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1
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Ingrate

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n. ungrateful person

2
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Inimical

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adj. tending to obstruct or harm

3
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Iniquitous

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adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong

4
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Inscrutable

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adj. impossible to understand or interpret

5
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Insentient

A

adj. unfeeling or incapable of understanding things; inanimate

6
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Insipid

A

adj. dull; bland

7
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Insolent

A

adj. showing a rude and lack of respect

8
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Insolvent

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adj. unable to pay debts owed

9
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Insuperable

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adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome

10
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Peppery

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adj. (of a person) irritable and sharp tongued

11
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Percipient

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adj. (of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive; insightful

12
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Perdition

A

n. damnation

13
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Perfidy

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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery

14
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Peripatetic

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n. or adj. nomadic

15
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Pernicious

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adj. destructive esp. in a gradual or subtle way; harmful

16
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Persnickety

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adj. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fastidious; fussy

17
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Perspicacious

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adj. having a ready insight into and understanding of things

18
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Perspicacity

A

n. insight; shreadness

19
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Teeming

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v. be full or swarming with

20
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Teetotalism

A

adj. total absence from alcohol

21
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Temerity

A

n. excessive confidence; audacity

22
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Temper

A

v. moderate

23
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Tendentious

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adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one; dogmatic; biased

24
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Protean

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adj. tending or able to change frequently or easily; changing

25
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Prostration

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n. lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness or emotional exhaustion

26
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Prosody

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n. study of versification; the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry and language

27
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Proselyte

A

n. a person who has converted from one opinion to another

28
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Prosaic

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adj. lacking poetic beauty; commonplace

29
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Propitious

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adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success

30
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Propitiate

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v. appease; try to gain favor

31
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Prolixity

A

n. wordiness

32
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Proletarian

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n. member of the working class

33
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Progeny

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n. offspring

34
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Profligate

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adj. licentious or dissolute people; adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

35
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Gambol

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v. frolic; leap about playfully

36
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Gambit

A

n. opening move; transaction

37
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Galleon

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n. ancient type of sailing ship

38
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Gall

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n. bitterness (bad feeling); bold, impudent behavior; annoyance

39
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Gadfly

A

n. an annoying person esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism

40
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Define:

Fusillade

A

n. or v. long bursts of gunfire

41
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Define:

Furtive

A

adj. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically beacause of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble

42
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Define:

Furrow

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n. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a polw; groove

43
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Fulmination

A

n. an expression of vehement protest

44
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Fulminate

A

v. express vehement protest

45
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Agglomerate

A

v. collect or form into a mass or group

46
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Affected

A

v. influence or imitate; have an effect on or move emotionally; adj. influenced or touched by an external factor

47
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Adumbrated

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v. report or represent in outline; foreshadow

48
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Admonitory

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adj. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand

49
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Adjuvant

A

n. a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen

50
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Adduce

A

v. cite as evidence

51
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Addlepated

A

adj. lacking common sense

52
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Define:

Addled

A

v. or adj. confuse

53
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Fettered

A

v. restraint or check on someone’s freedom to do something

54
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Imputation

A

n. a representation (esp something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute

55
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Palliative

A

adj. a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure

56
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Define:

Sobriquets

A

n. a person’s nickname

57
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Define:

Mien

A

n. a person’s look or manner esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

58
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Dilettantes

A

n. a person with an amateur interest in the arts without real commitment or knowledge

59
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Define:

Fabulists

A

n. a person who tells fables; a liar esp. a person who invents elaborate stories

60
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Miser

A

n. a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

61
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Define:

Vassal

A

n. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance; a person or country in a subordinate position to another

62
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Define:

Cads

A

n. a man who behaves dishonorably, especially towards a woman

63
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Define:

Indelicate

A

adj. a lack of sensitive understanding or tact

64
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Define:

Ululation

A

n. a howl or wail of strong emotion

65
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Define:

Pantheon

A

n. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people

66
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Define:

Pidgin

A

n. a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language

67
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Define:

Amity

A

n. a friendly relationship

68
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Define:

Gaunt

A

adj. emaciated (thin and weak); bony and angular esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age

69
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Fissile

A

adj. easily split

70
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Pugnacious

A

adj. eager or quick to argue

71
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Vapid

A

adj. dull; uninspiring

72
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Droll

A

adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; n. a buffoon

73
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Sere

A

adj. dry or weathered

74
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Potable

A

adj. drinkable

75
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Dubious

A

adj. hesitating or doubtful

76
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Undergird

A

v. support

77
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Define:

Veneer

A

n. an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings; surface coating

78
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Capitulate

A

v. surrender

79
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Define:

Dulcet

A

adj. (esp. of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

80
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Define:

Billowing

A

v. swelling; fluttering; n. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke or steam; a large sea wave

81
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Celerity

A

n. swiftness of movement

82
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Turgid

A

adj. swollen or distended; tediously pompous or bombastic

83
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Doff

A

v. take off (an item of clothing)

84
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Define:

Deracinating

A

v. tear up something from the roots

85
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Define:

Moratorium

A

n. temporary prohibition or halt to activity

86
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Define:

Somniferous

A

adj. soporific; tending to induce sleep

87
Q

Define:

Calibrate

A

v. carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract); mark an accurate scale on a device

88
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Interminable

A

adj. (often used hyperbolically) never-ending

89
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Obstreperous

A

adj. noisy and boisterous , difficult to control

90
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Define:

Drivel

A

n. nonsensel talk nonsense

91
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Inexpedient

A

adj. not practical, suitable, or advisable

92
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Define:

Fitful

A

adj. occurring spasmodicallyl not continuous; stopping and starting

93
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Define:

Unwitting

A

adj. (of a person) not aware of the full facts; not deliberate

94
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. ungrateful person

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Ingrate

95
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tending to obstruct or harm

A

Inimical

96
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong

A

Iniquitous

97
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. impossible to understand or interpret

A

Inscrutable

98
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unfeeling or incapable of understanding things; inanimate

A

Insentient

99
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dull; bland

A

Insipid

100
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. showing a rude and lack of respect

A

Insolent

101
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unable to pay debts owed

A

Insolvent

102
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome

A

Insuperable

103
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) irritable and sharp tongued

A

Peppery

104
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive; insightful

A

Percipient

105
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. damnation

A

Perdition

106
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery

A

Perfidy

107
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. or adj. nomadic

A

Peripatetic

108
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. destructive esp. in a gradual or subtle way; harmful

A

Pernicious

109
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fastidious; fussy

A

Persnickety

110
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. having a ready insight into and understanding of things

A

Perspicacious

111
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. insight; shreadness

A

Perspicacity

112
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. be full or swarming with

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Teeming

113
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. total absence from alcohol

A

Teetotalism

114
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. excessive confidence; audacity

A

Temerity

115
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. moderate

A

Temper

116
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one; dogmatic; biased

A

Tendentious

117
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tending or able to change frequently or easily; changing

A

Protean

118
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness or emotional exhaustion

A

Prostration

119
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. study of versification; the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry and language

A

Prosody

120
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person who has converted from one opinion to another

A

Proselyte

121
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking poetic beauty; commonplace

A

Prosaic

122
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success

A

Propitious

123
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. appease; try to gain favor

A

Propitiate

124
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. wordiness

A

Prolixity

125
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. member of the working class

A

Proletarian

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. offspring

A

Progeny

127
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. licentious or dissolute people; adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

A

Profligate

128
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. frolic; leap about playfully

A

Gambol

129
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. opening move; transaction

A

Gambit

130
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. ancient type of sailing ship

A

Galleon

131
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. bitterness (bad feeling); bold, impudent behavior; annoyance

A

Gall

132
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an annoying person esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism

A

Gadfly

133
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. or v. long bursts of gunfire

A

Fusillade

134
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically beacause of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble

A

Furtive

135
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a polw; groove

A

Furrow

136
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an expression of vehement protest

A

Fulmination

137
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. express vehement protest

A

Fulminate

138
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. collect or form into a mass or group

A

Agglomerate

139
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. influence or imitate; have an effect on or move emotionally; adj. influenced or touched by an external factor

A

Affected

140
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. report or represent in outline; foreshadow

A

Adumbrated

141
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand

A

Admonitory

142
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen

A

Adjuvant

143
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. cite as evidence

A

Adduce

144
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking common sense

A

Addlepated

145
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. or adj. confuse

A

Addled

146
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. restraint or check on someone’s freedom to do something

A

Fettered

147
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a representation (esp something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute

A

Imputation

148
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure

A

Palliative

149
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person’s nickname

A

Sobriquets

150
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person’s look or manner esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

A

Mien

151
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person with an amateur interest in the arts without real commitment or knowledge

A

Dilettantes

152
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person who tells fables; a liar esp. a person who invents elaborate stories

A

Fabulists

153
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

A

Miser

154
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance; a person or country in a subordinate position to another

A

Vassal

155
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a man who behaves dishonorably, especially towards a woman

A

Cads

156
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. a lack of sensitive understanding or tact

A

Indelicate

157
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a howl or wail of strong emotion

A

Ululation

158
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people

A

Pantheon

159
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language

A

Pidgin

160
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a friendly relationship

A

Amity

161
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. emaciated (thin and weak); bony and angular esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age

A

Gaunt

162
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. easily split

A

Fissile

163
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. eager or quick to argue

A

Pugnacious

164
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dull; uninspiring

A

Vapid

165
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; n. a buffoon

A

Droll

166
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dry or weathered

A

Sere

167
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. drinkable

A

Potable

168
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. hesitating or doubtful

A

Dubious

169
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. support

A

Undergird

170
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings; surface coating

A

Veneer

171
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. surrender

A

Capitulate

172
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (esp. of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

A

Dulcet

173
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. swelling; fluttering; n. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke or steam; a large sea wave

A

Billowing

174
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. swiftness of movement

A

Celerity

175
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. swollen or distended; tediously pompous or bombastic

A

Turgid

176
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. take off (an item of clothing)

A

Doff

177
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. tear up something from the roots

A

Deracinating

178
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. temporary prohibition or halt to activity

A

Moratorium

179
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. soporific; tending to induce sleep

A

Somniferous

180
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract); mark an accurate scale on a device

A

Calibrate

181
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (often used hyperbolically) never-ending

A

Interminable

182
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. noisy and boisterous , difficult to control

A

Obstreperous

183
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. nonsensel talk nonsense

A

Drivel

184
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. not practical, suitable, or advisable

A

Inexpedient

185
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. occurring spasmodicallyl not continuous; stopping and starting

A

Fitful

186
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) not aware of the full facts; not deliberate

A

Unwitting