Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Lassitude

Answer 1

(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Question 2

Synonyms and Antonyms of Drivel

Answer 2

s: (n.) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver

Question 3

Synonyms and Antonyms of Stringent

Answer 3

s: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
a: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Question 4

Root: Form

Answer 4

Meaning: “shape”
English examples:
ConFORM
ReFORM

Question 5

Aplomb

Answer 5

(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity

Question 6

Synonyms and Antonyms of Exhort

Answer 6

s: entreat, implore, adjure
a: discourage, advise against, deprecate

Question 7

Exhort

Answer 7

(v.) to urgent strongly, advise earnestly

Question 8

Intrisic

Answer 8

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Question 9

ExOfficio

Answer 9

(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 10

Root: Ject

Answer 10

Meaning: “to throw”
English examples:
ProJECTion
ProJECTile
ReJECTion

Question 11

Interloper

Answer 11

(n.) one who moves in where he or she is or wanted or has no right to be an intruder

Question 13

Root: Fac

Answer 13

Meaning: “to do, make”
English examples:
FACtory
ManuFACture

Question 14

Synonyms and Antonyms of Integrate

Answer 14

s: cozy up, curry favor with
a: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself

Question 15

Ingratiate

Answer 15

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

Question 16

Synonyms and Antonyms of Infinge

Answer 16

s: encroach, impingement intrude, poach
a: stay in bounds

Question 17

Synonyms and Antonyms of Lassitude

Answer 17

s: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
a: energy vitality, animation, liveliness

Question 18

Stringent

Answer 18

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

Question 19

Synonyms and Antonyms of Millenium

Answer 19

s: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace
a: doomsday, day of judgment

Question 20

Root: Fract

Answer 20

Meaning: “break”
English examples:
FRACTure
FRACTion

Question 21

Synonyms and Antonyms of Bombastic

Answer 21

s: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
a: unadorned, simple, plain, austere

Question 22

Callow

Answer 22

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

Question 23

Ameliorate

Answer 23

(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or short coming

Question 24

Synonyms and Antonyms of Inveigh

Answer 24

s: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
a: acclaim, glorify, extol

Question 25

Synonyms and Antonyms of Intrisic

Answer 25

s: immanent, organic a: extrinsic, external, outward

Question 26

Synonyms and Antonyms of Ameliorate

Answer 26

s: amend, better a: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Question 27

Synonyms and Antonyms of Epitome

Answer 27

s: abstract, digest, model, archetype

Question 28

Bombastic

Answer 28

(adj,) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Question 29

Root: Fort

Answer 29

Meaning: "strength" English examples: FORTress FORTitude

Question 30

Root: Mal

Answer 30

Meaning: "bad" English examples: MALevolent MALign MALignant

Question 31

Root: Gram

Answer 31

Meaning: "to write" English examples: GRAMmar TeleGRAM

Question 32

Precipitate

Answer 32

(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a greater height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process

Question 33

Synonyms and Antonyms of Precipitate

Answer 33

s: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous a: (adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect

Question 34

Root: Jud

Answer 34

Meaning: "judge" English examples: JUDicial PreJUDice

Question 35

Surmise

Answer 35

(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

Question 36

Root: Min

Answer 36

Meaning: "to reduce" English examples: MINimize MINimal DiMINish

Question 37

Occult

Answer 37

(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

Question 38

Inveigh

Answer 38

(v.) to make a violent attack in words, expressing strong disapproval

Question 39

Synonyms and Antonyms of Interloper

Answer 39

s: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

Question 40

Root: Mater

Answer 40

Meaning: "mother" English examples: MATERnal MATERnity

Question 41

Permeate

Answer 41

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Question 42

Drivel

Answer 42

(n.) saliva or mucus following from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to the utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter way foolishly.

Question 43

Epitome

Answer 43

(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.

Question 44

Synonyms and Antonyms of Aplomb

Answer 44

s: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness a: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

Question 45

Infringe

Answer 45

(v.) to violate , trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Question 46

Synonyms and Antonyms of Callow

Answer 46

s: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced a: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

Question 47

Synonyms and Antonyms of Occult

Answer 47

s: (adj.) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane a: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

Question 48

Millennium

Answer 48

(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy