Quiz 25 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance 1 disingenuous
2 sanction
3 windfall
4 suitcase
5 foliage
2 enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor 1 vacillate
2 bard
3 quaint
4 vaunted
5 verve
3 public declaration of principles; statement of policy 1 philanthropist
2 resilient
3 indentation
4 puddle
5 manifesto
4 phrase repeated throughout a song or poem 1 stratified
2 chorus
3 gratis
4 garner
5 orb
5 abuse 1 invective
2 bivouac
3 pedagogue
4 motley
5 timeless
6 discord 1 resplendent
2 dissonance
3 vex
4 rent
5 castrate
7 obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another 1 procurement
2 metaphysical
3 wardrobe
4 ogle
5 antibiotic
8 defeat; outdo; outwit 1 undertaker
2 proletarian
3 halfhearted
4 torpor
5 best
9 be earlier than 1 antedate
2 leniency
3 alacrity
4 dissection
5 voyeur
10 correct; change ; generally for the better 1 incredulous
2 rudimentary
3 amend
4 licentious
5 quiescent
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 every two years 1 biennial
2 unobtrusive
3 gobble
4 psychic
5 annihilate
12 grapevine; climbing plant that produces grapes 1 posture
2 beatific
3 vine
4 swear
5 palatable
13 deportment; connection 1 bearing
2 grumble
3 soothsayer
4 retort
5 tension
14 transport (of temperature) by the motion of the air 1 malefactor
2 advection
3 cognitive
4 obsidian
5 immolate
15 support with money; sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified loss; take responsibility for possible failure 1 enervate
2 temper
3 culinary
4 isotope
5 underwrite
16 correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief 1 gerontocracy
2 sedulous
3 disabuse
4 analogue
5 latitude
17 (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional 1 abash
2 clerk
3 heterodox
4 willowy
5 fertile
18 morbid fear 1 obsequious
2 abridge
3 elusive
4 phobia
5 wrath
19 affecting or relating to the sense of taste 1 arraign
2 carve
3 methodical
4 gustatory
5 derogatory
20 doubts 1 versatile
2 list
3 comatose
4 misgivings
5 braggart
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 impressiveness; stateliness; majesty 1 hide
2 affirmation
3 flashy
4 grandeur
5 excise
22 remove the human qualities from 1 usage
2 dehumanize
3 lasso
4 slouch
5 disinter
23 destruction; V. demolish 1 ordination
2 odorous
3 demolition
4 expatiate
5 nostrum
24 praise very highly; glorify 1 mausoleum
2 queer
3 unravel
4 trunk
5 extol
25 substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil 1 humus
2 denizen
3 gill
4 reminiscence
5 pigment
26 overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable 1 bovine
2 odoriferous
3 insurmountable
4 inequity
5 iniquitous
27 (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable 1 hygiene
2 standstill
3 asymmetric
4 ambiguous
5 malleable
28 damp; unpleasantly wet 1 pastiche
2 upright
3 fusillade
4 espouse
5 dank
29 blessing; benefit; something very helpful 1 conundrum
2 elaboration
3 tremor
4 invincible
5 boon
30 omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future) 1 fickle
2 augury
3 hedge
4 mollify
5 allay
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 agree; coincide; happen at the same time 1 scrappy
2 concur
3 obdurate
4 scaffold
5 loquacious
32 boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag 1 solecism
2 vaunted
3 galvanize
4 recrimination
5 equilibrium
33 something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ; OP. solvent 1 sip
2 precipitant
3 gland
4 brawn
5 oatmeal
34 occupy fully; absorb 1 engross
2 aplomb
3 conviction
4 convection
5 carol
35 military post; troops stationed there; V: assign (troops) to a military post; () 1 ancestry
2 ravenous
3 doggerel
4 consummate
5 garrison
36 going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties 1 slap
2 galvanize
3 submissive
4 catharsis
5 presumptuous
37 someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive 1 dupe
2 caret
3 discriminating
4 apprise
5 rafter
38 (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds 1 superimpose
2 exorbitant
3 glossy
4 importunate
5 vampire
39 foul-smelling 1 malodorous
2 dart
3 treasure
4 fickle
5 parity
40 act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse 1 diversion
2 posit
3 abortive
4 deploy
5 fetter
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 even though 1 sprightly
2 diatribe
3 melancholy
4 granted_that
5 gaudy
42 insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people 1 cant
2 carnivorous
3 fluency
4 cure
5 prate
43 female sheep 1 surly
2 stygian
3 ewe
4 stratagem
5 dramatize
44 Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) 1 qualified
2 centurion
3 desiccate
4 sanction
5 mural
45 cock; adult male chicken 1 vitriolic
2 strive
3 peroration
4 rooster
5 flexible
46 black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis 1 aphorism
2 reconnaissance
3 incense
4 vagrant
5 necromancy
47 (of a bird) sing; babble; N. 1 warble
2 amity
3 argot
4 dowdy
5 primogeniture
48 stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity 1 compulsive
2 infantile
3 consensus
4 mirage
5 galvanize
49 disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward 1 cleave
2 downcast
3 suitor
4 evanescent
5 pew
50 decisive; ending all debate 1 meteorite
2 conversant
3 conclusive
4 millinery
5 terminology
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 make amends for (a sin) 1 importunate
2 expiate
3 penetrate
4 rank
5 allude
52 precipitation consisting of partially frozen raindrops (or partially melted) 1 outlandish
2 melancholy
3 fancy
4 sleet
5 bearing
53 group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome) 1 commonplace
2 amble
3 placate
4 misconduct
5 cohorts
54 state of being married 1 matrimony
2 impinge
3 abscission
4 caret
5 ferrous
55 mournful; sorrowful 1 lugubrious
2 mantle
3 residence
4 retrograde
5 depict
56 disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave 1 aboveboard
2 flotsam
3 cornucopia
4 talon
5 demean
57 immune body; protein produced as an immune response to a specific antigen 1 antibody
2 fussy
3 consensus
4 shard
5 cohabit
58 condition of no movement or activity; stop 1 bilk
2 sodden
3 standstill
4 distrait
5 ramp
59 slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people 1 argot
2 illusive
3 multilingual
4 potent
5 contrivance
60 thwart; present an obstacle; stump 1 stymie
2 fiasco
3 remnant
4 balmy
5 complement
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important 1 stanza
2 pomposity
3 fickle
4 sanitation
5 queue
62 without guile; open and honest 1 artless
2 mar
3 chastise
4 apposite
5 otter
63 individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism 1 entrance
2 slaughter
3 predetermine
4 opportunist
5 recidivism
64 belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death 1 perigee
2 obsequious
3 fatalism
4 agglomeration
5 apoplexy
65 wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse 1 squabble
2 diffuse
3 perigee
4 bovine
5 unanimity
66 one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly) 1 cozen
2 spendthrift
3 flagrant
4 precursor
5 saboteur
67 replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession 1 trough
2 swell
3 fallacious
4 demeanor
5 supersede
68 hidden danger; concealed trap 1 delete
2 patio
3 hoof
4 rubbish
5 pitfall
69 imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists 1 rake
2 debonair
3 pastiche
4 hoary
5 tryst
70 horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast 1 plead
2 crease
3 isthmus
4 ghastly
5 impertinent
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning 1 portend
2 extol
3 finish
4 impertinent
5 ledger
72 shake forcefully; N. 1 shiver
2 jolt
3 azure
4 exacerbate
5 abrasive
73 slow up; loosen; make or become slack 1 firearm
2 admonish
3 rostrum
4 synoptic
5 slacken
74 trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money 1 vagrant
2 blizzard
3 barterer
4 primp
5 infraction
75 a kind of fruit 1 adversary
2 deducible
3 galleon
4 cherry
5 bugaboo
76 follow (as a result) 1 overhaul
2 pad
3 impugn
4 ensue
5 execrable
77 tread or trample heavily or violently 1 pummel
2 stomp
3 piscatorial
4 baton
5 pathetic
78 knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry 1 delve
2 disheveled
3 incubate
4 contumacious
5 trinket
79 tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack 1 panacea
2 tremulous
3 entice
4 taut
5 forum
80 extremely small (wrong:miniscule) 1 ramp
2 disbar
3 wage
4 romp
5 minuscule
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid 1 candor
2 preeminent
3 aorta
4 acerbity
5 unexceptionable
82 attractive; CF. preoccupying ? 1 stun
2 prepossessing
3 simile
4 vendetta
5 coterminous
83 double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous 1 wizardry
2 fusillade
3 pollen
4 duplicity
5 depreciate
84 salary; payment for an office; compensation 1 coy
2 emolument
3 executioner
4 interjection
5 bantering
85 place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins 1 purgatory
2 centripetal
3 parley
4 knell
5 prologue
86 justified; authorized 1 furor
2 tiller
3 recast
4 warranted
5 concurrent
87 relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion 1 leaflet
2 garner
3 acquittal
4 revert
5 puissant
88 rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light 1 defray
2 levitate
3 ichthyology
4 discourse
5 anarchist
89 hanging; suspended 1 pendulous
2 expedite
3 aghast
4 bilious
5 ineffectual
90 concluding section of a musical or literary composition 1 felicity
2 intrepid
3 dull
4 sultry
5 coda
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial 1 insubstantial
2 breakthrough
3 feral
4 low
5 explicate
92 study of language or words 1 chary
2 crone
3 disjunction
4 feral
5 philology
93 substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. 1 nautical
2 summation
3 pretext
4 peruse
5 antiseptic
94 wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity 1 chasm
2 slapdash
3 agenda
4 horde
5 sagacious
95 one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla 1 apolitical
2 elusive
3 partisan
4 adorn
5 aptitude
96 interfering; V. meddle: interfere 1 brat
2 momentum
3 aphorism
4 meddlesome
5 unregenerate
97 difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity 1 cauterize
2 disparity
3 barterer
4 potent
5 proscribe
98 somewhat saline 1 brackish
2 cursive
3 mirage
4 turbulence
5 prominent
99 assign; set apart for a particular purpose 1 reportorial
2 linen
3 impassioned
4 ford
5 allocate
100 withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief 1 monolithic
2 agglomeration
3 abash
4 incredulous
5 jetsam
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