Quiz 18 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 point or prong as on a fork or a deer's antler 1 tine
2 comestible
3 neophyte
4 meteorology
5 vicissitude
2 frenzied; frantic 1 impermeable
2 frenetic
3 forbearance
4 gruesome
5 inebriate
3 make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requital 1 misapprehension
2 hirsute
3 equestrian
4 requite
5 estranged
4 think over; ponder 1 exorbitant
2 codicil
3 dumbfound(dumbfound)
4 lascivious
5 cogitate
5 opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light 1 optimum
2 grumble
3 juxtapose
4 cohesion
5 aperture
6 tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm 1 instrument
2 levee
3 primogeniture
4 homeostasis
5 curator
7 make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair 1 debut
2 snuffle
3 potential
4 intrigue
5 militia
8 catch sight of (something distant) 1 reiterate
2 takeoff
3 descry
4 esteem
5 petulant
9 hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex 1 throb
2 hieroglyphic
3 waylay
4 concave
5 uncouth
10 energetic; vigorously active 1 sizable
2 juggernaut
3 perjury
4 dynamic
5 delude
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide 1 advent
2 aerate
3 euthanasia
4 ebb
5 dilemma
12 infallibility 1 inerrancy
2 rooster
3 pellucid
4 fundamental
5 lope
13 merriment; laughter 1 intersperse
2 codicil
3 puerile
4 mirth
5 larva
14 implied comparison; CF. simile 1 sibylline
2 whimsical
3 metaphor
4 clerk
5 commonwealth
15 drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); ; CF. sip 1 squall
2 quaff
3 tightwad
4 dramatize
5 fluted
16 serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. 1 apostate
2 ancillary
3 prolixity
4 immobility
5 oratorio
17 complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous 1 unanimity
2 indolent
3 beneficiary
4 demographic
5 synoptic
18 nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling 1 gibberish
2 high-flown
3 importune
4 swarm
5 fussy
19 spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity 1 cantankerous
2 wastrel
3 incentive
4 outstrip
5 prelude
20 natural inorganic substance 1 yoke
2 idolatry
3 mineral
4 presumptuous
5 compulsion
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent 1 larder
2 phalanx
3 vassal
4 unsullied
5 condescend
22 long rope with a noose at one end used to catch horses and cattle 1 prefatory
2 supercilious
3 fete(f\^ete)
4 licentious
5 lasso
23 nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia 1 myopic
2 variegate
3 askew
4 incorporeal
5 protagonist
24 producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance 1 oculist
2 essence
3 residue
4 fruitful
5 spoilsport
25 confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion 1 apocryphal
2 muddle
3 solstice
4 oratorio
5 heyday
26 farewell or departure 1 facetious
2 impending
3 constraint
4 doctrine
5 leave-taking
27 secret 1 manifest
2 occult
3 retrospective
4 commiserate
5 clandestine
28 detest; hate 1 abhor
2 vignette
3 novice
4 dissipate
5 statuary
29 homeless wanderer 1 shrewd
2 philatelist
3 vagrant
4 malodorous
5 console
30 crown 1 diadem
2 flutter
3 complement
4 antigen
5 chaste
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove 1 linoleum
2 admonish
3 strut
4 comprise
5 imperil
32 frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb 1 figurehead
2 viscid
3 estranged
4 vernal
5 discomfit
33 external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic 1 egalitarian
2 neophyte
3 insensate
4 extrinsic
5 refectory
34 consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow 1 disapprobation
2 wiggle
3 hull
4 minion
5 deliberate
35 domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor 1 dour
2 contaminate
3 imperious
4 residence
5 zenith
36 severe dizziness; giddiness 1 relish
2 bombast
3 foam
4 mirage
5 vertigo
37 capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound 1 azure
2 daze
3 sluice
4 piscatorial
5 enthrall
38 exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch'' 1 compulsory
2 career
3 tussle
4 interjection
5 genesis
39 damnation; complete ruin; hell 1 wrongheaded
2 perdition
3 queue
4 wares
5 atheistic
40 state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty 1 stockade
2 glutinous
3 flair
4 novelty
5 suspense
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 refuse to do business with, attend, or take part in (to show disapproval and opposition); N. 1 catharsis
2 sibylline
3 macabre
4 boycott
5 compatriot
42 one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy 1 paternalism
2 fruitful
3 overreach
4 apostate
5 abstain
43 (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency 1 indite
2 chimerical
3 adjacent
4 viscous
5 potentate
44 one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V. 1 ephemeral
2 bully
3 parallelism
4 quaff
5 stump
45 analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) 1 herbivorous
2 mansion
3 assay
4 determination
5 valediction
46 testify; bear witness 1 indolent
2 attest
3 acquittal
4 imprecation
5 rubble
47 ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient 1 prate
2 annul
3 quibble
4 prescience
5 cherry
48 lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals 1 cumulus
2 spawn
3 elixir
4 arch-
5 beneficial
49 not violated; intact 1 inviolate
2 somnambulist
3 brackish
4 rhapsody
5 sobriety
50 natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else) 1 corollary
2 immune
3 germ
4 prune
5 sprightly
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 ing\'enue; young innocent girl 1 ingenue
2 hale
3 bovine
4 factious
5 betroth
52 question closely; cross-examine; cross-question 1 tickle
2 agility
3 impolitic
4 interrogate
5 foil
53 provide with food necessary for life and growth 1 application
2 size
3 pathological
4 nourish
5 smirk
54 retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete 1 superannuated
2 ghastly
3 crave
4 disillusioned
5 steadfast
55 explosion 1 agnostic
2 amalgam
3 detonation
4 aorta
5 delineate
56 based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis 1 litany
2 quibble
3 imbibe
4 hypothetical
5 immaculate
57 cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold 1 confound
2 swamp
3 chary
4 ephemeral
5 junta
58 substance that when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody 1 sonnet
2 overpower
3 dapper
4 antigen
5 foible
59 mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive 1 discerning
2 beneficial
3 memorialize
4 bluster
5 motility
60 casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight 1 crease
2 legible
3 cavalier
4 inception
5 heterogeneous
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas 1 sobriety
2 infringe
3 hypothetical
4 archaic
5 visionary
62 correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics 1 niggardly
2 dilettante
3 spasmodic
4 chronicle
5 orthography
63 quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force 1 flotsam
2 doctrinaire
3 cohere
4 hackneyed
5 momentum
64 eternal; ageless 1 gadfly
2 analogous
3 studious
4 timeless
5 arcade
65 avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger 1 violet
2 topography
3 shirk
4 clout
5 archaic
66 sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone 1 incubate
2 declivity
3 monotony
4 fitful
5 abjure
67 bottomless 1 heedless
2 unruly
3 school
4 indifferent
5 abysmal
68 not harmonious; conflicting 1 aegis
2 ravine
3 ageless
4 excise
5 discordant
69 error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend 1 verbiage
2 artisan
3 misapprehension
4 festoon
5 practicable
70 concerning trade or merchants 1 facsimile
2 mercantile
3 apparition
4 hatchet
5 diatribe
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 plead; ask earnestly 1 entreat
2 adverse
3 increment
4 fiasco
5 heckler
72 taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future 1 porcelain
2 omnipresent
3 autonomous
4 retroactive
5 apprise
73 fear of water; rabies 1 hydrophobia
2 progenitor
3 crevice
4 molt(moult)
5 nostrum
74 inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty 1 irrepressible
2 foyer
3 hostage
4 cloying
5 sadistic
75 make valid; confirm; ratify 1 validate
2 aspirant
3 disabuse
4 geriatrics
5 solace
76 scold strongly 1 abscission
2 conflagration
3 anodize
4 berate
5 barterer
77 disapproval; condemnation 1 disapprobation
2 calligraphy
3 lateral
4 wholesome
5 excrete
78 appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory 1 misconstrue
2 lithe
3 jocose
4 somnolent
5 propitiate
79 light placed in a row along the front of a stage floor 1 affront
2 dolorous
3 footlight
4 potion
5 corollary
80 good-natured; merry; cheerful 1 alleviate
2 perversion
3 daunt
4 uniformity
5 jovial
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 maze 1 braggart
2 labyrinth
3 eon(aeon)
4 catalyst
5 pucker
82 determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N. 1 probity
2 menthol
3 asylum
4 unguent
5 canvass
83 fearless 1 usage
2 embezzlement
3 misconduct
4 intrepid
5 canny
84 rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N. 1 sextant
2 iodine
3 spin
4 ovoid
5 appall
85 burdensome 1 replenish
2 sparse
3 onerous
4 chary
5 spin
86 cut away; trim 1 prune
2 appreciate
3 putrescent
4 abhor
5 frenzied
87 cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory 1 apposite
2 dull
3 forswear
4 pedigree
5 exclaim
88 shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V. 1 filibuster
2 typify
3 gossamer
4 catcall
5 potshot
89 brother or sister 1 lush
2 furrow
3 sibling
4 flutter
5 encomiastic
90 flexible; supple; CF. limber 1 stamina
2 bettor
3 abscond
4 lithe
5 vitreous
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change 1 cataclysm
2 fortuitous
3 fictive
4 irrevocable
5 pugnacity
92 noisy party with a lot of drinking 1 tussle
2 viand
3 expertise
4 forte
5 bacchanal
93 decorative edge of hanging threads; edge 1 underscore
2 fringe
3 lateral
4 lexicon
5 acquiesce
94 strong and firm (in the body) 1 sturdy
2 enfranchise
3 galley
4 vernal
5 castrate
95 travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey 1 trek
2 romance
3 protuberance
4 decoy
5 solecism
96 unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective 1 disinterested
2 pleat
3 victuals
4 sophist
5 pander
97 wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier 1 den
2 stockade
3 inclined
4 revoke
5 infringe
98 remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue 1 granted_that
2 residual
3 optimist
4 relevant
5 aria
99 decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent 1 solicitor
2 decimate
3 obsequy
4 blues
5 decadence
100 specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill 1 slate
2 impotent
3 expertise
4 homily
5 skim
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