Common Words III

Question 1

Juxtapose

Answer 1

Place side by side for contrast

Question 2

Refractory

Answer 2

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Question 3

Immutable

Answer 3

not able to be changed

Question 4

Mollify

Answer 4

to make something angry less angry, placate

Question 5

Insidious

Answer 5

working in a subtle but destructive way

Question 6

Tantamount

Answer 6

being essentially equal to something

Question 7

Eminent

Answer 7

standing above others in quality or position

Question 8

Frustrate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Tenacious

Answer 9

stubbornly unyielding

Question 10

Unequivocal

Answer 10

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Question 11

Contrive

Answer 11

to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

Question 12

Derivative

Answer 12

not original but drawing strongly on something already in existence, usually in reference to a creative product

Question 13

Negligible

Answer 13

so small as to be meaningless insignificant

Question 14

Fallacious

Answer 14

of a belief that it is based on faulty reasoning

Question 15

Precocious

Answer 15

characterized by or a characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in the mental aptitude)

Question 16

Itinerant

Answer 16

traveling from place to place to work

Question 17

Ephemeral

Answer 17

lasting a very short time

Question 18

Avaricious

Answer 18

excessively greedy

Question 19

Staunch

Answer 19

firm and dependable , especially in loyalty

Question 20

Travesty

Answer 20

an absurd presentation of something, a mockery

Question 21

Disaffected

Answer 21

discontented as toward authority

Question 22

Panache

Answer 22

distinctive and showing elegance, flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

Question 23

Ascetic

Answer 23

practicing self denial, noun- one who practices great self-denial

Question 24

Elucidate

Answer 24

make clearer and easier to understand

Question 25

Abstain

Answer 25

choose not to consumer or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)

Question 26

Forlorn

Answer 26

marked by or showing hopelessness

Question 27

Incongruous

Answer 27

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

Question 28

Jingoism

Answer 28

fanatical patriotism

Question 29

Subsume

Answer 29

contain or include, consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

Question 30

Languid

Answer 30

not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

Question 31

Delineate

Answer 31

describe in detail

Question 32

Guileless

Answer 32

free of deceit

Question 33

Circumvent

Answer 33

cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations

Question 34

Denotes

Answer 34

to be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

Question 35

Apathy

Answer 35

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Question 36

magnanimous

Answer 36

noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful

Question 37

Spurious

Answer 37

plausible but false

Question 38

Ameliorate

Answer 38

to make something bad better

Question 39

Quotidian

Answer 39

found in the normal course of events

Question 40

Jubilant

Answer 40

full of high spirited delight because of triumph or success

Question 41

Eclectic

Answer 41

comprised of a variety of styles

Question 42

Heretic

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a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

Question 43

Rudimentary

Answer 43

being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles

Question 44

Haughty

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Question 45

Derive

Answer 45

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, reason by deduction, establish by deduction

Question 46

Vilify

Answer 46

spread negative information about

Question 47

Supplant

Answer 47

to take the place or move into the position of, supersede and replace.

Question 48

Vehement

Answer 48

marked by extreme intensity or emotions or convictions

Question 49

Belligerent

Answer 49

characteristic of one eager to fight

Question 50

Treacherous

Answer 50

tending to betray, dangerously unstable and unpredictable