Vocab Final Units 1-15 (Adding Two Decks Per Day)

Question 1

Alight

Answer 1

V. To get down from, step down from; to come down form the air, land; adj. lighted up

Question 2

Dynasty

Answer 2

N. A powerful family or group of rules that maintains its position or power for some time

Question 3

Germinate

Answer 3

V. To begin to grow, come into being

Question 4

Humdrum

Answer 4

Adj. ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

Question 5

Insinuate

Answer 5

V. To suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

Question 6

Interrogate

Answer 6

V. To ask questions, examine by questioning

Question 7

Résumé

Answer 7

N. A brief summary; a short written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for a job

Question 8

Trivial

Answer 8

Adj. not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace

Question 9

Truce

Answer 9

N. A pause in fighting, temporary peace

Question 10

Vicious

Answer 10

Adj. evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme

Question 11

Adjacent

Answer 11

Adj. near, next to, adjoining

Question 12

Barren

Answer 12

Adj. not productive, bare

Question 13

Disrupt

Answer 13

V. To break up, disturb

Question 14

Foretaste

Answer 14

N. An advance indication, sample, or warning

Question 15

Hurtle

Answer 15

V. To rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully

Question 16

Interminable

Answer 16

Adj. endless, so long as to seem endless

Question 17

Recompense

Answer 17

V. To pay back; to give a reward; N. A payment for loss, service, or injury

Question 18

Renovate

Answer 18

V. To repair, restore to good condition, make new again

Question 19

Sullen

Answer 19

Adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish

Question 20

Trickle

Answer 20

V. To flow or fall by drops or in small streams; N. A small, irregular quantity of anything

Question 21

Cater

Answer 21

(V.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

Question 22

Entrepreneur

Answer 22

(N.) a person who stands up and takes on the risks of a business

Question 23

Hazard

Answer 23

(N.) risk, peril; (v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Question 24

Homicide

Answer 24

(N.) the killing of one person by another

Question 25

Indignant

Answer 25

(Adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Question 26

Lubricate

Answer 26

(V.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

Question 27

Mutual

Answer 27

(Adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Question 28

Plague

Answer 28

(N.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother

Question 29

Transparent

Answer 29

(Adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood, easily seen through or detected

Question 30

Unscathed

Answer 30

(Adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured

Question 31

Available

Answer 31

(Adj.) ready for use at hand

Question 32

Customary

Answer 32

(Adj.) usual, expected, routine

Question 33

Dissuade

Answer 33

(V.) to persuade not to do something

Question 34

Firebrand

Answer 34

(N.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremly energetic or emotional person

Question 35

Hinder

Answer 35

(V.) to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

Question 36

Indifference

Answer 36

(N.) a lack of interest or concern

Question 37

Indispensable

Answer 37

(Adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 38

Pelt

Answer 38

(V.) to throw a stream of things; to strike successfully; to hurry

Question 39

Poised

Answer 39

(Adj., par.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

Question 40

Regime

Answer 40

(N.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

Question 41

Brood

Answer 41

N. A family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin; V. To think over in a worried, unhappy way

Question 42

Culminate

Answer 42

V. To reach a high point of development; to end, climax

Question 43

Drone

Answer 43

N. A loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote-control device; a male bee; V. To make buzzing sound; to speak in a dull toned voice

Question 44

Indulge

Answer 44

V. To give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to

Question 45

Literate

Answer 45

Adj. able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training

Question 46

Luster

Answer 46

N. The quality of giving off light, brightness glitter

Question 47

Oration

Answer 47

N. A public speech for a formal occasion

Question 48

Peevish

Answer 48

Adj. cross, complaining, irritable; contarary

Question 49

Singe

Answer 49

V. To burn slightly; N. A burn at the ends or edges

Question 50

Upright

Answer 50

Adj. vertical, straight; good, honest; Adv. in a vertical position

Question 51

Animated

Answer 51

Adj. full of life, lively, alive; part. Moved to action

Question 52

Constituent

Answer 52

N. An essential part; a voter who elects a representative

Question 53

Downright

Answer 53

Adv. thoroughly; Adj. absolute, complete; frank, blunt

Question 54

Goad

Answer 54

V. To drive or urge on; N. Something used to drive or urge on

Question 55

Hanker

Answer 55

V. To long for, to desire

Question 56

Loom

Answer 56

V. To come into view; to appear in exaggerated form; N. A machine for weaving

Question 57

Miscellaneous

Answer 57

Adj. mixed, of different kinds

Question 58

Seethe

Answer 58

V. To boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed

Question 59

Unique

Answer 59

Adj. one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation

Question 60

Verify

Answer 60

V. To establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm