Vocab2

Question 1

eschew

Answer 1

v. deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Question 2

collusion

Answer 2

n. secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy “working in collusion with”

Question 3

pejorative

Answer 3

adj. expressing contempt or disapproval

Question 4

trenchant

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adj. vigorous or incisive in expression/style, sharp, keen, insightful

Question 5

prosaic

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adj. ordinary, everyday, commonplace “prosaic language”

Question 6

benign

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adj. gentle, kindly

Question 7

florid

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adj. 1. having a red or flushed complexion 2. elaborate, excessively intricate or complicated

Question 8

protean

Answer 8

adj. tending to change frequently or easily; versatile

Question 9

voluminous

Answer 9

adj. occupying or containing much space; large in volume

Question 10

exculpate

Answer 10

v. show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing

Question 11

fatuous

Answer 11

adj. silly and pointless

Question 12

sagacious

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adj. having keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd, wise, clever

Question 13

meritorious

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adj. deserving reward or praise “meritorious conduct”

Question 14

ignoble

Answer 14

adj. not honorable in character or purpose, dishonorable “ignoble feelings of jealousy”

Question 15

virile

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adj. having strength and energy “a virile performance”

Question 16

timorous

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adj. nervous, lacking confidence “a timorous voice”

Question 17

propriety

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n. the state/quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards “he behaved with the utmost propriety”

Question 18

nepotism

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n. the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends

Question 19

prefatory

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adj. serving as an introduction; introductory, preliminary

Question 20

proleptic

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adj. refers to something early “proleptic irony; @beginning man says he will not go out quietly; @end he is tortured to death while screaming”

Question 21

orthography

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n. 1. the art of writing words properly 2. the part of a language that deals with letters and spelling
“children should learn the distinctive orthography of the language”

Question 22

predilection

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n. a preference or special liking for something “predilection for Asian food”

Question 23

imperious

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adj. peremptory; arrogant; assuming power without justification “imperious demands”

Question 24

insouciance

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n. indifference

Question 25

salutary

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adj. producing good effects; beneficial "a salutary lesson"

Question 26

magnanimous

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adj. very generous/forgiving, charitable, benevolent, beneficent

Question 27

irascible

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adj. easily angered, petulant

Question 28

pinioned

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v. tied or restrained (=fettered)

Question 29

fettered

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v. retrained (= pinioned)

Question 30

hedonistic

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adj. engaged in the pursuit of pleasure "a hedonistic existence of drugs, alcohol, etc"

Question 31

sequestration

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n. banishment or exile; isolation

Question 32

parochial

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adj. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope "parochial worldview"

Question 33

denigration

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n. the sullying or defamation of someone's reputation

Question 34

inimical

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adj. harmful; hostile "inimical to our interests"

Question 35

salacious

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adj. lustful; lecherous; licentious; lewd

Question 36

grandiloquent

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adj. pompous, bombastic, extravagant in language/style/manner

Question 37

annals

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n. a record of events year by year "annals of the town's history"

Question 38

opprobrium

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n. harsh criticism or censure "the critical opprobrium they have generated"

Question 39

inclement

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adj. unpleasantly cold or wet

Question 40

insidious

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects "x diseases can be insidious and w/out symptoms"

Question 41

dissemble

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v. conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Question 42

aphorism

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n. saying, maxim, axiom, dictum, proverb, a pithy observation w/ a general truth

Question 43

domicile

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1. n. someone's home "a domicile of origin in Germany" | 2. v. to reside in "he was domiciled in Australia"

Question 44

prerogative

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n. a right/privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class "owning a car was still the prerogative of the rich"

Question 45

approbation

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n. approval or praise "met with approbation"

Question 46

precipitate

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1. v. to cause to happen 2. adj. hasty, rushed "their actions were precipitate"

Question 47

pique

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1. n. irritation, resentment "a fit of pique" 2. v. stimulate 3. v. feel irritated "piqued by his curtness"

Question 48

belie

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v. to contradict or disguise "his lively manner belied his years"

Question 49

internecine

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adj. destructive to both sides in a conflict "internecine warfare"

Question 50

voluble

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adj. talkative, loquacious, effusive

Question 51

contrite

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adj. remorseful, affected by guilt "a contrite heart"

Question 52

prolific

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adj. 1. producing a lot of offspring 2. plentiful, abundant "mahogany was once prolific"

Question 53

mendacious

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adj. not telling the truth, lying, disingenuous "mendacious propaganda"

Question 54

didactic

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adj. intended to teach, educational "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"

Question 55

halcyon

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adj. describing a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy "the halcyon days of the 1980s"

Question 56

libertine

Answer 56

n. a freethinker especially in religious matters

Question 57

sardonic

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adj. grimly mocking or cynical

Question 58

profundity

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n. deep insight