Vocab List 7

Question 1

abominal

Answer 1

something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing

Question 2

aboriginal

Answer 2

native

Question 3

adjourn

Answer 3

to suspend a meeting to a future time

Question 4

adjunct

Answer 4

something added to or connected with something else; an assistant

Question 5

allegiance

Answer 5

loyalty

Question 6

allegory

Answer 6

a symbolic story with morals or spiritual meanings

Question 7

annuity

Answer 7

an annual allowance or income

Question 8

anomaly

Answer 8

irregularity; aberration; deviation

Question 9

appropriate

Answer 9

to take without permission

Question 10

appurtenance

Answer 10

something extra; an appendage; an accessory

Question 11

assail

Answer 11

to attack vigorously

Question 12

assert

Answer 12

to claim strongly; to affirm

Question 13

axiom

Answer 13

self-evident truth

Question 14

bacchanal

Answer 14

a drunken revelry or orgy

Question 15

bivouac

Answer 15

a temporary encampment, especially for soldiers

Question 16

blanch

Answer 16

to turn pale; to cause to turn pale

Question 17

bulwark

Answer 17

a wall for a defense fortification

Question 18

bureaucracy

Answer 18

inflexible administration

Question 19

catalyst

Answer 19

reactant

Question 20

categorical

Answer 20

unconditional

Question 21

circumnavigate

Answer 21

to sail or travel all the way around

Question 22

circumscribe

Answer 22

to restrict

Question 23

compendium

Answer 23

summary

Question 24

competent

Answer 24

capable

Question 25

congeal

Answer 25

to solidify

Question 26

congenial

Answer 26

agreeably suitable

Question 27

converse

Answer 27

opposite

Question 28

convex

Answer 28

curved outward

Question 29

crux

Answer 29

the central point; the essence

Question 30

cryptic

Answer 30

mysterious

Question 31

deft

Answer 31

skillful

Question 32

defunct

Answer 32

no longer in effect; no longer in existance

Question 33

derogatory

Answer 33

disapproving

Question 34

desiccate

Answer 34

to dry out

Question 35

discursive

Answer 35

rambling from one topic to another, usually aimlessly

Question 36

disdain

Answer 36

arrogant scorn; contempt

Question 37

dogmatic

Answer 37

arrogantly assertive

Question 38

doldrums

Answer 38

low spirits; a state of inactivity

Question 39

electorate

Answer 39

the voters of an election

Question 40

elegy

Answer 40

a mournful poem or other piece of writing; a mournful piece of music

Question 41

entail

Answer 41

to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence

Question 42

entity

Answer 42

something that exists; a distinct thing

Question 43

exacting

Answer 43

extremely demanding

Question 44

exalt

Answer 44

to raise high

Question 45

exuberant

Answer 45

highly joyous or enthusiastic; overflowing; lavish

Question 46

exult

Answer 46

to rejoice

Question 47

fledgling

Answer 47

inexperienced or immature

Question 48

flee

Answer 48

to run away

Question 49

gaffe

Answer 49

a social blunder; an embarrassing mistake; a faux pas

Question 50

galvanize

Answer 50

to startle into sudden activity; to revitalize

Question 51

hedonism

Answer 51

a lifelong pursuit of pleasure

Question 52

hegemony

Answer 52

leadership

Question 53

impecunious

Answer 53

without money; penniless

Question 54

impede

Answer 54

obstruct; hinder

Question 55

incongruous

Answer 55

not harmonious

Question 56

incorrigible

Answer 56

incapable of being reformed

Question 57

inimitable

Answer 57

impossible to imitate; incomparable; matchless; the best

Question 58

injunction

Answer 58

court order

Question 59

intricate

Answer 59

complicated; sophisticated; having many parts or facets'

Question 60

intrigue

Answer 60

a secret scheme; a crafty plot

Question 61

latent

Answer 61

hidden; present but not visible

Question 62

laud

Answer 62

to praise

Question 63

mania

Answer 63

crazed; excessive excitement; insanity; delusion

Question 64

manifest

Answer 64

visible; evident; clear

Question 65

mode

Answer 65

method of doing; type; manner; fashion

Question 66

modulate

Answer 66

to reduce or regulate; to lessen the intensity of

Question 67

notorious

Answer 67

famous for something bad

Question 68

novel

Answer 68

new; original

Question 69

ostracize

Answer 69

to shun; to shut out

Question 70

oust

Answer 70

to expel or remove from a place or position occupied

Question 71

pathos

Answer 71

that which makes people feel pity or sorrow

Question 72

patina

Answer 72

surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

Question 73

philistine

Answer 73

smugly ignorant person

Question 74

phlegmatic

Answer 74

calm or indifferent; not easily roused to excitement

Question 75

precipitous

Answer 75

steep

Question 76

preclude

Answer 76

to prevent

Question 77

profess

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to declare

Question 78

proficient

Answer 78

thoroughly competent

Question 79

pummel

Answer 79

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

Question 80

punctilious

Answer 80

meticulously attentive to detail; scrupulously exact

Question 81

raucous

Answer 81

stridently loud; harsh; rowdy

Question 82

reactionary

Answer 82

ultraconservative; right-wing; backward-thinking

Question 83

repartee

Answer 83

a quick, witty reply; witty, spirited conversation full of quick, witty replies

Question 84

repercussion

Answer 84

consequence

Question 85

rife

Answer 85

occurring frequently; widespread; common; swarming

Question 86

rigorous

Answer 86

strict

Question 87

sect

Answer 87

a small religious subgroup or religion; any group with a uniting theme of purpose

Question 88

secular

Answer 88

having nothing to do with religion

Question 89

sordid

Answer 89

morally vile; filthy; squalid

Question 90

sovereign

Answer 90

supreme ruler; monarch

Question 91

sublime

Answer 91

awesome

Question 92

subordinate

Answer 92

lower in importance

Question 93

tacit

Answer 93

implied

Question 94

taciturn

Answer 94

naturally not talkative

Question 95

touchstone

Answer 95

standard

Question 96

tout

Answer 96

to brag publicly about

Question 97

utilitarian

Answer 97

pragmatic

Question 98

utopia

Answer 98

ideal society

Question 99

vitriolic

Answer 99

caustic

Question 100

vivacious

Answer 100

lively; animated; full of pep