Vocab List #2

Question 0

(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical

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sardonic

Question 1

Sardonic

Answer 1

(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical

Question 2

Despondent

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(adj) Melancholy, gloomy

Question 3

(adj) Melancholy, gloomy

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despondent

Question 4

Upbraid

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(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure

Question 5

(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure

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upbraid

Question 6

Incipient

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(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

Question 7

(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

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incipient

Question 8

Propensity

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(n) A natural inclination or tendency

Question 9

(n) A natural inclination or tendency

Answer 9

propensity

Question 10

Acme

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(n) The highest point; summit; peak

Question 11

(n) The highest point; summit; peak

Answer 11

acme

Question 12

Paraphernalia

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n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.

Question 13

paraphernalia n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.

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paraphernalia

Question 14

Anomaly

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n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form

Question 15

n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form

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anomaly

Question 16

Bedlam

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(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

Question 17

(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

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bedlam

Question 18

Impertinent

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adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.

Question 19

adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.

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impertinent

Question 20

Alacrity

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(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.

Question 21

(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.

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alacrity

Question 22

Ennui

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n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

Question 23

n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

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ennui

Question 24

Nonplus

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v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. • Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.

Question 25

v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. • Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.

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nonplus

Question 26

Conspicuous

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adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.

Question 27

adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.

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conspicuous

Question 28

Languid

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adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

Question 29

adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

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languid

Question 30

Veritable

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adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.

Question 31

adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.

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veritable

Question 32

Sojourn

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``` 1. a temporary stay. "her sojourn in Rome" synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation "a sojourn in France" ```

Question 33

``` 1. a temporary stay. "her sojourn in Rome" synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation "a sojourn in France" ```

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sojourn

Question 34

Ingenuous

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inˈjenyo͞oəs/ adjective (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More antonyms: artful

Question 35

inˈjenyo͞oəs/ adjective (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More antonyms: artful

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ingenuous