High-Frequency 1

Question 1

abridge

Answer 1

Condense or shorten

Question 2

abstemious

Answer 2

Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

Question 3

abstract

Answer 3

theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

Question 4

abstruse

Answer 4

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

Question 5

accessible

Answer 5

easy to approach; obtainable

Question 6

acclaim

Answer 6

applaud; announce with great approval

Question 7

adulation

Answer 7

flattery; admiration

Question 8

adversity

Answer 8

unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event

Question 9

belie

Answer 9

contradict; give a false impression

Question 10

cajole

Answer 10

coax; wheedle

Question 11

calculated

Answer 11

deliberately planned; likely

Question 12

candor

Answer 12

frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

Question 13

capricious

Answer 13

unpredictable; fickle; fanciful

Question 14

censorious

Answer 14

critical

Question 15

decorum

Answer 15

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct

Question 16

deference

Answer 16

courteous regard for another’s wish

Question 17

degradation

Answer 17

humiliation; debasement; degeneration

Question 18

delineate

Answer 18

portray; depict; sketch

Question 19

denounce

Answer 19

condemn; criticize

Question 20

deplore

Answer 20

regret; disapprove of

Question 21

eclectic

Answer 21

composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

Question 22

egotistical

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excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

Question 23

elated

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overjoyed; in high spirits

Question 24

facilitate

Answer 24

help bring about; make less difficult

Question 25

fallacious

Answer 25

false; misleading

Question 26

fanaticism

Answer 26

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

Question 27

garrulous

Answer 27

loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

Question 28

glutton

Answer 28

someone who eats too much

Question 29

hamper

Answer 29

obstruct

Question 30

idiosyncrasy

Answer 30

individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity