Quiz 27 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk 1 torso
2 euphoria
3 synthesis
4 gland
5 improvident
2 hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind 1 extrude
2 germ
3 gangrene
4 touching
5 callous
3 blanketlike cloak 1 poncho
2 orb
3 embark
4 shaft
5 stamina
4 exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive 1 celibate
2 dominant
3 abstain
4 obloquy
5 apprehensive
5 dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) 1 vigilant
2 progeny
3 upshot
4 indolent
5 refectory
6 able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved 1 stupefy
2 soluble
3 disgorge
4 nave
5 archaeology
7 condense or shorten 1 gadfly
2 approbation
3 typhoon
4 abridge
5 pensive
8 stir up; disturb 1 retrospective
2 superannuated
3 satyr
4 sonnet
5 agitate
9 china 1 expurgate
2 perquisite(perk)
3 arid
4 gangrene
5 porcelain
10 antiquated; extremely ancient 1 reprove
2 antediluvian
3 abyss
4 well-bred
5 limpid
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 arrogance; excessive self-conceit 1 olfactory
2 context
3 hubris
4 Elysium
5 azure
12 (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage 1 traumatic
2 jurisdiction
3 religious
4 pulse
5 propulsive
13 pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) 1 waylay
2 upshot
3 arroyo
4 venerate
5 arrogance
14 mixture 1 medley
2 discursive
3 harping
4 indifferent
5 flutter
15 conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive 1 perpetual
2 bearing
3 allocate
4 secrete
5 foible
16 disturb the composure of; confuse 1 reel
2 disheveled
3 discompose
4 discord
5 stately
17 having a pale or sickly color; pallid 1 reverie
2 amend
3 syllogism
4 chipmunk
5 wan
18 state without proof 1 extricate
2 misogynist
3 allege
4 biennial
5 pathological
19 belt worn around the waist; ; 1 girdle
2 abase
3 touchstone
4 cornea
5 asperity
20 charge in court; indict 1 arraign
2 pastry
3 artifice
4 bilk
5 impunity
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 accustom or familiarize; addict 1 persevere
2 habituate
3 coy
4 bugaboo
5 frock
22 condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story 1 magnanimity
2 debutante
3 apprehend
4 squalor
5 host
23 disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive 1 uniformity
2 wreath
3 belfry
4 venturesome
5 repugnance
24 put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution 1 diva
2 material
3 dissimulate
4 execute
5 crest
25 improperness; unsuitableness 1 impropriety
2 impede
3 musket
4 fodder
5 incumbent
26 adjust to climate or environment; adapt 1 rogue
2 plot
3 acclimate
4 hoary
5 abyss
27 good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position 1 poise
2 elaboration
3 choleric
4 graphite
5 raconteur
28 religion practiced chiefly in Haiti 1 escapade
2 alms
3 rectitude
4 hostage
5 voodoo
29 handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything 1 tussle
2 sacrilegious
3 galaxy
4 factotum
5 cult
30 ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect 1 size
2 malcontent
3 tout
4 escapade
5 deride
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 person interested mostly in external objects and actions 1 hub
2 cavalcade
3 faculty
4 extrovert
5 inveterate
32 scowl; glare; look or stare angrily 1 glower
2 syllogism
3 shirk
4 affliction
5 potentate
33 corpse; dead human body 1 expropriate
2 topple
3 pivotal
4 cadaver
5 prolong
34 literary work that continues an earlier narrative; something that follows; consequence 1 sequel
2 upbraid
3 nonplus
4 annals
5 mannerism
35 glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter 1 exceptionable
2 dissent
3 slag
4 yield
5 adamant
36 balcony; open area adjacent to a house serving as an outdoor living space; row of building 1 scabbard
2 declivity
3 terrace
4 alloy
5 alimony
37 take apart; disassemble 1 spatula
2 bully
3 dismantle
4 exculpate
5 visage
38 impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved 1 palimpsest
2 abstinence
3 irreconcilable
4 overturn
5 gadget
39 empty; lacking 1 peccadillo
2 locus
3 devoid
4 pulverize
5 irate
40 (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated 1 cadet
2 fallow
3 rationalize
4 respite
5 empathy
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 heavenly 1 celestial
2 perspicacious
3 germinate
4 cider
5 moralistic
42 pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty 1 precipitous
2 intermittent
3 haughtiness
4 antibody
5 hypochondriac
43 stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth 1 protrude
2 marrow
3 languor
4 arbitrate
5 perjury
44 appeal earnestly; submit as an excuse; put forward a plea or argue in a court of law; ; N. plea: serious request; excuse; statement by someone in a court of law 1 misgivings
2 withdrawn
3 plead
4 waffle
5 endemic
45 submissive; patient and long-suffering 1 queer
2 reprisal
3 meek
4 floe
5 choleric
46 explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults 1 outstrip
2 tenuous
3 gloss_over
4 actuate
5 jest
47 frighten; N. intimidation 1 congeal
2 intimidate
3 violet
4 propulsive
5 charm
48 unreal reflection; optical illusion 1 mirage
2 transpire
3 skewer
4 upholster
5 nubile
49 being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done 1 drone
2 arrears
3 laceration
4 svelte
5 uphold
50 not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech 1 figurative
2 hurl
3 calumny
4 subordinate
5 superimpose
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy 1 brusque
2 grouse
3 sullen
4 breed
5 arroyo
52 highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee 1 heretofore
2 apogee
3 crinkle
4 miasma
5 duplicity
53 go for a leisurely walk 1 stroll
2 schematic
3 demoralize
4 bacchanal
5 resign
54 person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals 1 converge
2 incontrovertible
3 chaste
4 rave
5 numismatist
55 annoy by repeated attacks 1 precocious
2 stroll
3 harass
4 unwieldy
5 facsimile
56 movable; not fixed; N. mobility 1 mobile
2 apolitical
3 scion
4 sequel
5 limp
57 without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection 1 despondent
2 tribune
3 adumbrate
4 gulp
5 dissertation
58 remainder; balance 1 compilation
2 thwart
3 residue
4 jewel
5 expertise
59 extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave 1 terrestrial
2 depravity
3 entourage
4 carcinogenic
5 aerate
60 widespread damage; disorder; chaos 1 miniature
2 stylish
3 impalpable
4 havoc
5 perfidious
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split 1 disparate
2 stifle
3 schism
4 blue
5 bastard
62 easily deceived 1 gullible
2 compartment
3 lobby
4 spar
5 impending
63 arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical 1 turbid
2 rectitude
3 humdrum
4 symmetry
5 nurture
64 decode; CF. indecipherable 1 decipher
2 indecision
3 aplomb
4 integrate
5 beholden
65 pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop 1 fecundity
2 defalcate
3 compliance
4 pontifical
5 trek
66 flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved 1 infringe
2 sportive
3 prefatory
4 propinquity
5 adulation
67 (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. 1 ageless
2 cremate
3 dull
4 collected
5 medley
68 resulting from compulsion 1 regime
2 pulsate
3 miscellaneous
4 compulsive
5 horticultural
69 one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat 1 balmy
2 sovereign
3 marsupial
4 impromptu
5 egregious
70 sale to collect money 1 bazaar
2 gadget
3 nucleate
4 noose
5 disjunction
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce 1 inveterate
2 truculence
3 cult
4 cameo
5 incumbent
72 official with power to administer the law 1 magistrate
2 embellish
3 fancier
4 synthesis
5 aftermath
73 motivate; activate; cause to act 1 complementary
2 burrow
3 blotch
4 actuate
5 deliberate
74 crush or grind into very small particles 1 component
2 pulverize
3 dissemble
4 rectify
5 mast
75 law enacted by the legislature 1 vigilante
2 frond
3 rumple
4 statute
5 maleficent
76 down; thin soft hair or feathers; lint 1 gavel
2 exorbitant
3 fluff
4 expletive
5 appreciate
77 corruption; turning from right to wrong 1 culvert
2 irreparable
3 fodder
4 perversion
5 killjoy
78 conquer; bring under control 1 geniality
2 exodus
3 subjugate
4 tenant
5 bondage
79 ornamental strip, as of wood or stone, used to decorate a surface 1 hygiene
2 censor
3 amnesia
4 rave
5 molding
80 brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub 1 erroneous
2 ledger
3 fray
4 decadence
5 diaphanous
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 loop formed in a rope 1 noose
2 tact
3 compliant
4 sanguine
5 encipher
82 traitor 1 abdicate
2 resignation
3 inopportune
4 adjunct
5 turncoat
83 daring; bold; N. audacity 1 consonance
2 daze
3 audacious
4 complicity
5 amass
84 unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable 1 amnesty
2 precipitate
3 betoken
4 indubitable
5 incinerate
85 statues collectively 1 horoscope
2 statuary
3 quibble
4 espouse
5 partition
86 roundabout 1 ghastly
2 effectual
3 enjoin
4 sinkhole
5 circuitous
87 steering wheel of a ship; position of control 1 quiver
2 tolerate
3 helm
4 tedium
5 fawning
88 formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report 1 disquisition
2 broil
3 abysmal
4 thrifty
5 satyr
89 unchangeable 1 fanfare
2 draught
3 demographic
4 excise
5 immutable
90 introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ. 1 reverie
2 incorporate
3 belittle
4 extricate
5 vacillate
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 partnership; league; union of separate political parties 1 psyche
2 coalition
3 execrable
4 exult
5 dart
92 unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion) 1 picker
2 d\'enouement
3 stanza
4 infidel
5 guy
93 crookedly; slanted; at an angle 1 portly
2 askew
3 voyeur
4 palate
5 malevolent
94 place where beer is made 1 conduit
2 brewery
3 masquerade
4 laconic
5 contrivance
95 dangerous 1 filibuster
2 miserly
3 cloture
4 hazardous
5 prop
96 obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated 1 repellent
2 antiquated
3 recidivism
4 gossamer
5 contend
97 swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments 1 affiliation
2 calipers
3 sprout
4 sentimental
5 conduit
98 harmful; causing injury 1 indubitable
2 injurious
3 aberration
4 avantgarde
5 antediluvian
99 arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension 1 insider
2 copious
3 incipient
4 apprehend
5 privation
100 upstart; newly rich person 1 hereafter
2 annul
3 menace
4 parvenu
5 vassal
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