Quiz 13 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 producing tears; tearful 1 overturn
2 bludgeon
3 lineage
4 deflect
5 lachrymose
2 confuse; make nervous and confused; N. 1 fluster
2 gall
3 affirmation
4 compatriot
5 wrinkle
3 poor; destitute 1 platonic
2 indigent
3 gruff
4 malicious
5 untenable
4 small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) 1 comatose
2 repudiate
3 cordon
4 annuity
5 circlet
5 practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total 1 supplant
2 unfaltering
3 dominant
4 teetotalism
5 recline
6 shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V. 1 solder
2 advocacy
3 incoherent
4 tonsure
5 ruddy
7 brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious 1 squander
2 legato
3 atrocity
4 append
5 acrid
8 flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow 1 analogous
2 comely
3 lucrative
4 willowy
5 hew
9 examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny 1 pummel
2 miasma
3 mange
4 scrutinize
5 intrinsic
10 pertaining to soil deposits left by running water 1 oligarchy
2 libretto
3 auxiliary
4 idolatry
5 alluvial
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells 1 duration
2 lien
3 marrow
4 hypocritical
5 chapel
12 preceding (in time, rank, etc.) 1 equity
2 devise
3 precedent
4 defray
5 concord
13 lie down 1 recline
2 acidulous
3 sour
4 progeny
5 surmise
14 annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride) 1 wit
2 retinue
3 exude
4 chagrin
5 besmirch
15 continue (a task) until completion; initiate court action against 1 saline
2 obsidian
3 waddle
4 skinflint
5 prosecute
16 harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together 1 irrelevant
2 earmark
3 filch
4 bow
5 compatible
17 of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline 1 importune
2 schematic
3 reagent
4 clandestine
5 silt
18 worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal 1 satirical
2 legend
3 taunt
4 doze
5 secular
19 hang about/around; stand idly about; linger 1 loiter
2 delete
3 inflated
4 relevant
5 prosperous
20 doctor specializing in ailments of the heart 1 analogous
2 ichthyology
3 cardiologist
4 premise
5 caricature
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film 1 cartilage
2 cameo
3 smelt
4 braggart
5 illuminate
22 being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine 1 allegory
2 stamina
3 aboriginal
4 homily
5 shipment
23 freedom from narrow limitations 1 proscenium
2 dwindle
3 latitude
4 supposititious
5 derision
24 nightstick; short stick carried by police 1 proviso
2 plumage
3 liaison
4 truncheon
5 fructify
25 home of a fierce animal such as a lion; center of secret activity 1 comprise
2 den
3 advocacy
4 at_the_mercy_of
5 aphasia
26 sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity 1 blithe(blithesome)
2 mentor
3 acclivity
4 cloudburst
5 descry
27 school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women 1 virus
2 seminary
3 ventral
4 religious
5 vagrant
28 property inherited from a father 1 dummy
2 patrimony
3 incompatible
4 unimpeachable
5 frenzied
29 apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction 1 lubricate
2 acerbity
3 veterinarian
4 junket
5 gusher
30 denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area 1 panoramic
2 advent
3 noncommittal
4 comestible
5 ambrosia
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil 1 maxim
2 antihistamine
3 waddle
4 corollary
5 demoniac(demoniacal)
32 serious mistake; V: move clumsily (as if blind); make a stupid serious error 1 slovenly
2 blunder
3 proof
4 anarchist
5 ageless
33 leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown 1 miniature
2 deleterious
3 pestle
4 maroon
5 awl
34 move about in a spirited manner 1 sibylline
2 surge
3 sedition
4 indolent
5 prance
35 adhesive; gluey 1 contumacious
2 viscid
3 entrance
4 memorialize
5 stylish
36 insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally 1 annuity
2 affront
3 pliant
4 incubus
5 glare
37 division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) 1 overdue
2 reminiscent
3 precipitant
4 expletive
5 dichotomy
38 protruding rim or edge, as on a wheel, used to hold an object in place 1 supplant
2 cadence
3 flange
4 penology
5 swear
39 stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N. 1 molding
2 fatalism
3 daze
4 manifesto
5 implication
40 iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence 1 opalescent
2 ennui
3 amulet
4 craven
5 prominent
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 self-governing; N. autonomy 1 autonomous
2 dehumanize
3 circumspect
4 vine
5 fanaticism
42 vertical support at the center of a circular staircase; 1 ambrosia
2 gloss_over
3 brood
4 mobile
5 newel
43 wooden or metal pole used to support sail rigging; 1 uninhibited
2 remiss
3 spar
4 sprout
5 repellent
44 exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy 1 transcendent
2 prong
3 tonsure
4 rotundity
5 trough
45 drug that kills bacteria; 1 antibiotic
2 forgo(forego)
3 trample
4 satellite
5 remediable
46 desire; want intensely 1 rainfall
2 crave
3 sanitary
4 podiatrist
5 pervasive
47 burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection 1 commandeer
2 neologism
3 cauterize
4 stipple
5 niche
48 illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ. 1 corporeal
2 contraband
3 bombardment
4 chary
5 nubile
49 choice and use of words in speech or writing; clarity of pronunciation 1 countermand
2 gainsay
3 endearment
4 diction
5 quietude
50 sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate 1 molar
2 subside
3 camaraderie
4 consternation
5 cajole
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere 1 cadet
2 chaste
3 spatula
4 archaeology
5 wield
52 having human form or characteristics 1 sibling
2 catcall
3 cultivated
4 trepidation
5 anthropomorphic
53 place in which one lives; act or period of residing in a place 1 residence
2 superannuated
3 apotheosis
4 novice
5 oaf
54 natural inclination 1 whelp
2 abhor
3 imperil
4 mineral
5 propensity
55 pay attention to; N: close attention 1 cramped
2 rent
3 heed
4 germinate
5 remit
56 worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate 1 sophisticated
2 horoscope
3 acrimonious
4 iconoclastic
5 recipient
57 being unpaid when due; past due; late; tardy 1 abjure
2 faucet
3 ornithologist
4 analogy
5 overdue
58 lazy 1 indolent
2 sublime
3 denounce
4 repudiate
5 niggardly
59 everlasting 1 flay
2 junta
3 perpetual
4 flagrant
5 denotation
60 literary intelligentsia 1 prurient
2 compute
3 scion
4 literati
5 satyr
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest 1 ordination
2 tine
3 frenzied
4 masquerade
5 misanthrope
62 (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive 1 factotum
2 digression
3 flighty
4 pharisaical
5 miscellany
63 easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly 1 affable
2 geyser
3 linguistic
4 affiliation
5 domineer
64 connection 1 nexus
2 chronic
3 revile
4 emanate
5 incumbent
65 mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited 1 berserk
2 reprobate
3 sight
4 foreshadow
5 jest
66 person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) 1 wither
2 mesmerize
3 inflated
4 heckler
5 cannibal
67 pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured 1 modish
2 bluff
3 fertile
4 provender
5 porridge
68 remove water from; dry out 1 demise
2 deadpan
3 empathy
4 sorority
5 dehydrate
69 something that discourages or deters 1 phylum
2 prosperity
3 adjunct
4 inimitable
5 deterrent
70 comment; make explanatory notes 1 inveterate
2 pretext
3 evangelist
4 variegated
5 annotate
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously 1 hull
2 grotto
3 harping
4 chipmunk
5 fringe
72 study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age 1 digression
2 mite
3 gerontology
4 sizable
5 venerable
73 design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. 1 platonic
2 contrite
3 thespian
4 whim
5 monogram
74 persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle 1 convention
2 cajole
3 nutrition
4 chromosome
5 blotch
75 enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit 1 abyss
2 ordination
3 pendant(pendent)
4 plead
5 spatial
76 bantering; joking 1 occult
2 sinister
3 chaffing
4 slap
5 romp
77 person who urges war or tries to get a war started 1 predilection
2 reminiscent
3 warmonger
4 conjecture
5 pucker
78 viscous substance secreted by glands; ; ; ADJ. mucous 1 grunt
2 gavel
3 cannibal
4 mucus
5 pundit
79 delicate ornamental lace like metalwork 1 methodical
2 posture
3 retrograde
4 caricature
5 filigree
80 demanding; needing great effort; burdensome 1 cadge
2 entity
3 courier
4 taxing
5 gland
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 bird's feather, esp. a long stiff one in the wing or tail; sharp pointed growth as on the porcupine 1 sheer
2 indeterminate
3 convex
4 edict
5 quill
82 vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device 1 thespian
2 vise
3 supersede
4 fringe
5 jocose
83 seller 1 vendor
2 corporeal
3 circumvent
4 acne
5 sanitary
84 become unsteady and fall down 1 caricature
2 agnostic
3 intrigue
4 feebleminded
5 topple
85 (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune 1 ingrate
2 sleet
3 mellifluous
4 hydrophobia
5 inept
86 earthenware; cups or plates made from baked clay 1 variegated
2 egotistical
3 mutter
4 untenable
5 crockery
87 differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance 1 ferrous
2 mongrel
3 assertive
4 hortatory
5 diverse
88 fearful; timid; demonstrating fear 1 propensity
2 abode
3 timorous
4 secular
5 mollycoddle
89 love affair; story of love, adventure, mystery, etc. (whose events are grander than those of real life) 1 romance
2 supernumerary
3 discountenance
4 paraphrase
5 carve
90 state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age 1 garnishment
2 dearth
3 decrepitude
4 wrath
5 corporeal
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 study of artifacts and relics of early mankind 1 cunning
2 cessation
3 ordination
4 archaeology
5 vie
92 weaken; castrate 1 ablution
2 saccharine
3 emasculate
4 parable
5 attire
93 refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising 1 diction
2 intransigence
3 skirmish
4 mishap
5 medley
94 commit an offense; do (something wrong) 1 perpetrate
2 fancy
3 proximity
4 incredulous
5 holster
95 blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale 1 abominable
2 riveting
3 pusillanimous
4 turbulence
5 bluster
96 boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity 1 amphibian
2 oaf
3 vainglorious
4 clavicle
5 impromptu
97 cold; ADJ. V: make or become cold; dispirit 1 scrutinize
2 ramble
3 physiology
4 surmise
5 chill
98 (of a person) unable to express what one really feels 1 acoustics
2 recline
3 ineluctable
4 inhibited
5 consummate
99 attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) 1 revile
2 tarnish
3 spangle
4 debunk
5 abash
100 masses of leaves; CF. defoliate 1 prescience
2 foliage
3 terse
4 sodden
5 linoleum
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