Quiz 11 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 hold firmly within arms 1 clasp
2 ingenue
3 brat
4 blade
5 sour
2 not wise; not expedient; not politic 1 impolitic
2 ignite
3 aseptic
4 imposture
5 codify
3 close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding 1 rainfall
2 surveillance
3 spendthrift
4 unsightly
5 imbecility
4 one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics) 1 stoke
2 contrite
3 centigrade
4 bigot
5 equipoise
5 solid material made of fats or oils which change to a thick liquid when melted by heat; Ex. earwax; V. 1 anecdote
2 dys-
3 percolate
4 quiescent
5 wax
6 noxious(harmful) smell 1 effluvium
2 shuck
3 prate
4 compliant
5 credulity
7 no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned 1 interloper
2 allegory
3 outmoded
4 severity
5 wanderlust
8 firm bendable plastic 1 corridor
2 reconnaissance
3 counterpart
4 indigent
5 vinyl
9 commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey 1 embark
2 daredevil
3 preponderance
4 misogynist
5 compliant
10 slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels) 1 fluster
2 prong
3 brochure
4 ramp
5 self-indulgence
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 not normal; not typical 1 sip
2 hold
3 imbalance
4 titter
5 atypical
12 group sharing a common cause or opinion 1 acclivity
2 camp
3 loll
4 urbane
5 pageant
13 difficulty that must be dealt with; V: leap over (a barrier); overcome; surmount 1 strident
2 congruence
3 cacophonous
4 hurdle
5 fluctuate
14 rash; reckless; foolishly daring 1 chronic
2 dart
3 recline
4 foolhardy
5 rabble
15 bunch of loose threads bound at one end (used as an ornament); ; 1 litany
2 peruse
3 bleak
4 tassel
5 wizardry
16 climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble 1 bile
2 wield
3 coop
4 polarity
5 clamber
17 imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner) 1 ape
2 skiff
3 germ
4 recline
5 unobtrusive
18 small surgical tool for making incisions 1 lancet
2 plasticity
3 underbid
4 congruent
5 cantata
19 metal disk struck to produce a loud sonorous tone; 1 artifacts
2 sorority
3 premonition
4 shrivel
5 gong
20 horse suited for routine riding or driving 1 cohere
2 actuary
3 bungle
4 languish
5 hackney
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable 1 explicate
2 clown
3 asteroid
4 stratum
5 ballot
22 retaliation 1 reprisal
2 incontinent
3 defame
4 mien
5 perceptive
23 support on which a lever rests or pivots 1 askew
2 fulcrum
3 lyric
4 excise
5 reprimand
24 title; chapter heading; text under illustration 1 culture
2 layman
3 glaciate
4 caption
5 bohemian
25 (of something thin and stiff) break suddenly in two parts; make a sharp cracking sound 1 abusive
2 camaraderie
3 simper
4 snap
5 corpulent
26 number of votes cast at an election; giving votes at an election 1 poll
2 gruel
3 memorial
4 slacken
5 excoriate
27 unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile 1 outmoded
2 heretofore
3 reverie
4 hostility
5 sodden
28 objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable 1 effervescence
2 conspiracy
3 exceptionable
4 obloquy
5 otherworldly
29 stone at the side of a road; turning point; important event which changes the course of someone's life or history 1 supernumerary
2 acclivity
3 sobriety
4 crevice
5 milestone
30 seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally) 1 specious
2 gallows
3 immutable
4 nullify
5 slate
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 nearing; approaching; about to happen 1 unfledged
2 impending
3 exude
4 executor
5 epaulet(epaulette)
32 painting on wet plaster (usually fresh) 1 obituary
2 fresco
3 mucus
4 earmark
5 miscellaneous
33 study of word parts; study of the origins of words 1 rostrum
2 sidestep
3 emetic
4 cohorts
5 etymology
34 admit fresh air into to replace stale air 1 descry
2 ventilate
3 sinister
4 defrock
5 catalyst
35 painting in only one color; ADJ. 1 monochrome
2 indentation
3 isthmus
4 doggerel
5 wardrobe
36 murder of a king or queen 1 coalition
2 sere
3 haggle
4 regicide
5 palliate
37 mass of bubbles on the surface of a liquid 1 foam
2 infraction
3 abbreviate
4 eulogistic
5 actuate
38 begin and continue (a war) 1 wage
2 diatribe
3 glutinous
4 falter
5 advocate
39 additional object; useful but not essential thing 1 accessory
2 prepossessing
3 ravenous
4 sheaf
5 sphinx-like
40 small articles for sale 1 aberration
2 transcribe
3 wares
4 verbalize
5 recondite
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger 1 glossary
2 negate
3 ruse
4 inhibited
5 careen
42 vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance 1 equivocal
2 boggle
3 cram
4 foppish
5 lineaments
43 druggist; pharmacist 1 deputize
2 adversary
3 apothecary
4 deviate
5 volley
44 a place where bees are kept 1 vying
2 apiary
3 parity
4 ascribe
5 malapropism
45 (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral 1 sonnet
2 mock
3 grumble
4 maverick
5 upright
46 reduce; exhaust 1 convex
2 deplete
3 immune
4 felicity
5 sacrilegious
47 coat (a metal) with an oxide; CF. anode(+), cathode(-) 1 explicate
2 assiduous
3 religious
4 anodize
5 blithe(blithesome)
48 revive 1 quagmire
2 flamboyant
3 gesticulation
4 voluminous
5 resurrect
49 venomous spider 1 tarantula
2 scapegoat
3 mediocre
4 ambrosia
5 treasure
50 holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent 1 vilify
2 defunct
3 aviary
4 writhe
5 pertinacious
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 doctrine; dogma 1 acidulous
2 pittance
3 perigee
4 tenet
5 germane
52 belittle 1 espouse
2 abrogate
3 ichthyology
4 disparage
5 vitreous
53 older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman 1 magnitude
2 chaperon
3 doom
4 morgue
5 ignominy
54 walk or behave with an over-confident or insolent manner; strut 1 feign
2 eerie
3 swagger
4 vie
5 erudite
55 cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb 1 garret
2 dismember
3 bland
4 allege
5 quaff
56 filled with great surprise or fear; horrified 1 stride
2 superannuated
3 indite
4 clipper
5 aghast
57 largest blood vessel leaving the heart; CF. capillary 1 aorta
2 beget
3 prerogative
4 smudge
5 feckless
58 touchy; peevish; ill-tempered 1 petulant
2 adulation
3 projectile
4 emancipate
5 mansion
59 able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market 1 admonish
2 cleave
3 buoyant
4 navigable
5 servile
60 student of the history and science of humankind 1 optometrist
2 abut
3 apposite
4 anthropologist
5 circumvent
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology 1 physiological
2 quaint
3 caste
4 purse
5 rendition
62 spot; blot; CF. blot+botch 1 tenancy
2 subjugate
3 contrite
4 foreclose
5 blotch
63 army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers 1 protean
2 ambrosia
3 rider
4 subservient
5 militia
64 (of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless 1 paramour
2 passive
3 desolate
4 forswear
5 polygamist
65 disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb 1 quill
2 cogent
3 emancipate
4 unkempt
5 bud
66 injure without breaking the skin; N. 1 alluvial
2 trample
3 miserly
4 chafe
5 bruise
67 elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language 1 inestimable
2 rudimentary
3 veer
4 scaffold
5 vagabond
68 Disease, lacking red blood cells. 1 foresight
2 seasoned
3 reportorial
4 hemophilia
5 cultivated
69 shack; small wretched house 1 impel
2 hovel
3 effervescence
4 chasm
5 trite
70 flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable 1 censor
2 encipher
3 pliable
4 bump
5 beleaguer
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote 1 procurement
2 connotation
3 impious
4 hegemony
5 pedagogy
72 strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end 1 maneuver(maneuver)
2 summation
3 verbatim
4 comatose
5 epitaph
73 CF. fungus 1 mold
2 introspective
3 luggage
4 conundrum
5 scaffold
74 having only one color 1 dolorous
2 phylum
3 aria
4 lethargic
5 monochromatic
75 assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N. 1 succor
2 comestible
3 ravel
4 incentive
5 nomenclature
76 produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design 1 emboss
2 impenitent
3 flange
4 nauseate
5 sidetrack
77 conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus 1 subjugate
2 shrivel
3 adjuration
4 narcissist
5 coercion
78 superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant 1 preponderance
2 mortar
3 whittle
4 traumatic
5 declaim
79 produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. 1 philistine
2 ellipsis
3 squelch
4 gambit
5 poignancy
80 throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly 1 sagacious
2 besmirch
3 vixen
4 metaphor
5 pulsate
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 length of time something lasts 1 duration
2 partisan
3 jibe
4 tenant
5 colonial
82 fear; nervous apprehension 1 banal
2 holism
3 trepidation
4 tempestuous
5 bourgeois
83 smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly 1 breach
2 blowhard
3 rejuvenate
4 larva
5 simper
84 spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically 1 centrifugal
2 refectory
3 deploy
4 purchase
5 reiterate
85 opposite 1 inverse
2 pawnbroker
3 equity
4 anthology
5 quaff
86 words formed in imitation of natural sounds 1 blas\'e
2 trickster
3 menagerie
4 onomatopoeia
5 insurgent
87 tip; summit; climax; highest point 1 ephemeral
2 amputate
3 vassal
4 reprobation
5 apex
88 dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards 1 stentorian
2 demise
3 gnome
4 inclined
5 mane
89 object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor 1 cynosure
2 cistern
3 courier
4 dexterous
5 rejoinder
90 split into opposite extremes or camps 1 polarize
2 remittance
3 cramped
4 dynamic
5 ventriloquist
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness 1 objective
2 raconteur
3 patronize
4 testy
5 belligerent
92 one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects 1 mishap
2 geyser
3 optometrist
4 agglomeration
5 febrile
93 suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate 1 frame
2 cohesion
3 stifle
4 saboteur
5 filch
94 close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony 1 flashy
2 glib
3 rapport
4 agility
5 requisite
95 highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war 1 occult
2 muddle
3 pacify
4 culmination
5 prurient
96 make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach) 1 prosperous
2 supposition
3 diorama
4 rumble
5 religious
97 excessive indulgence of one's own desire 1 accomplice
2 practicable
3 squelch
4 suckle
5 self-indulgence
98 ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living 1 vampire
2 berate
3 tolerate
4 intrinsic
5 strut
99 underline; emphasize 1 vernal
2 delude
3 bolt
4 trifling
5 underscore
100 (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate 1 myopic
2 exasperate
3 estimable
4 figurine
5 poll
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