Word List 7

Question 1

somatic

Answer 1

of, relating to, or affecting the body especially distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche
of or relating to the wall of the body; parietal

e.g. a somatic disorder that was once thought to be “all in patient’s head”

Question 2

somatic

Answer 2

of, relating to, or affecting the body especially distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche
of or relating to the wall of the body; parietal

e.g. a somatic disorder that was once thought to be “all in patient’s head”

Question 3

chronic

Answer 3

marked by long duration or frequent recurrence

e.g. chronic experiments
chronic petty warfare

Question 4

chrysanthemum

Answer 4

a plant that has brightly colored flowers and that is often grown in gardens; also the flower of this plant

Question 5

churlish

Answer 5

of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl; vulgar
marked by a lack of civility of graciousness; surly
difficult to work with or deal with; intractable

e.g. It would be churlish for any diner guest to express anything but gratitude for the host’s generous hospitality.
churlish soil

Question 6

chortle

Answer 6

to sing or chant exultantly
to laugh or chuckle especially in satisfaction or exultation

e.g. Audiences might chortle gently during the movie’s amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers.

Question 7

complaisance

Answer 7

disposition to please or comply; affability

e.g. The complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says.

Question 8

cinder

Answer 8

the slag from a metal furnace; dross
a partly burned combustible in which fire in extinct

e.g. Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.

Question 9

cipher

Answer 9

zero; one that has no weight, worth, or influence; nonentity
a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning; a message in code

e.g. She was nothing more than a cipher.

Question 10

circuitous

Answer 10

having a circular or winding course
not being forthright or direct in language or action

e.g. a circuitous explanation
Their logic seems a bit circuitous.

Question 11

circumlocution

Answer 11

the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
evasion in speech

Question 12

loquacious

Answer 12

full of excessive talk; wordy
given to fluent or excessive talk; garrulous

e.g. a loquacious and glib politician

Question 13

chronic

Answer 13

marked by long duration or frequent recurrence

e.g. chronic experiments
chronic petty warfare

Question 14

chrysanthemum

Answer 14

a plant that has brightly colored flowers and that is often grown in gardens; also the flower of this plant

Question 15

churlish

Answer 15

of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl; vulgar
marked by a lack of civility of graciousness; surly
difficult to work with or deal with; intractable

e.g. It would be churlish for any diner guest to express anything but gratitude for the host’s generous hospitality.
churlish soil

Question 16

chortle

Answer 16

to sing or chant exultantly
to laugh or chuckle especially in satisfaction or exultation

e.g. Audiences might chortle gently during the movie’s amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers.

Question 17

cistern

Answer 17

an artificial reservoir (as an underground tank) or storing liquids and especially water

Question 18

cinder

Answer 18

the slag from a metal furnace; dross
a partly burned combustible in which fire in extinct

e.g. Cinders from the campfire floated through the air.

Question 19

cipher

Answer 19

zero; one that has no weight, worth, or influence; nonentity
a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning; a message in code

e.g. She was nothing more than a cipher.

Question 20

circuitous

Answer 20

having a circular or winding course
not being forthright or direct in language or action

e.g. a circuitous explanation
Their logic seems a bit circuitous.

Question 21

circumference

Answer 21

the perimeter of a circle

the external boundary of surface of a figure or object; periphery

Question 22

circumlocution

Answer 22

the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
evasion in speech

Question 23

circumscribe

Answer 23

to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly

e.g. fields circumscribed by tall trees
He circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse.

Question 24

prescribe

Answer 24

to lay down a rule; dictate
to write or give medical prescriptions

e.g. a drug commonly prescribed to treat ashes
The people have no other rule of conduct, than what their priests are pleased to prescribe.

Question 25

circumstantial

Answer 25

belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances pertinent but not essential; incidental marked by careful attention to details; abounding in factual details e.g. circumstantial evidence a circumstantial account of the meeting

Question 26

circumvent

Answer 26

to hem in; to make a circuit around to manage to get around especially ingenuity or stratagem e.g. We circumvented the problem by using a different program.

Question 27

cistern

Answer 27

an artificial reservoir (as an underground tank) or storing liquids and especially water

Question 28

clairvoyance

Answer 28

keen perception or insight

Question 29

clam

Answer 29

a freshwater mussel | a stolid or closemouthed person

Question 30

clamor

Answer 30

noisy shouting; a loud continuous noise insistent public expression (as of support or protest) e.g. a public clamor for an arrest in the case

Question 31

clipper

Answer 31

one that clips something; an implement for clipping especially hair or nails one that moves swiftly; a fast sailing ship

Question 32

clannish

Answer 32

of or relating to a clan tending to associate only with a select group of similar background or status e.g. The college faculty can be pretty clannish, so it's difficult to be an outsider here.

Question 33

roil

Answer 33

to make turbid by stirring up the sediments or dregs of; to stir up, disturb, disorder to make agitated and angry; rile, upset to move turbulently e.g. Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis. The waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore.

Question 34

obfuscate

Answer 34

darken; to make obscure confuse e.g. Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.

Question 35

clasp

Answer 35

a device for holding together objects or parts of something a strong hold with your hands or arms to fasten (something) with a clasp to hold tightly with your hands or arms

Question 36

clout

Answer 36

a blow especially with the hand; also a hard hit in baseball pull, influence e.g. She used her political cloud to have another school built. She gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn.

Question 37

clause

Answer 37

a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb | a separate part of a legal document; a stipulation in a document

Question 38

cleft

Answer 38

a space or opening made by or as if by splitting; fissure | a usually V-shaped indented formation; a hollow between ridges or protuberances

Question 39

clement

Answer 39

inclined to be merciful; lenient mild e.g. a clement judge clement weather for this time of year

Question 40

cloy

Answer 40

- cloying e.g. A diet of cake and candy soon cloys. The readers, therefore, will not suppose that we intend (supposing that we were able) to cloy them with sweets.

Question 41

cloister

Answer 41

a monastic establishment

Question 42

closet

Answer 42

closely private being so in private e.g. a closet racist

Question 43

cloture

Answer 43

the closing or limitation of debate in legislative body especially by calling for a vote

Question 44

cloudburst

Answer 44

a sudden, very heavy rain

Question 45

clout

Answer 45

a blow especially with the hand; also a hard hit in baseball pull, influence e.g. She used her political cloud to have another school built. She gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn.

Question 46

impuissance

Answer 46

weakness, powerlessness

Question 47

colt

Answer 47

a young horse; especially a male foal a young untried person e.g. a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice

Question 48

cloying

Answer 48

disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess excessively sweet or sentimental e.g. After a while, the softness of his voice becomes cloying. a cloying romantic comedy

Question 49

cloy

Answer 49

- cloying e.g. A diet of cake and candy soon cloys. The readers, therefore, will not suppose that we intend (supposing that we were able) to cloy them with sweets.

Question 50

cobble

Answer 50

repair, make to make or put together roughly or hastily e.g. cobble shoes cobble together an agreement

Question 51

coalition

Answer 51

- coalesce; combination e.g. The group is working in coalition with other environmental groups. A multiparty coalition ruled the country.

Question 52

coarse

Answer 52

of ordinary or inferior quality or value; common loose or rough in texture not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language harsh, raucous, or rough in tone

Question 53

coddle

Answer 53

``` to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness; pamper ``` e.g. The judges were accused of coddling criminals.

Question 54

coax

Answer 54

to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering; wheedle to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattering to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity e.g. coax him into going unable to coax an answer out of him coax a fire to burn

Question 55

fastidious

Answer 55

having high and often capricious standards; difficult to please reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude having complex nutritional requirements e.g. critics so fastidious that they can talk only to a small circle of initiates fastidious workmanship fastidious microbes

Question 56

hoax

Answer 56

to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous e.g. a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers

Question 57

cob

Answer 57

a male swan | corncob

Question 58

cobbler

Answer 58

a person who makes or repairs shoes | a dessert made of cooked fruit covered in a thick crust

Question 59

cobble

Answer 59

repair, make to make or put together roughly or hastily e.g. cobble shoes cobble together an agreement

Question 60

lampoon

Answer 60

satire e.g. Trump said such ridiculous things that he was often the target of lampoons in the press.

Question 61

coda

Answer 61

final passage of a piece of music

Question 62

coddle

Answer 62

``` to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness; pamper ``` e.g. The judges were accused of coddling criminals.

Question 63

codify

Answer 63

to reduce to a code systematize; classify e.g. The convention codified the rules of war. The author tries to codify important ideas about language.

Question 64

coerce

Answer 64

to restrain or dominate by force to compel to an act or choice to achieve by force or threat e.g. Religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious. coerced into agreeing coerce compliance

Question 65

coercion

Answer 65

- coerce | e. g. A promise obtained by coercion is never binding.

Question 66

coeval

Answer 66

of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration e.g. two stars thought to be coeval because they have nearly the same mass and brightness

Question 67

cogent

Answer 67

having power to compel or constrain appealing forcibly to the mind or reason pertinent, relevant e.g. cogent forces The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal.

Question 68

cogitate

Answer 68

to ponder or meditate on usually intently e.g. cogitate about chances of failing By the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it will be almost over.

Question 69

cognizance

Answer 69

a distinguishing mark or emblem knowledge, awareness; notice, acknowledgement jurisdiction, responsibility e.g. They had no cognizance of the situation. take cognizance of their achievement

Question 70

colonnade

Answer 70

a series of columns supporting a roof structure

Question 71

colander

Answer 71

a perforated pan

Question 72

lapse

Answer 72

a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention; a becoming less, decline interruption, discontinuance a passage of time; interval also e.g. a lapse in table manner a lapse from grace/ into bad habits He returned to college after a lapse of several years. After a few polite exchanges, the conversation lapsed.

Question 73

collate

Answer 73

to compare critically; also and in order to verify, often to integrate or arrange in order to assemble in proper order, especially for binding e.g. collate the data collate the pages of the report

Question 74

collateral

Answer 74

accompanying as secondary or subordinate; concomitant, ancillary property (as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender e.g. digress into collateral matters

Question 75

collected

Answer 75

gathered together | possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort

Question 76

colloquial

Answer 76

conversational

Question 77

comity

Answer 77

friendly social atmosphere; social harmony a loose widespread community based on common social institutions e.g. group activities promoting comity

Question 78

collude

Answer 78

conspire, plot e.g. accused of colluding to keep the prices high

Question 79

colonnade

Answer 79

a series of columns supporting a roof structure

Question 80

variegate

Answer 80

to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors; dapple to enliven or give interest to by means of variety

Question 81

colossal

Answer 81

of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible of an exceptional or astonishing degree e.g. a colossal failure

Question 82

colossus

Answer 82

a statue of gigantic size and proportions | a person or thing of immense size or power

Question 83

coltish

Answer 83

not subjected to discipline; frisky, playful of, relating to, or resembling a colt e.g. Off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish, but turns serious once the camera starts rolling.

Question 84

comatose

Answer 84

unconscious, torpid

Question 85

comely

Answer 85

pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion e.g. a comely young woman

Question 86

comity

Answer 86

friendly social atmosphere; social harmony a loose widespread community based on common social institutions e.g. group activities promoting comity

Question 87

commensurate

Answer 87

equal in measure or extent; coextensive corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree; proportionate e.g. given a job commensurate with her abilities

Question 88

preponderant

Answer 88

having superior weight, force, or influence | having greater prevalence

Question 89

commingle

Answer 89

to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole e.g. Fact and fiction commingle in the story.

Question 90

compass

Answer 90

to devise or contrive often with craft or skill; plot encompass bring about, achieve; obtain boundary, circumference; range, scope e.g. attempting more than his modest abilities could compass within the compass of the city walls the compass of my voice

Question 91

commit

Answer 91

to put into charge or trust; entrust; to consign or record for preservation to carry into action deliberately; perpetrate obligate, bind e.g. commit it to memory commit a crime a contract committing the company to complete the project on time

Question 92

commodious

Answer 92

comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy e.g. a commodious closet

Question 93

commodity

Answer 93

any article of commerce

Question 94

commonwealth

Answer 94

an organization of independent states

Question 95

commotion

Answer 95

a condition of civil unrest or insurrection steady or recurrent motion mental excitement or confusion

Question 96

communal

Answer 96

of or relating to one of more communes or communities characterized by collective ownership and use of property e.g. communal huts the communal experience of riding on the train

Question 97

commune

Answer 97

to communicate intimately a group of people living together and sharing responsibilities, possessions, etc. e.g. a psychic who communes with the dead

Question 98

commute

Answer 98

change, alter; exchange to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city) e.g. The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.

Question 99

compass

Answer 99

to devise or contrive often with craft or skill; plot encompass bring about, achieve; obtain boundary, circumference; range, scope e.g. attempting more than his modest abilities could compass within the compass of the city walls the compass of my voice

Question 100

compatriot

Answer 100

person who was born in the same country

Question 101

compelling

Answer 101

forceful; demanding attention; convincing e.g. a compelling novel that I cannot put down a compelling argument/reason

Question 102

compendium

Answer 102

a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge; abstract a list of a number of items; collection, compilation e.g. a compendium of folk tales