Quiz 8 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 condemn; criticize; N. denunciation 1 denounce
2 marrow
3 encipher
4 abstruse
5 underscore
2 distant view ( , ); broad mental view as of a series of events; ; 1 tenure
2 gobble
3 vista
4 residue
5 stomp
3 nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette 1 bludgeon
2 uproar
3 muggy
4 heckler
5 solecism
4 moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment 1 rectitude
2 slag
3 gangrene
4 enumerate
5 coiffure
5 large area that includes several towns; CF. count: 1 overdue
2 hymn
3 alimentary
4 county
5 propellant(propellent)
6 exact 1 fervor
2 dyspeptic
3 anthropomorphic
4 precise
5 exceptionable
7 lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive 1 censure
2 enduring
3 lowbrow
4 surpass
5 connubial
8 having a common center 1 wiggle
2 concentric
3 tan
4 saboteur
5 baroque
9 long narrow body or handle of a spear, an arrow, or certain tools; column 1 centaur
2 shaft
3 pleat
4 talisman
5 nomadic
10 monkey like; N: ape or monkey 1 stoke
2 simian
3 discomfit
4 behoove(behove)
5 norm
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy 1 sublime
2 bland
3 annex
4 fade
5 inimical
12 balance; balancing force; equilibrium 1 convivial
2 somatic
3 convulsion
4 equipoise
5 limber
13 boat or yacht race 1 regatta
2 wreath
3 tartar
4 visage
5 unobtrusive
14 purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire 1 overdose
2 tartar
3 platonic
4 lust
5 whimsical
15 iron or steel beam which supports a floor, roof, or bridge 1 unintimating
2 girder
3 alliteration
4 congruence
5 communal
16 risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. 1 anthology
2 venture
3 acquiesce
4 atrocity
5 substantiate
17 dig out of the ground; remove from a grave 1 contusion
2 geyser
3 patina
4 capricious
5 exhume
18 small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests 1 expedite
2 belabor
3 indifferent
4 cabal
5 incessant
19 sad and lonely; wretched; desolate 1 forlorn
2 debutante
3 filch
4 astonish
5 decline
20 burlesque; act of leaving the ground 1 gutter
2 grotesque
3 takeoff
4 foolproof
5 infidel
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 monastery or convent 1 healthy
2 loathe
3 lethargic
4 gerontology
5 cloister
22 monarch; sovereign 1 amalgam
2 incursion
3 potentate
4 partial
5 substantial
23 hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block 1 somber
2 aerate
3 solvent
4 pebble
5 impede
24 drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees 1 debut
2 sporadic
3 brisk
4 nectar
5 snuffle
25 weed; ; weight of wrapping material in which goods are packed 1 gangrene
2 tare
3 valediction
4 artifice
5 spectral
26 firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic 1 blackmail
2 inherent
3 tirade
4 subaltern
5 hackney
27 voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents) 1 spatial
2 constituency
3 doze
4 vie
5 perimeter
28 compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse 1 newel
2 carefree
3 veneer
4 compulsion
5 legend
29 tendency to keep together 1 sinuous
2 parish
3 cohesion
4 mores
5 behemoth
30 blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval 1 cohorts
2 headfirst
3 censure
4 anesthetic
5 glutinous
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ. 1 intersperse
2 forbearance
3 larder
4 outcast
5 rationale
32 quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick 1 poignancy
2 cavil
3 torpor
4 desperado
5 atypical
33 government ruled by old people 1 addendum
2 clique
3 hobble
4 gerontocracy
5 jubilation
34 society ruled by the wealthy 1 unearthly
2 sleet
3 smudge
4 plutocracy
5 premonitory
35 charlatan; impostor 1 nauseous
2 clapper
3 deleterious
4 quack
5 intercede
36 make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances 1 orator
2 adulterate
3 embark
4 fervor
5 venturesome
37 soft food made by boiling oatmeal 1 porridge
2 replenish
3 allude
4 addle
5 servile
38 formidable; causing fear 1 redoubtable
2 precise
3 egotism
4 revert
5 smirk
39 mistaken; wrong; incorrect 1 pauper
2 erroneous
3 molar
4 phylum
5 optimum
40 CF. pick 1 tipple
2 picker
3 torpor
4 junket
5 regime
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 bar forming a step of a ladder; crosspiece between the legs of a chair 1 wick
2 tension
3 viand
4 rung
5 mongrel
42 not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous 1 unravel
2 disingenuous
3 notch
4 fetal
5 influx
43 one that lends money at interest in exchange for personal property deposited as security 1 therapeutic
2 pawnbroker
3 breach
4 nihilist
5 antiseptic
44 shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer 1 counterpoint
2 tremulous
3 coy
4 mange
5 invalid
45 eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm 1 buffoon
2 gusto
3 chorale
4 engross
5 swelter
46 subordinate 1 subaltern
2 compulsory
3 notable
4 animadversion
5 inquisitive
47 causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass 1 dispel
2 deluge
3 ramp
4 vitriolic
5 embellish
48 laughable; ridiculous; trifling 1 ludicrous
2 redundant
3 temporize
4 garage
5 putrefy
49 tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid 1 canter
2 consummate
3 dumbfound(dumbfound)
4 obelisk
5 injurious
50 disease communicator 1 obdurate
2 ruthless
3 boycott
4 multiform
5 virus
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy 1 relevant
2 aromatic
3 embroil
4 taciturn
5 precursor
52 clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel 1 demolition
2 attire
3 recondite
4 stygian
5 steadfast
53 slander; insult to one's character or reputation; V. 1 coroner
2 slur
3 levee
4 topsoil
5 garrison
54 make (something written) false by changing 1 irremediable
2 rubbish
3 clique
4 emasculate
5 falsify
55 honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast 1 dauntless
2 isotope
3 trickle
4 fete(f\^ete)
5 camp
56 make whole; combine; make into one unit 1 isthmus
2 studious
3 muddle
4 integrate
5 sight
57 prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic 1 postulate
2 fundamental
3 query
4 faculty
5 endemic
58 the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental 1 coincidence
2 delta
3 commensurate
4 interregnum
5 jovial
59 split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow 1 rend
2 taxonomist
3 braggadocio
4 cauterize
5 hackneyed
60 ardent; zealous; hot 1 philanthropist
2 wastrel
3 fervid
4 pillage
5 quack
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 large stone or mass of rock 1 boulder
2 torque
3 attune
4 sorority
5 vivify
62 section of the large intestine from which the remains of undigested food leave the body 1 cog
2 colon
3 quiescent
4 detain
5 graphite
63 sleep lightly; nap 1 resurrect
2 doze
3 redoubtable
4 pittance
5 cunning
64 diligent; hard-working; N. industry 1 industrious
2 masticate
3 pivotal
4 contumacious
5 hobble
65 calmness of temperament; composure 1 acoustics
2 reprimand
3 reprisal
4 equanimity
5 touchstone
66 very fat; N. corpulence 1 pusillanimous
2 gerontocracy
3 corpulent
4 stink
5 colossus
67 top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird 1 creep
2 insurgent
3 crest
4 deposition
5 abrasive
68 eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism 1 blas\'e
2 nugatory
3 astigmatism
4 typify
5 faucet
69 brief flash of light; glow; V. 1 hatch
2 ravel
3 gleam
4 consonant
5 temperate
70 ordinary; mundane; commonplace; of working days 1 vagabond
2 workaday
3 cognitive
4 secrete
5 delete
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 authorized agent; authority to act for another 1 proxy
2 range
3 royalty
4 rubble
5 mercenary
72 people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility 1 gentry
2 affluence
3 pilfer
4 optimum
5 filch
73 search as for food or other supplies; Ex. go foraging for wood to make a fire; N: fodder; food supplies for cattle and horses; search for food or provisions 1 tonic
2 hazardous
3 forage
4 gracious
5 collected
74 thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose 1 impromptu
2 bacchanal
3 recondite
4 frustrate
5 porous
75 go down on one's knees. 1 pliable
2 disclose
3 crescendo
4 heed
5 kneel
76 dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify 1 hardy
2 neologism
3 depose
4 contention
5 cohesion
77 stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior 1 unlettered
2 cram
3 acrimonious
4 impel
5 countermand
78 capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal 1 resolve
2 career
3 garner
4 hone
5 venal
79 addition of details; intricacy 1 elaboration
2 parvenu
3 devoid
4 suavity
5 traverse
80 very small person 1 heedless
2 contend
3 amiable
4 vivisection
5 midget
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch 1 mold
2 savor
3 denotation
4 nexus
5 lookout
82 cure-all; panacea; something invigorating 1 lurk
2 accelerate
3 elixir
4 stump
5 correlation
83 burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless 1 apocalyptic
2 caustic
3 acerbity
4 hirsute
5 crescendo
84 not real; existing only in imagination 1 lampoon
2 rabies
3 cerebral
4 bereavement
5 imaginary
85 something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating 1 implication
2 supposition
3 voodoo
4 inconsequential
5 limn
86 person who eats human flesh; animal that feeds on others of its own kind 1 larder
2 cannibal
3 inestimable
4 poise
5 convex
87 willing to obey orders; yielding; timid 1 zany
2 trident
3 glutinous
4 sacrilegious
5 submissive
88 talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate 1 maxim
2 collateral
3 artless
4 prattle
5 refrain
89 sullen; gloomy; stubborn 1 broach
2 ingenuous
3 dour
4 knotty
5 effusion
90 work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ. 1 elaborate
2 incapacitate
3 inconsequential
4 amputate
5 ignite
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution 1 hazy
2 incongruity
3 brochure
4 scaffold
5 reportorial
92 make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate 1 proponent
2 impregnate
3 magniloquent
4 qualified
5 chivalrous
93 walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak 1 limp
2 jingoist
3 indissoluble
4 avalanche
5 stop_short_of
94 application of public health measures; ; disposal of sewage and garbage; 1 inclement
2 platitude
3 sanitation
4 dregs
5 perpetual
95 state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft 1 prim
2 decomposition
3 bereavement
4 aberrant
5 county
96 waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly 1 fluctuate
2 tightwad
3 anneal
4 evasive
5 babble
97 non-moral; having no understanding of right and wrong 1 indite
2 amoral
3 swarm
4 galvanize
5 lottery
98 take off; OP. don 1 doff
2 equilibrium
3 complaisant
4 hypochondriac
5 ecosystem
99 unattractive 1 implore
2 contusion
3 disclose
4 unprepossessing
5 variegate
100 outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference 1 corpuscle
2 perimeter
3 epaulet(epaulette)
4 elicit
5 touchstone
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