Next 20 Most Popular Words

Question 0

Audacious

Answer 0

extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.

Question 1

Abstain

Answer 1

to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat.

Question 2

Desiccate

Answer 2

to dry thoroughly; dry up.

to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate.

Question 3

Gullible

Answer 3

easily deceived or cheated.

Question 4

Laudable

Answer 4

deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.

Question 5

Pedant

Answer 5

a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.

a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.

a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.

Question 6

Vacillate

Answer 6

to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.

to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.

to oscillate or fluctuate.

Question 7

Adulterate

Answer 7

to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.

Question 8

Capricious

Answer 8

subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.
Obsolete . fanciful or witty.

Question 9

Engender

Answer 9

to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.

to beget; procreate.

Question 10

Homogenous

Answer 10

Biology . corresponding in structure because of a common origin.

Question 11

Loquacious

Answer 11

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.

Question 12

Pragmatic

Answer 12

of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

Question 13

Volatile

Answer 13

evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.

Question 14

Apathy

Answer 14

absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.

Question 15

Corroborate

Answer 15

to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

Question 16

Ephemeral

Answer 16

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.

lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.

Question 17

Laconic

Answer 17

using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.

Question 18

Mitigate

Answer 18

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.

Question 19

Propriety

Answer 19

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.