hardened in feeling; emotionally cold