Quiz 3 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 inquiry; question; V. 1 query
2 actuarial
3 verve
4 avalanche
5 artful
2 vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle 1 mortar
2 dolt
3 hypothetical
4 armada
5 longevity
3 fear of heights 1 ignite
2 alimony
3 slacken
4 acrophobia
5 commensurate
4 intruder; one who interferes 1 standstill
2 impecunious
3 slap
4 interloper
5 compunction
5 treat with scorn or contempt 1 disdain
2 mange
3 ensign
4 bluff
5 parasite
6 (of music) played smoothly 1 resolve
2 navigable
3 defeatist
4 jeopardize
5 legato
7 enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand 1 nauseate
2 recrimination
3 vigilant
4 penetrate
5 enmity
8 rude, insensitive person 1 cleave
2 boor
3 prop
4 ordeal
5 proviso
9 one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige 1 caste
2 compatible
3 metallurgical
4 collected
5 cameo
10 side post of a door or window frame 1 jamb
2 pendant(pendent)
3 impair
4 abbreviate
5 partiality
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 brownish yellow 1 harness
2 predecessor
3 tawny
4 florid
5 cornucopia
12 combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize 1 synthesis
2 ghastly
3 fictive
4 truncheon
5 cumulus
13 acting without dialogue; V. 1 pantomime
2 provisional
3 duplicity
4 lactate
5 edict
14 durable material made in sheets (used as a covering for floors) 1 glut
2 linoleum
3 optometrist
4 vaunted
5 forerunner
15 general agreement; opinion reached by a group 1 otter
2 consensus
3 indefatigable
4 impudence
5 flamboyant
16 four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped 1 archaeology
2 nurture
3 anatomy
4 quadruped
5 grade
17 astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumbfounded, dumbstruck 1 emaciated
2 feebleminded
3 dumbfound(dumbfound)
4 crest
5 swamp
18 appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity 1 perigee
2 palliate
3 upshot
4 mitigate
5 sophist
19 assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor 1 imposture
2 tactile
3 avuncular
4 synthesis
5 declivity
20 wintry; of or like winter 1 aseptic
2 discomfit
3 antecedents
4 hibernal
5 ram
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 not spacious; inconvenient 1 daguerreotype
2 norm
3 distend
4 undertaker
5 incommodious
22 Roman outer robe 1 toga
2 notoriety
3 anticipate
4 inherent
5 flounder
23 act of dissecting living animals 1 factious
2 vivisection
3 obligatory
4 accord
5 abhor
24 steadily loyal; unswerving; steady 1 steadfast
2 satire
3 pilot
4 vista
5 well-bred
25 sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light 1 cull
2 pantomime
3 aureole
4 zealot
5 satyr
26 ball; eyeball; celestial body; ball decorated with gold carried by a king or queen as a sign of power 1 buxom
2 hide
3 vertebrate
4 potpourri
5 orb
27 small pool of liquid, esp. rainwater 1 slur
2 puddle
3 nullify
4 megalomania
5 tonic
28 marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny 1 strangle
2 uproarious
3 purse
4 anticlimax
5 blandishment
29 crevice; crack 1 fissure
2 sterile
3 hurdle
4 choral
5 conjugal
30 prevent by taking action in advance 1 transpose
2 millinery
3 forestall
4 rife
5 presentiment
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression 1 overshadow
2 haggle
3 languor
4 impenitent
5 paternalism
32 powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential 1 apprise
2 repudiate
3 obituary
4 puerile
5 potent
33 understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)'' 1 belittle
2 inoculate
3 snicker
4 remorse
5 litotes
34 sudden sharp feeling of pain 1 solidarity
2 intimidate
3 pang
4 hobble
5 portly
35 intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V. 1 talon
2 throb
3 lust
4 blanch
5 hone
36 N: split 1 philatelist
2 allegiance
3 cleft
4 bloated
5 equanimity
37 root up; uproot; destroy completely 1 extirpate
2 hoard
3 mold
4 suitcase
5 voyeur
38 predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress 1 hatchet
2 cacophonous
3 impasse
4 archipelago
5 basin
39 weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior) 1 extenuate
2 hesitate
3 figurative
4 amalgam
5 sturdy
40 huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel 1 practicable
2 gargantuan
3 emollient
4 verbose
5 conclave
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire 1 eon(aeon)
2 connivance
3 viper
4 material
5 converse
42 cause to sprout; sprout 1 listless
2 wan
3 august
4 germinate
5 reiterate
43 mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment 1 enterprising
2 leniency
3 irrepressible
4 rave
5 tedium
44 lacking in spirit or energy; languid 1 indubitable
2 precedent
3 servile
4 listless
5 mock
45 stout; corpulent 1 promulgate
2 foolhardy
3 portly
4 concave
5 biennial
46 set off; start 1 cult
2 bloated
3 trigger
4 astronomical
5 impalpable
47 prove genuine 1 freebooter
2 sheriff
3 confidant(confidante)
4 authenticate
5 opalescent
48 showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling 1 laxative
2 hazardous
3 disabuse
4 ebullient
5 cannibal
49 be a typical example or sign of; represent in a typical manner (by an image or model) 1 responsiveness
2 scapegoat
3 typify
4 jingoism
5 bicker
50 (so someone or behavior) worthless and without purpose for the future 1 colander
2 cavalcade
3 feckless
4 potion
5 clime
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 abyss; very deep crack 1 proscribe
2 contingent
3 anthropoid
4 chasm
5 venerate
52 confused uproar; loud noise; din 1 notch
2 secrete
3 caper
4 compunction
5 hubbub
53 intelligence; ; ability to say things both clever and amusing; person who has this ability 1 pinnace
2 codicil
3 tipple
4 wit
5 millinery
54 extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy 1 vanquish
2 partition
3 range
4 misgivings
5 penury
55 careful about money; economical; N. thrift 1 thrifty
2 encomiastic
3 palliate
4 mutability
5 dispatch
56 furthest behind; farthest to the rear 1 monogram
2 hindmost
3 painstaking
4 vibrant
5 d\'eb\^acle
57 having a common ancestor 1 uproarious
2 crabbed
3 consanguineous(consanguine)
4 vex
5 millennium
58 framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached 1 chassis
2 amnesty
3 harry
4 hoof
5 expound
59 causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching 1 rooster
2 queue
3 disaffected
4 pathetic
5 slither
60 dark; not transparent; N. opacity 1 entrance
2 hypothetical
3 opaque
4 ranger
5 adulterate
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent 1 anemia
2 solace
3 importunate
4 grouch
5 paradigm
62 obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: 1 doctrinaire
2 hamper
3 veterinarian
4 malapropism
5 disinclination
63 disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group 1 noose
2 jocular
3 harbinger
4 inherent
5 dissension
64 powerlessness; feebleness 1 geniality
2 downpour
3 impuissance
4 pertinent
5 hurl
65 evil; ominous 1 pedigree
2 warranty
3 wares
4 canopy
5 sinister
66 illicit lover 1 sibling
2 fastidious
3 braggart
4 purchase
5 paramour
67 clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth 1 badinage
2 gauche
3 potpourri
4 moribund
5 hortatory
68 bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry 1 peevish
2 reparable
3 imbalance
4 censorious
5 bigot
69 renounce upon oath 1 matriarch
2 abjure
3 incontrovertible
4 litter
5 dissolution
70 cut the top off; shorten 1 vassal
2 replicate
3 truncate
4 impertinent
5 proscenium
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N. 1 solvent
2 eulogy
3 scabbard
4 romp
5 heedless
72 introductory; of a preface 1 prefatory
2 percolate
3 debunk
4 sovereignty
5 raspy
73 list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory 1 knowledgeable
2 canopy
3 repertoire
4 refuse
5 adore
74 love and respect highly 1 malapropism
2 comprehend
3 undulating
4 adore
5 discompose
75 distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) 1 witless
2 fit
3 torpedo
4 irreparable
5 disseminate
76 disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person 1 bit
2 waddle
3 engross
4 espouse
5 recreant
77 shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) 1 titanic
2 abortive
3 hurtle
4 hermitage
5 carapace
78 support placed under or against something; V. 1 asylum
2 prop
3 subjugate
4 condescend
5 unlettered
79 poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows 1 conflagration
2 jab
3 malingerer
4 vivify
5 cloying
80 carelessly aimed shot; 1 geyser
2 tangential
3 decoy
4 potshot
5 wilt
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical 1 balm
2 tartar
3 supposititious
4 compartment
5 interloper
82 lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value 1 advocate
2 depreciate
3 embed
4 hydrophobia
5 resurrect
83 one who supplicates; ADJ. 1 litotes
2 unobtrusive
3 rationalize
4 supplicant
5 virulent
84 boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy 1 palimpsest
2 ennui
3 fictive
4 cant
5 archaeology
85 leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story 1 sentimental
2 protagonist
3 invocation
4 clump
5 ancestry
86 accepted member of a group one who has special access to confidential information 1 insider
2 ghastly
3 specious
4 pinnace
5 colander
87 very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand 1 interloper
2 myriad
3 sanitation
4 amiable
5 abominate
88 refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference 1 allude
2 unaccountable
3 recondite
4 engross
5 aberrant
89 of a reporter 1 diction
2 braggadocio
3 reportorial
4 prefigure
5 upbraid
90 oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accommodating: helpful and obliging 1 collusion
2 indicative
3 precipitate
4 askew
5 accommodate
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 catch up with; come up to the same level and usu. pass 1 consolidation
2 attire
3 overtake
4 dichotomy
5 deterrent
92 correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity 1 ford
2 congruence
3 eulogy
4 nausea
5 fertile
93 object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced 1 artifacts
2 humdrum
3 stymie
4 alienate
5 curator
94 rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc 1 substantiate
2 notoriety
3 perspicuity
4 rendition
5 depict
95 sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand 1 dolorous
2 vagrant
3 topsoil
4 dubious
5 legerdemain
96 cater to (the low desires of others) 1 titanic
2 pander
3 dissipate
4 militant
5 sonorous
97 chaplain (in the armed forces) 1 cow
2 shaving
3 padre
4 caterpillar
5 delete
98 large sled drawn by work animals 1 sledge
2 portend
3 decimate
4 haughtiness
5 deviate
99 make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person 1 inebriate
2 shyster
3 exonerate
4 smelt
5 patina
100 garbage; trash 1 intercede
2 rubbish
3 disgruntle
4 insightful
5 hallucination
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