Vocab List 4

Question 0

adjective
that cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible

Answer 0

ineffable

Question 1

ineffable

Answer 1

adjective
that cannot be expressed or described in language; too great for words; transcending expression; unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible

Question 2

my love for you is _____, for it defies all expressions that could ever be phrased

Answer 2

ineffable

Question 3

turgid

Answer 3

adjective

swollen, distended, passed out; in reference to language: inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic.

Question 4

adjective

swollen, distended, passed out; in reference to language: inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic.

Answer 4

turgid

Question 5

The best critics admit that his diction was to monotonous, too obviously artificial, and now and then _____ even to absurdity.

Answer 5

turgid

Question 6

contingent

Answer 6

Touching each other, in contact; tangential; liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence; incidental (to); happening or coming by chance; not fixed by necessity or fate; accidental, fortuitous

Question 7

Touching each other, in contact; tangential; liable to happen or not; of uncertain occurrence or incidence; incidental (to); happening or coming by chance; not fixed by necessity or fate; accidental, fortuitous

Answer 7

contingent

Question 8

Florid

Answer 8

adj) Consisting of flowers, floral; of composition, speech, etc.: Abounding in ornaments or flowers of rhetoric; full of fine words and phrases; flowery; of a person or his attributes: Addicted to the use of flowery language or rhetorical ornament.

Question 9

adj) Consisting of flowers, floral; of composition, speech, etc.: Abounding in ornaments or flowers of rhetoric; full of fine words and phrases; flowery; of a person or his attributes: Addicted to the use of flowery language or rhetorical ornament.

Answer 9

florid

Question 10

Septic

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adj) Putrefactive, putrefying; in mod. use, of disease, caused by the absorption of the products of putrefaction; unpleasant, nasty, rotten

Question 11

adj) Putrefactive, putrefying; in mod. use, of disease, caused by the absorption of the products of putrefaction; unpleasant, nasty, rotten

Answer 11

septic

Question 12

Dilatory

Answer 12

adj) Tending to cause delay; made for the purpose of gaining time or deferring decision or action.

Question 13

adj) Tending to cause delay; made for the purpose of gaining time or deferring decision or action.

Answer 13

dilatory

Question 14

Effusive

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adj) That proceeds from a pouring out; Of emotions, affections, etc.: Overflowing, irrepressible; in mod. use, demonstratively expressed.

Question 15

adj) That proceeds from a pouring out; Of emotions, affections, etc.: Overflowing, irrepressible; in mod. use, demonstratively expressed.

Answer 15

effusive

Question 16

Harrow

Answer 16

v) To tear, lacerate, wound (physically); to lacerate or wound the feelings of; to vex, pain, or distress greatly; to vex, disturb

Question 17

v) To tear, lacerate, wound (physically); to lacerate or wound the feelings of; to vex, pain, or distress greatly; to vex, disturb

Answer 17

harrow

Question 18

Affront

Answer 18

v) To insult (a person or thing personified) to his face, to treat with avowed or open indignity; (n) An insult offered to the face; a word or act expressive of intentional disrespect; a purposed indignity; an open insult or outrage

Question 19

v) To insult (a person or thing personified) to his face, to treat with avowed or open indignity; (n) An insult offered to the face; a word or act expressive of intentional disrespect; a purposed indignity; an open insult or outrage

Answer 19

affront

Question 20

bona-fide

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adj) In good faith, with sincerity; genuinely.

Question 21

adj) In good faith, with sincerity; genuinely.

Answer 21

bona-fide

Question 22

Irreverent

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adj) Not reverent; wanting in reverence or veneration; showing disrespect to
a sacred or venerable person or thing.

Question 23

adj) Not reverent; wanting in reverence or veneration; showing disrespect to
a sacred or venerable person or thing.

Answer 23

irreverent

Question 24

Redolent

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adj) Originally: having or diffusing a pleasant smell, aroma, or scent; sweet- smelling, fragrant. In later use chiefly: strong smelling, pungent.

Question 25

adj) Originally: having or diffusing a pleasant smell, aroma, or scent; sweet- smelling, fragrant. In later use chiefly: strong smelling, pungent.

Answer 25

redolent

Question 26

Garrulous

Answer 26

adj) Given to much talking; fond of indulging in talk or chatter; loquacious, talkative.

Question 27

Superfluous

Answer 27

adj) That exceeds what is sufficient; of which there is more than enough; excessively abundant or numerous.

Question 28

adj) That exceeds what is sufficient; of which there is more than enough; excessively abundant or numerous.

Answer 28

superfluous

Question 29

Aesthetic

Answer 29

adj) Of or pertaining to the appreciation or criticism of the beautiful; of persons, animals: having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste; of things: in accordance with the principles of good taste (or what is conventionally regarded as such); the philosophy or theory of taste, or of the perception of the beautiful in nature and art.

Question 30

adj) Of or pertaining to the appreciation or criticism of the beautiful; of persons, animals: having or showing an appreciation of the beautiful or pleasing; tasteful, of refined taste; of things: in accordance with the principles of good taste (or what is conventionally regarded as such); the philosophy or theory of taste, or of the perception of the beautiful in nature and art.

Answer 30

aesthetic

Question 31

Acute

Answer 31

adj.) Sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. Extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. (Of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic). Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. Extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.

Question 32

adj.) Sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. Extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. (Of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic). Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. Extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.

Answer 32

acute

Question 33

repose

Answer 33

noun: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. Relaxation, and activity. Verb: be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

Question 34

noun: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. Relaxation, and activity. Verb: be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place.

Answer 34

repose

Question 35

magnanimous

Answer 35

adjective: very generous or forgiving, especially towards arrival or someone less powerful than oneself

Question 36

adjective: very generous or forgiving, especially towards arrival or someone less powerful than oneself

Answer 36

magnanimous

Question 37

truculent

Answer 37

adjective: eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant. Pugnacious

Question 38

truculent

Answer 38

adjective: eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant. Pugnacious