To Each His Own 1-40 Vocab

Question 0

Affable (adj)

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friendly and easy to talk to

Question 1

Corroborate (v)

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to support or help prove by providing evidence

Question 2

Indignant (adj)

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feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong

Question 3

Prowess (n)

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great ability or skill

Question 4

Reproach (v)

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to find fault with; blame; censure

Question 5

Tremulous (adj)

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shaking slightly especially because of nervousness, weakness, or illness

Question 6

Malleable (adj)

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capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes; easily changed or influenced

Question 7

Commiserate (v)

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to express sadness or sympathy for someone who has experienced something unpleasant

Question 8

Lament (v)

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to express sorrow, regret or unhappiness about somthing

Question 9

Haughty (adj)

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having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think they are better smarter, or more important than other people

Question 10

Dearth (n)

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the state or condition of not having enough of something

Question 11

Imprudent (adj)

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not wise or sensible

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Estrange (v)

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to cause someone to be no longer friendly or close to another person or group

Question 13

Assail (v)

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to attack or criticize in a violent or angry way

Question 14

Derision (n)

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the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way

Question 15

Perfunctory (adj)

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used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected

Question 16

Loquacious (adj)

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liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily

Question 17

Ascertain (v)

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to learn or find out

Question 18

Opaque (adj)

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• not letting light though

- difficult to understand or explain

Question 19

Shackled (n)

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preventing people from acting freely

Question 20

Scornful (adj)

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feeling or showing disdain

Question 21

Melancholy (n)

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a sad mood or feeling

Question 22

Ephemeral (adj)

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lasting a very short time

Question 23

Punctilio (n)

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• careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)

- a fine point, particular, as of conduct, procedure

Question 24

Perilous (adj)

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full of danger

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Excursion (n)

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a short trip especially for pleasure

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Maxim (n)

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a well-know phrase that expresses a general truth about life or a rule about behavior

Question 27

Retrench (v)

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to change the way things are done in order to spend less money

Question 28

Reticence (n)

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the state of being reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely

Question 29

Bespoke (adj)

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made to fit a particular person

Question 30

Laden (adj)

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burdened; loaded down

Question 31

Languor (n)

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a state of feeling tired and relaxed

Question 32

Corollary (n)

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something that naturally follows or results from another thing

Question 33

Expose (v)

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to leave (something) without covering or protection

Question 34

Guillotine (n)

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a machine with a heavy blade that is used in the past to cut off the heads of people

Question 35

Coefficient (adj)

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acting in consort; cooperating

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Impunity (n)

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freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

Question 37

Denounce (v)

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to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong

Question 38

Equivocal (adj)

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having two or more possible meanings

Question 39

Stentorian (adj)

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very loud