Vocabulary Study Q4

Question 1

Sundry

Answer 1

• Adjective: of various kinds; several
SunChips have many various kinds of

Question 2

Tacit

Answer 2

• Adjective: understood or implied without being stated
Tacit agreement = silent consent

Question 3

Interpose

Answer 3

• Verb: place or insert between one thing and another
Interfere in the pose

Question 4

Laconic

Answer 4

• Adjective: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
Lack of words

Question 5

Reprobate

Answer 5

• Noun: an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)
Rejected by the good

Question 6

Ensconce

Answer 6

• Verb: establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
She sconced herself in a soft couch

Question 7

Miscreant

Answer 7

• Noun: a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
Mis + create = badly created = miscreant

Question 8

Lachrymose

Answer 8

• Adjective: tearful or given to weeping

Question 9

Portend

Answer 9

• Verb: be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen
Poor trend portends failure

Question 10

Evince

Answer 10

• Verb: reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
Evidence evinces the truth
This English test is evincing feelings of anxiety

Question 11

Vociferate

Answer 11

• Verb: shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently
Voice + operate = vociferate loudly

Question 12

Expostulate

Answer 12

• Verb: express strong disapproval or disagreement
Ex-post-you-late = I argue with you too late

Question 13

Equanimity

Answer 13

• Noun: mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation
Meredith
Equal + mind = balanced mind = calm

Question 14

Prognosticate

Answer 14

• Verb: foretell or prophesy a future event
Pro (before) + gnosis (knowledge) = knowledge

Question 15

Vagary

Answer 15

• Noun: an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior
Vague = unpredictable action

Question 16

Munificent

Answer 16

• Adjective: (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous that is usual or necessary
Money - efficient = gives money easily

Question 17

Dilatory

Answer 17

• Adjective: slow to act
Dila = Lila = slow to act

Question 18

Propitiate

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• Verb: win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them
Prophet + initiate = appease the gods

Question 19

Ignominious

Answer 19

• Adjective: deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Ignore + nominee = shameful loss

Question 20

Obviate

Answer 20

• Verb: remove (a need or difficulty)
Obstruct + deviate = prevent the problem

Question 21

Quiescence

Answer 21

• Noun: inactivity or dormancy
Quiet + essence = stillness

Question 22

Incarnate

Answer 22

• Adjective: (especially of a deity or spirit) embodied in flesh; in human form

In + carne (meat) = made flesh

Question 23

Malefactor

Answer 23

• Noun: a person who commits a crime or some other wrong
-Males commit crimes and do wrongs

Question 24

Sanguine

Answer 24

• Adjective: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Sangria = wine = cheerfully optimistic

Question 25

Vestige

Answer 25

• Noun: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 26

Accede

Answer 26

• Verb: agree to a demand, request, or treaty Accession granted = accede to request

Question 27

Salubrious

Answer 27

• Adjective: health-giving; healthy Salute to health = salubrious

Question 28

Contrivance

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• Noun: the use of skill to bring something about or create something Con + try + device = clever invention

Question 29

Saturnine

Answer 29

• Adjective: (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy Saturn = cold, distant = gloomy mood

Question 30

Obdurate

Answer 30

• Adjective: stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action Obstinate + durable = hard and unmoving