Word List 4

Question 1

Stipulate

Answer 1

To make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement

Question 2

Pallor

Answer 2

Unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness

Question 3

Raucous

Answer 3

Harsh; strident, grating

Question 4

Gnarled

Answer 4

Full of or covered with gnarls; bent, twisted

Question 5

Chafe

Answer 5

To wear or abrade by rubbing

Question 6

Guise

Answer 6

General external appearance, aspect, semblance

Question 7

Staid

Answer 7

Of settled or sedate character, not flighty or capricious

Question 8

Wheedle

Answer 8

To endeavor to influence a person by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts

Question 9

Exhort

Answer 9

To urge, advise, or caution earnestly, admonish urgently

Question 10

Tranquil

Answer 10

Free from commotion or tumult; peaceful, quiet, calm

Question 11

Jargon

Answer 11

The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

Question 12

Stark

Answer 12

Sheer, utter, downright, or complete

Question 13

Atheist

Answer 13

A person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme human being or beings

Question 14

Aspiration

Answer 14

A strong desire, longing, or aim, ambition

Question 15

Laborious

Answer 15

Requiring much work p, exertion, or perseverance

Question 16

Inveterate

Answer 16

Settled or confirmed in a habit,practice, feeling, or the like

Question 17

Undulation

Answer 17

An act of undulating; a wave like motion

Question 18

Mitigate

Answer 18

To lessen in force or intensity as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate

Question 19

Ignoble

Answer 19

Of low character; aims, etc; mean; base

Question 20

Assimilate

Answer 20

To take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb

Question 21

Exploit

Answer 21

A striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act

Question 22

Endemic

Answer 22

Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native, indigenous

Question 23

Platitude

Answer 23

A flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh out profound

Question 24

Reactionary

Answer 24

Of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics

Question 25

Stagnant

Answer 25

Not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.