Round 5 - Vocab.com top 1000

Question 1

rapt

Answer 1

feeling great rapture or delight; deeply engrossed or absorbed; transported with emotion or spirit; enraptured

Question 2

pinion

Answer 2

bind or hold fast the arms of; to disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner; to bind (a person’s arms or hands) so they cannot be used; to disable (someone) in such a manner; shackle.

Question 3

axiom

Answer 3

universally accepted principle or rule; (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

Question 4

descry/espy

Answer 4

catch sight of; to discover; perceive; detect; discern; espy

Question 5

retinue

Answer 5

the group following and attending to some important person; a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite

Question 6

functionary

Answer 6

a worker who holds or is invested with an office; a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official

Question 7

imbibe

Answer 7

take in liquids; to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat

to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, or the like

ex. “to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery.”

Question 8

maraud

Answer 8

raid and rove in search of booty/plunder

Question 9

philology

Answer 9

historical/comparative linguistics; the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning

archaic meaning: love of learning and literature!

Question 10

caucus

Answer 10

meet to select a candidate or promote a policy or special interest/cause; a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy; a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process

to bring up or hold for discussion in a caucus:
ex “The subject was caucused.”

Question 11

salient

Answer 11

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; prominent or conspicuous; projecting outward

Question 12

propitiate

Answer 12

to make peace with; to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

Question 13

excise

Answer 13

to remove by cutting; to expunge as in a sentence from a text

a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports

Question 14

betoken/portend

Answer 14

be a signal for or a symptom of; to give evidence of; indicate; portend

Question 15

hoary

Answer 15

tedious from familiarity; stale

ancient or venerable; gray or white with age

Question 16

pedantic

Answer 16

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial/minute aspects or formalities

ostentatious in one’s learning.

Question 17

troth

Answer 17

a solemn pledge of fidelity; faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty; truth or verity

Question 18

belie

Answer 18

be in contradiction with

Question 19

succor

Answer 19

assistance in time of difficulty; help; relief; aid; assistance; person that gives aid

Question 20

divulge

Answer 20

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Question 21

burnish

Answer 21

to polish (a surface) by friction.
to make smooth and bright.
Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool

gloss; brightness; luster

Question 22

dissemble

Answer 22

make believe with the intent to deceive; to take apart; to put on the appearance of; feign; conceal true motives by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically

Question 23

flotilla

Answer 23

a fleet of small craft; group moving together

Question 24

invective

Answer 24

abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach; a railing accusation; vituperation

Question 25

vituperative

Answer 25

denunciatory; censoriously abusive

Question 26

censorious/carping

Answer 26

severely critical; faultfinding; carping

Question 27

hermitage

Answer 27

the abode of a hermit; any secluded place of residence or habitation; retreat; hideaway

Question 28

despoil

Answer 28

destroy and strip of its possession

Question 29

irksome

Answer 29

annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome; causing weariness or disgust

Question 30

prattle

Answer 30

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Question 31

subaltern

Answer 31

inferior in rank or status

Question 32

wreak

Answer 32

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance) on a victim ex. "he wreaked his anger on.."

Question 33

tenable

Answer 33

based on sound reasoning or evidence; capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: "a tenable theory" capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: "a research grant tenable for two years."

Question 34

inimitable

Answer 34

defying imitation; matchless

Question 35

depredation

Answer 35

the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage; (usually plural) a destructive action

Question 36

immutable

Answer 36

not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature

Question 37

proxy

Answer 37

a person authorized to act for another

Question 38

endue

Answer 38

give qualities or abilities to; to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty. to put on; assume: "Hamlet endued the character of a madman" to clothe

Question 39

imbue

Answer 39

to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions to saturate with color or moisture

Question 40

imbrue

Answer 40

to stain; to impregnate or imbue ex. They are imbrued with the follies of youth.

Question 41

pert

Answer 41

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy. jaunty and stylish; chic; natty; lively; sprightly; in good health

Question 42

natty

Answer 42

neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce

Question 43

disembark

Answer 43

to remove/unload; to go ashore (as oppose to embark which is to board a vehicle for a journey or start an enterprise)

Question 44

aria

Answer 44

an elaborate song for solo voice; an air or melody; an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio

Question 45

trappings

Answer 45

articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character. conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.

Question 46

abet

Answer 46

assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Question 47

distend

Answer 47

swell from or as if from internal pressure to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic to spread in all directions; expand; swell: "The sea distended about them."

Question 48

rejoinder

Answer 48

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Question 49

spangle

Answer 49

adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing

Question 50

blighted

Answer 50

affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity