Vocabulary Lists 1 To 4

Question 1

Ad hoc

Answer 1

For or concerned with one specific purpose

Question 2

Ad hominem

Answer 2

Appealing to personal considerations rather than to reason

Question 3

Anedote

Answer 3

Short account of an incident

Question 4

Austere

Answer 4

Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Question 5

Banal

Answer 5

Repeated too often, overfamiliar through overuse

Question 6

Bellicose

Answer 6

Having or showing a ready disposition to fight

Question 7

Blasphemy

Answer 7

Profane language

Question 8

Bohemian

Answer 8

A nonconformist who lives an unconventional life

Question 9

Canard

Answer 9

A deliberately misleading fabrication

Question 10

Chronic

Answer 10

Long-lasting or characterized long suffering

Question 11

Correlation

Answer 11

A reciprocal connection between two or more things

Question 12

Deluge

Answer 12

Heavy rain

Question 13

Demagogue

Answer 13

A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions

Question 14

Diatribe

Answer 14

Thunderous verbal attack

Question 15

Disenfranchise

Answer 15

Deprive of voting rights

Question 16

Eclectic

Answer 16

Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

Question 17

Enmity

Answer 17

A state of deep-seated ill-will

Question 18

Epic

Answer 18

A long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds

Question 19

Epitome

Answer 19

A standard or typical example

Question 20

Esoteric

Answer 20

Understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

Question 21

Fallacy

Answer 21

A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

Question 22

Germane

Answer 22

Relevant and appropriate

Question 23

Gregarious

Answer 23

Temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

Question 24

Harbinger

Answer 24

Something indicating the approach of something or someone

Question 25

Hegemony

Answer 25

The dominance or leadership of one social group over others

Question 26

Hubris

Answer 26

Overbearing pride or presumption

Question 27

Hypocrite

Answer 27

A person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold

Question 28

Impunity

Answer 28

Exemption from punishment or loss

Question 29

Inflation

Answer 29

The act of filling something with air

Question 30

Innocuous

Answer 30

Not injurious to physical or mental health

Question 31

Jargon

Answer 31

Technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

Question 32

Joepardy

Answer 32

A source of danger

Question 33

Judicious

Answer 33

Marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters

Question 34

Kibosh

Answer 34

The event of something ending

Question 35

Laconic

Answer 35

Brief and to the point

Question 36

Languish

Answer 36

Become feeble

Question 37

Latitude

Answer 37

An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Question 38

Lethargy

Answer 38

Inactivity, showing unusual lack of energy

Question 39

Malignant

Answer 39

Dangerous to health

Question 40

Nefarious

Answer 40

Extremely wicked

Question 41

Nepotism

Answer 41

Favoritism shown to relative or friends by those in power

Question 42

Obtuse

Answer 42

Lacking in insight or discernment

Question 43

Penultimate

Answer 43

Next to last

Question 44

Poignant

Answer 44

Arousing powerful emotions, especially pity or sadness

Question 45

Rancor

Answer 45

A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Question 46

Rhetoric

Answer 46

Study of the technique for using language effectively

Question 47

Shrewd

Answer 47

Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Question 48

Tenacious

Answer 48

Stubbornly unyielding

Question 49

Taciturn

Answer 49

Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Question 50

Ubiquitous

Answer 50

Being present everywhere at once

Question 51

Usurp

Answer 51

Seize and take control without authority

Question 52

Wallow

Answer 52

Roll around

Question 53

Archetype

Answer 53

something that serves as a model