Vocab 5 Flashcards

Question

Quiescent

Answer 1

Inactive; dormant; latent; abeyance; torpid

Answer 2

Fertile; fruitful; fructuous; prolific Eg; "That land is lush and fecund"

Answer 3

Insouciant; indifferent; dismissive; supercilious; insolent Eg; "Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude"

Answer 4

Malleable; plastic; resilient; lithe; nimble Eg; "Despite changing plans, she remained supple"

Answer 5

Brilliant; dazzling; splendid; stunning; transcendent Eg; "She was resplendent in that blue dress"

Answer 6

Resplendent

Answer 7

Avoid; dodge; evade; outwit Eg; "The politician circumvented the questions"

Answer 8

Circumvent

Answer 9

Remove; delete; extract; resect Eg; "We must excise the foreign lump"

Answer 10

Freedom; flexibility; liberty; margin; independence Eg; "Journalists have considerable latitude in criticizing public figures"

Answer 11

Clarification; commentary; explanation; illumination Eg; "His elucidation on the matters were quite informative"

Answer 12

Elucidation

Answer 13

Inactive; inert; passive; latent; dormant; stagnant Eg; "The volcano, thought to be quiescent, erupted unexpectedly"

Answer 14

Shy; diffident; reticent; timorous; reclusive; self-effacing; unassuming Eg; "She gave off a retiring look"

Answer 15

1. Loud/unpleasant noise; clamor; tumult; cacophony 2. Ingrain; instill; indoctrinate Eg1; "The crowd made an awful din" Eg2; "The doctrine has been dinned into our heads"

Answer 16

Elementary; rudimentary; incipient; nascent Eg; "It's still an inchoate business"

Answer 17

Formidable; daunting; impressive; fearsome Eg; "He was a redoubtable debater"

Answer 18

Redoubtable

Answer 19

Intimidating; redoubtable; daunting; disquieting Eg; "He gave a formidable look before walking away"

Answer 20

Formidable

Answer 21

Awkward and unsophisticated; maladroit; inept; inelegant Eg; "She used to be a shy and gauche teenager"

Answer 22

Tolerate; abide; allow; permit

Answer 23

Appease; placate; pacify; mollify

Answer 24

Propitiate

Answer 25

Determine limits/boundaries; demarcate; establish; set; fix Eg; "The written agreement delimited fishing zones"

Answer 26

Bad-tempered person, usually old; crank; crosspatch; sourpuss Eg; "His expression made him look like a miserable curmudgeon"

Answer 27

Curmudgeon

Answer 28

Innovative; influential; original; formative; pioneering Eg; "The book is fruitful in seminal ways'

Answer 29

Lacking knowledge/experience; unversed; uninformed; ignorant

Answer 30

Uninitiated

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Abhorrence; disapprobation; repugnance; obloquy; opprobrium

Answer 32

Chastise; censure; castigate; chide; rebuke; admonish

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Uncultivated; undeveloped; unplowed; dormant Eg; "Summer fallow is effective for destroying weeds"

Answer 34

Decorous; appropriate; apposite; proper; becoming Eg; "It is not seemly to stare at people for too long"

Answer 35

Critical; criticizing; caviling

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Confused; bewildered; bemused; perplexed

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Difficult to control; stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; recalcitrant; fractious

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1. Tight; tense; flexed 2. Concise; controlled; succinct Eg; "The fabric stays taut without adhesive" Eg; "The taut text of only 100 words"

Answer 39

Unique; distinctive; idiosyncratic; unparalleled Eg; "There's an inimitable ambience of Hawaii"

Answer 40

Inimitable

Answer 41

To discover something Eg; "He disinterred and translated the ancient writings"

Answer 42

Controllable; susceptible; tractable; malleable Eg; "He was amenable to change"

Answer 43

Apparently; seemingly; purportedly Eg; "The ostensible reason for calling was to chat, but in reality, he wanted to ask for money"

Answer 44

Ostensibly

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Delaying; stalling; procrastinating; postponing Slow; unhurried Eg; "They resorted to dilatory procedural tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks"

Answer 46

Remorseful; repentant; penitent Eg; "A broken and contrite heart"

Answer 47

1. Appease; assuage; lessen; mitigate | 2. Disguise; conceal

Answer 48

Impossible; unconquerable; unassailable Eg; "It is an insurmountable GRE problem"

Answer 49

Insurmountable

Answer 50

Avoid; dodge; evade Eg; "He managed to elude his ex"

Answer 51

Sorrowful; regretful; apologetic Eg; "She gave a rueful grin"

Answer 52

Combine; coalesce; commingle; immix Eg; "Her letters conflated past and present"

Answer 53

Secretive; surreptitious; clandestine Eg; "He spent a furtive day with his mistress"

Answer 54

Appropriate; apposite; pertinent; germane; apt Eg; "His reference to the book was apropos"

Answer 55

Challenge; confound; contradict; oppugn; deny Eg; "New studies have controverted traditional views"

Answer 56

Controvert

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Chicanery; trickery; swindling Eg; "They're being invested for commercial skullduggery"

Answer 58

Skullduggery

Answer 59

Deceive; delude; swindle

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Perceptible; detectable; tangible; manifest Eg; "They felt a palpable sense of loss"

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Surpass; overshadow; transcend; dwarf Eg; "His financial debt eclipsed the joy of his graduation"

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Persuade; beguile; inveigle; coax Eg; "Salesmen must know how to cajole people into buying products"

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Committed; determined; loyal/staunch; reliable; resolute Eg; "His strongest quality is his steadfast loyalty"

Answer 64

Attention; consideration; regard Eg; "He should have heeded the warnings"

Answer 65

Naive; artless; guileless; unwary; inexperienced; green Eg; "Only the most ingenuous person would believe that"

Answer 66

Obscure; confuse; complicate

Answer 67

Grammatical mistake; misusage; solecism

Answer 68

Blatant; obvious; conspicuous

Answer 69

Attractive; arresting; prepossessing

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Mutually interchangeable

Answer 71

Luxurious; opulent; magnificent

Answer 72

Separate; segregate; isolate

Answer 73

Correct; rectify; enhance

Answer 74

Reduce; assuage; alleviate

Answer 75

Impotent; powerless; ineffective; futile

Answer 76

Expert; virtuosos; scholars

Answer 77

Desire; crave; fancy

Vocab 5 Flashcards

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