Vocab day 1

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to make less

Question 2

abatement

Answer 2

reduction

Question 3

abdicate

Answer 3

to give up a powerful position

Question 4

aberrant

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not normal state

Question 5

backlash

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extreme and usually violent reaction to some event

Question 6

baffle

Answer 6

to be too difficult for somebody to understand

Question 7

cadaver

Answer 7

dead body of a person

Question 8

cadence

Answer 8

rise and fall of the voice in speaking

Question 9

cadre

Answer 9

a small group of highly trained soldiers, workers, managers, etc.

Question 10

cajole

Answer 10

to persuade someone to do something by flattery or deceit

Question 11

cajolery

Answer 11

act of persuading someone to do something by flattery or deceit

Question 12

dalliance

Answer 12

frivolous behavior

Question 13

daunt

Answer 13

to frighten or discourage

Question 14

daunting

Answer 14

difficult

Question 15

dearth

Answer 15

a lack of something

Question 16

earnest

Answer 16

(too) serious

Question 17

ebb

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to grow less; to become slowly weak or faint

Question 18

ebullience

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state of being ebullient, full of energy and excitement

Question 19

eyesore

Answer 19

something that is unpleasant or offensive to look at

Question 20

fabrication

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invention of something false

Question 21

gaffe

Answer 21

blunder

Question 22

hapless

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unfortunate

Question 23

harangue

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tirade; to speak to someone in a forceful way especially to persuade him

Question 24

harrowing

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extremely upsetting

Question 25

hasty

Answer 25

quick

Question 26

havoc

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great destruction or damage

Question 27

idealize

Answer 27

to regard or treat someone or something as ideal

Question 28

idiosyncrasy

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a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving or feature that someone or something has

Question 29

idolatry

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the worship of idols

Question 30

ignoble

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of low or dishonorable character; contemptible

Question 31

ignominious

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characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor, or shame

Question 32

ignominy

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the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation

Question 33

illuminate

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to light something up or make it bright; to make something

Question 34

jubilation

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an act of rejoicing

Question 35

judicious

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showing good judgment and sense

Question 36

machination

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secret and complicated plans

Question 37

magnanimous

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very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated

Question 38

nadir

Answer 38

the worst time

Question 39

obdurate

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a person who refuses to change his mind

Question 40

pacify

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to cause someone who is angry to be calm and satisfied

Question 41

palliative

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tending or acting to relieve or palliate

Question 42

pallid

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very pale

Question 43

palpable

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so obvious that it can be easily seen or known

Question 44

paltry

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very small and of little or no value

Question 45

quagmire

Answer 45

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape

Question 46

raiment

Answer 46

clothes

Question 47

rambunctious

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difficult to control

Question 48

ramification

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the possible results of an action

Question 49

saccharine

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too sweet or too polite

Question 50

sacrosanct

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sacred