Final Vocabulary

Question 1

domain (n)

Answer 1

complete and absolute ownership of land

Question 2

infinitesimal (adj)

Answer 2

immeasurably or incalculably small

Question 3

lateral (adj)

Answer 3

of or relating to the side

Question 4

quintessence (n)

Answer 4

the most typical example or representative

Question 5

serrated (adj)

Answer 5

notched or toothed on the edge

Question 6

veritable (adj)

Answer 6

being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

Question 7

acumen (n)

Answer 7

keenness and depth of perception

Question 8

askew (adj)

Answer 8

out of line : at an angle

Question 9

chasten (v)

Answer 9

to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline

Question 10

dictum (n)

Answer 10

a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion

Question 11

forte (n)

Answer 11

one’s strong point

Question 12

sycophant (n)

Answer 12

a servile self-seeking flatterer

Question 13

convoke (v)

Answer 13

to call together to a meeting

Question 14

fractious (adj)

Answer 14

tending to be troublesome : unruly

Question 15

fulminate (v)

Answer 15

to utter or send out with denunciation

Question 16

peruse (v)

Answer 16

to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner

Question 17

polemic (n)

Answer 17

an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another

Question 18

supplicate (v)

Answer 18

to ask humbly and earnestly of

Question 19

apprise (v)

Answer 19

to give notice to : tell

Question 20

cogent (adj)

Answer 20

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing

Question 21

colloquy (n)

Answer 21

conversation, dialogue

Question 22

elucidate (v)

Answer 22

to give a clarifying explanation

Question 23

lachrymose (adj)

Answer 23

given to tears or weeping : tearful

Question 24

palliative (adj)

Answer 24

something that moderates the intensity of

Question 25

adjure (v)

Answer 25

to urge or advise earnestly

Question 26

equivocal (adj)

Answer 26

of uncertain nature or classification

Question 27

foible (n)

Answer 27

a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior : weakness

Question 28

insolvent (adj)

Answer 28

unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business

Question 29

propitiate (v)

Answer 29

to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease

Question 30

restitution (n)

Answer 30

an act of restoring or a condition of being restored

Question 31

acerbic (adj)

Answer 31

sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

Question 32

deign (v)

Answer 32

to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one’s superiority that is involved : stoop

Question 33

misconstrue (v)

Answer 33

to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret

Question 34

narcissism (n)

Answer 34

egoism, egocentrism

Question 35

repine (v)

Answer 35

to long for something

Question 36

sartorial (adj)

Answer 36

of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

Question 37

archetype (n)

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the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype

Question 38

checkered (adj)

Answer 38

marked by alternation or contrast of fortune

Question 39

devolve (v)

Answer 39

to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another

Question 40

exigencies (n)

Answer 40

that which is required in a particular situation — usually used in plural

Question 41

minutiae (n)

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a minute or minor detail — usually used in plural

Question 42

motley (adj)

Answer 42

made up of many different people or things

Question 43

convulse (v)

Answer 43

to shake or agitate violently

Question 44

decree (n)

Answer 44

an order usually having the force of law

Question 45

fetid (adj)

Answer 45

having a heavy offensive smell

Question 46

infraction (n)

Answer 46

the act of infringing : violation

Question 47

sanguinary (adj)

Answer 47

bloodthirsty : murderous

Question 48

staccato (adj)

Answer 48

cut short or apart in performing : disconnected