Vicab Unit One

Question 1

Breach

Answer 1

(N.) an opening; a violation or infraction (v.) to create an opening, break through

Question 2

Brigand

Answer 2

(N.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Question 3

Circumspect

Answer 3

(Adj.) careful, cautious

Question 4

Commandeer

Answer 4

(V.) to seize for military or official use

Question 5

Cumbersome

Answer 5

(Adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Question 6

Deadlock

Answer 6

(N.) a standstill resulting from the opposition if two equal forces (v.) to bring to such a standstill

Question 7

Debris

Answer 7

(N.) scattered fragments, wreckage

Question 8

Diffuse

Answer 8

(V.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Question 9

Dilemma

Answer 9

(N.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 10

Efface

Answer 10

V.) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 11

Muddle

Answer 11

(V.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get b; (n.) a hopeless mess

Question 12

Opinionated

Answer 12

(Adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having. A close mind

Question 13

Perennial

Answer 13

(Adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

Question 14

Predispose

Answer 14

(V.) to incline beforehand

Question 15

Relinquish

Answer 15

(V.) to let go, give up

Question 16

Salvage

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(V.) to save from from fire or shipwreck; (n.) properly this saved

Question 17

Spasmodic

Answer 17

(Adj.) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent

Question 18

Spurious

Answer 18

(Adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

Question 19

Unbridled

Answer 19

(Adj.) lacking in restraint

Question 20

Mediocre

Answer 20

(Adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 21

Adjourn

Answer 21

(V.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Question 22

Alien

Answer 22

N. A citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange

Question 23

Comely

Answer 23

Adj. having a pleasing appearance

Question 24

Compensate

Answer 24

V. To make up for, to repay for services

Question 25

Dissolute

Answer 25

Adj. loose in one's morals or behaviors

Question 26

Erratic

Answer 26

Adj. not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable

Question 27

Expulsion

Answer 27

N. The process of driving or forcing out

Question 28

Feint

Answer 28

N. A deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; v. To make a deceptive movement, to make a pretense of

Question 29

Fodder

Answer 29

N. A food for horses or cattle; raw material designated for a certain purpose

Question 30

Fortify

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V. To strengthen, build up

Question 31

Illegible

Answer 31

Adj. difficult or impossible to read

Question 32

Jeer

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V. To make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. A rude remark or derision

Question 33

Lucrative

Answer 33

Adj. bringing in money, profitable

Question 34

Proliferate

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V. To reproduce, increase, or speed rapidly

Question 35

Subjugate

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V. To conquer by force, bring under compete control

Question 36

Sully

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V. To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

Question 37

Tantalize

Answer 37

V. To tease, torment by teasing

Question 38

Terse

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Adj. brief and to the point

Question 39

Unflinching

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Adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

Question 40

Abridge

Answer 40

V. To make shorter

Question 41

Adherent

Answer 41

N. A follower, supporter adj. attached, sticking to

Question 42

Altercation

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N. An angry argument

Question 43

Cherubic

Answer 43

Adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

Question 44

Condone

Answer 44

V. To pardon or overlook

Question 45

Dissent

Answer 45

V. To disagree, n. Disagreement

Question 46

Eminent

Answer 46

Adj. famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting

Question 47

Exorcise

Answer 47

V. To drive out by magic, dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

Question 48

Fabricate

Answer 48

V. To make, manufacture; to make up; invent

Question 49

Gluttony

Answer 49

N. Engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

Question 50

Irate

Answer 50

Adj. angry

Question 51

Marauder

Answer 51

N. A raider, plunderer

Question 52

Pauper

Answer 52

N. An extremely poor person

Question 53

Pilfer

Answer 53

V. To steal in small quantities

Question 54

Rift

Answer 54

N. A split, break, breach

Question 55

Semblance

Answer 55

N. A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

Question 56

Surmount

Answer 56

V. To overcome, rise above

Question 57

Terminate

Answer 57

V. To being to an end

Question 58

Trite

Answer 58

Adj. commonplace; overused, stale

Question 59

Usurp

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V. To seize and hold a position by force or without right

Question 60

Admonish

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(V.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty