Quiz 9 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 thick white cloud with a flat base; 1 longevity
2 scraps
3 secession
4 pollen
5 cumulus
2 shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot 1 tact
2 eulogy
3 dominant
4 astonish
5 fetter
3 deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame 1 conclave
2 jetsam
3 gnarled
4 tertiary
5 reprehensible
4 human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness 1 brawn
2 procurement
3 aromatic
4 divine
5 conflagration
5 adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved 1 hedge
2 embargo
3 hymn
4 frame
5 condign
6 good-fellowship; CF. comrade 1 azure
2 procrastinate
3 incredulous
4 camaraderie
5 spoilsport
7 fitness; talent 1 amalgamate
2 coma
3 aptitude
4 demoniac(demoniacal)
5 historical
8 small body revolving around a larger one 1 itinerary
2 satellite
3 immaculate
4 self-indulgence
5 protrude
9 young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. 1 impiety
2 decrepitude
3 whelp
4 piscatorial
5 belfry
10 ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent 1 corollary
2 antler
3 holster
4 sovereign
5 onerous
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 small powerful boat designed for towing larger vessels 1 tugboat
2 hold
3 filibuster
4 pugilist
5 gullible
12 work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away 1 sextant
2 detergent
3 noose
4 deputize
5 somnambulist
13 substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia 1 pious
2 elegy
3 importune
4 anesthetic
5 cleaver
14 refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove 1 rebuttal
2 edifice
3 parody
4 cleave
5 pathological
15 make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity 1 cornea
2 resolve
3 phalanx
4 dissuade
5 perpetuate
16 clowning 1 perceptive
2 evict
3 befriend
4 buffoonery
5 abstract
17 scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) 1 thunderbolt
2 chide
3 deify
4 desalinize
5 upbraid
18 go about quietly on foot (trying to avoid being noticed) 1 pad
2 elliptical
3 gingerly
4 lunar
5 sluggard
19 failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V. 1 lyric
2 hibernal
3 maelstrom
4 default
5 unexceptionable
20 group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests 1 shyster
2 coterie
3 consanguinity
4 oblivion
5 atrocity
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 hollow form or matrix for shaping; fungi; ; soil rich in humus and fit for planting; 1 elicit
2 onomatopoeia
3 mold
4 benison
5 earn
22 violent anguish 1 witless
2 throes
3 throb
4 subsume
5 clientele
23 bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency 1 insolvent
2 tread
3 reprisal
4 offensive
5 palliate
24 pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic 1 ovation
2 unearthly
3 ciliated
4 aphorism
5 unaccountable
25 pointed projecting part 1 prong
2 ornithologist
3 deleterious
4 ambulatory
5 forswear
26 formal agreement 1 knell
2 concordat
3 malcontent
4 historical
5 knoll
27 thick stiff material made of pressed paper; ; 1 breadth
2 residue
3 apposite
4 regime
5 cardboard
28 holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing 1 tiptoe
2 ironic
3 riveting
4 irreconcilable
5 lush
29 postpone; delay or put off 1 savant
2 trivia
3 procrastinate
4 slag
5 boon
30 decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution 1 laborious
2 consonance
3 resolve
4 devoid
5 grudging
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 gay; joyous 1 voodoo
2 broach
3 blithe(blithesome)
4 nauseate
5 stratified
32 (apprec.) completely unselfish; caring only for others and not for oneself 1 arrhythmic
2 relevant
3 disclose
4 selfless
5 arraign
33 shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident 1 choreography
2 diction
3 elaborate
4 diffidence
5 monotheism
34 coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil) 1 pigment
2 pathological
3 rafter
4 gratuity
5 reverend
35 prohibit; forbid; N. 1 germinate
2 concave
3 interdict
4 instrumentation
5 incumbent
36 quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments 1 append
2 proselytize
3 contentious
4 vitriolic
5 wistful
37 raised platform used in preaching (in a church) 1 obstetrician
2 collation
3 catalyst
4 pulpit
5 trough
38 fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce 1 emulate
2 obligatory
3 evanescent
4 cosmic
5 sectarian
39 reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again 1 resurrect
2 recast
3 vying
4 visage
5 philatelist
40 able to pay all depths; N. solvency 1 jamb
2 typhoon
3 selfless
4 solvent
5 escapade
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 adjoining; neighboring; close by 1 demand
2 irresolute
3 boulder
4 adjacent
5 crabbed
42 thought; working of the brain 1 tramp
2 apparition
3 corroborate
4 cerebration
5 demean
43 give up; do without 1 forgo(forego)
2 demotic
3 elysian
4 arbitrate
5 commensurate
44 concerning the sense of smell 1 demoralize
2 malefactor
3 euphemism
4 conscript
5 olfactory
45 ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad 1 carefree
2 mediocre
3 whim
4 taunt
5 demise
46 discerning; perceptive 1 arboreal
2 insightful
3 selective
4 sibling
5 parvenu
47 judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief 1 implore
2 conviction
3 amazon
4 vivisection
5 acme
48 riddle; difficult problem 1 conundrum
2 archipelago
3 masticate
4 jollity
5 pedantic
49 detestable; extremely unpleasant 1 gist
2 unguent
3 indolent
4 abominable
5 somatic
50 twist out of shape; N. 1 counterpart
2 remnant
3 warp
4 hedonist
5 protagonist
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive 1 tumid
2 convulsion
3 preponderance
4 lubricate
5 miscellaneous
52 choosing of a lot or card 1 cosmic
2 lottery
3 browbeat
4 ensue
5 draw
53 of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers 1 groom
2 psychic
3 genesis
4 decorous
5 conflagration
54 hill of wind-blown sand; 1 improvise
2 ingrate
3 stride
4 prologue
5 dune
55 change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas 1 misogynist
2 tactile
3 otherworldly
4 ossify
5 diffidence
56 brief and to the point; using few words; terse 1 cogitate
2 viscous
3 detrimental
4 inept
5 laconic
57 push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. 1 rummage
2 reel
3 momentous
4 shove
5 sonic
58 long, eventful, adventurous journey 1 odyssey
2 coalition
3 bludgeon
4 culpable
5 discerning
59 deserving reverence; N: priest 1 prosperous
2 abortive
3 bulwark
4 gainsay
5 reverend
60 entreating; beseeching; N. 1 downpour
2 decant
3 suppliant
4 glaciate
5 irate
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 shelter; V. 1 pestilential(pestilent)
2 parallelism
3 burrow
4 lien
5 nepotism
62 disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate 1 stench
2 insubordination
3 volley
4 romp
5 qualified
63 trembling; wavering 1 disinterested
2 tremulous
3 bungle
4 forestall
5 cursory
64 support or base as for a pillar or statue 1 pedestal
2 materialism
3 paraphrase
4 grandeur
5 refuse
65 stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm 1 offensive
2 cryptic
3 tempestuous
4 malefactor
5 impending
66 final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained 1 d\'enouement
2 postdate
3 discord
4 appall
5 legislature
67 suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated 1 bilious
2 pucker
3 yeoman
4 nibble
5 sentinel
68 rider on horseback; ADJ. 1 denizen
2 decoy
3 compulsory
4 shyster
5 equestrian
69 sticky; viscous; gluey 1 diorama
2 humanitarian
3 flamboyant
4 glutinous
5 melancholy
70 swollen; distended (as from liquid) 1 quiescent
2 turgid
3 charisma
4 onerous
5 pusillanimous
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 reverse the order or position of 1 protract
2 cumulative
3 transpose
4 anguish
5 obsidian
72 word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read 1 dyslexia
2 muggy
3 enclave
4 cozen
5 admonish
73 dying; at the point of death; CF. death 1 bovine
2 descry
3 fresco
4 moribund
5 feckless
74 cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide 1 prescience
2 wander
3 guy
4 exult
5 patina
75 official periodical publication; newspaper 1 irrelevant
2 impertinent
3 gazette
4 paramount
5 gland
76 border upon; adjoin 1 pretext
2 defunct
3 insomnia
4 mute
5 abut
77 long curl of hair 1 jurisprudence
2 hold
3 ringlet
4 flotsam
5 mercenary
78 very small 1 vat
2 infinitesimal
3 discordant
4 skirmish
5 bulwark
79 of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify 1 subsistence
2 expiate
3 vitreous
4 sunder
5 crochet
80 drunken 1 bacchanalian
2 fatalism
3 anachronism
4 trifling
5 statuary
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest 1 mentor
2 beneficial
3 arroyo
4 aromatic
5 sinuous
82 related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population 1 tribune
2 demographic
3 repugnance
4 bespeak
5 extricate
83 harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory 1 overwrought
2 guy
3 holism
4 defame
5 dowry
84 increase 1 corrode
2 silo
3 ablution
4 vortex
5 increment
85 small church (in a prison, college, or hospital) 1 chapel
2 pr\'ecis
3 venison
4 don
5 deliberate
86 irritate; fester; annoy 1 dulcet
2 poignancy
3 rankle
4 vitriolic
5 hoard
87 contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection 1 artistry
2 signatory
3 primordial
4 inamorata
5 liaison
88 relating to space 1 quiescent
2 vying
3 foist
4 swindler
5 spatial
89 excuse 1 rudimentary
2 acuity
3 pretext
4 replenish
5 drip
90 person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority 1 leaflet
2 musket
3 anarchist
4 artifice
5 apprehensive
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 bad-mannered child 1 protuberance
2 brat
3 hackney
4 nourish
5 wrangle
92 artificial; pretended 1 affected
2 girth
3 spectral
4 willowy
5 melee
93 pantry; place where food is kept 1 combustible
2 complicity
3 proviso
4 extant
5 larder
94 lazy person 1 rogue
2 rubble
3 podium
4 sluggard
5 solemnity
95 cutting off; separation 1 abscission
2 conclave
3 progeny
4 sturdy
5 fluke
96 make a hole through with a drill; N: hole made by drilling; inner diameter of a hole 1 romance
2 bore
3 larva
4 rotundity
5 dynamo
97 artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road 1 pyromaniac
2 allege
3 incompatible
4 culvert
5 iniquitous
98 frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury 1 incumbent
2 impotent
3 lot
4 thesis
5 furor
99 brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. 1 tine
2 gloss
3 coma
4 sorority
5 misconduct
100 extortion (of money or advantage) by the threat of exposing something discreditable; V. 1 encircle
2 supplant
3 blackmail
4 porous
5 candor
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