Quiz 37 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) 1 allure
2 prurient
3 lust
4 breakthrough
5 trappings
2 causing insensitivity to pain; N. 1 analgesic
2 vignette
3 succor
4 lineaments
5 landslide
3 unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism 1 altruistic
2 blunder
3 temper
4 iota
5 malady
4 beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous 1 chore
2 pulchritude
3 niche
4 apostate
5 debilitate
5 (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. 1 reminiscence
2 glow
3 boor
4 self-indulgence
5 censor
6 trivial; unimportant 1 impuissance
2 exorcise
3 trifling
4 equitable
5 spiritual
7 pamphlet 1 finale
2 lachrymose
3 brochure
4 matin\'ee(matinee)
5 exigency
8 universally present; ubiquitous 1 prelude
2 jettison
3 sultry
4 omnipresent
5 interdict
9 expel (a tenant); force to leave a house by law 1 galleon
2 deference
3 ethnology
4 evict
5 flak
10 invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited; Ex. exhilarated by the ride in the sports car 1 exhilarating
2 sibling
3 casualty
4 irretrievable
5 timorous
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 heavy fall of snow with strong winds 1 lectern
2 blizzard
3 refrain
4 dinghy
5 spatial
12 interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life 1 symbiosis
2 explicate
3 overpower
4 spat
5 churlish
13 cheat; hoodwink; swindle 1 cozen
2 demolition
3 airy
4 kleptomaniac
5 temperate
14 enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix 1 engulf
2 interstice
3 authenticate
4 aver
5 matriculate
15 bring into harmony; CF. tune 1 reverent
2 catastrophe
3 cajole
4 attune
5 cavil
16 utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement 1 blurt
2 olfactory
3 cordon
4 garnishment
5 screech
17 quarrel 1 steadfast
2 bicker
3 comeuppance
4 ineffectual
5 analgesia
18 having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer 1 permeable
2 unearthly
3 chill
4 musky
5 dolorous
19 new or newly coined word or phrase 1 accessory
2 bereft
3 jug
4 neologism
5 vigilant
20 high-altitude cloud; ; 1 veterinarian
2 cirrus
3 happenstance
4 abortive
5 sinuous
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 insert between 1 enliven
2 interpolate
3 parallelism
4 subsequent
5 bud
22 lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless 1 fluff
2 passive
3 anoint
4 languid
5 acolyte
23 struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly 1 tarry
2 contend
3 effluvium
4 bicameral
5 douse
24 carrion-eating birds 1 scraps
2 tremor
3 jettison
4 purge
5 vulture
25 flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation 1 exude
2 foreshadow
3 prerogative
4 ligneous
5 crochet
26 mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks 1 wade
2 certitude
3 incur
4 gibe
5 parable
27 insane 1 warren
2 delineate
3 stamina
4 deranged
5 impunity
28 division of a poem (composed of two or more lines) 1 immaculate
2 respiration
3 stanza
4 fermentation
5 peroration
29 unfortunate; luckless 1 hobble
2 expertise
3 spasmodic
4 ecosystem
5 hapless
30 disagree 1 festive
2 plenitude
3 dissent
4 desperate
5 decadence
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 mischievous trick 1 depredation
2 germ
3 prank
4 ringlet
5 potential
32 inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) 1 diva
2 oblivious
3 pungent
4 entice
5 apiculture
33 respect; value; judge; N. 1 evanescent
2 bereavement
3 anomaly
4 deposition
5 esteem
34 confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb 1 obsequy
2 trunk
3 downcast
4 disconcert
5 incredulity
35 present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential 1 glean
2 glib
3 medley
4 mite
5 latent
36 irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege 1 chipmunk
2 amalgamate
3 blasphemy
4 brandish
5 tome
37 neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry 1 opportunist
2 dapper
3 limp
4 venial
5 blueprint
38 crack; fissure 1 edict
2 pigment
3 thresh
4 crevice
5 sidewalk
39 (apprec. of a woman) slim; slender in figure or outline 1 svelte
2 interrogate
3 poignancy
4 sate
5 penetrate
40 small boat (often ship's boat) 1 misogynist
2 dinghy
3 condiments
4 mite
5 vagary
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 malicious misrepresentation; slander 1 dissemble
2 annex
3 calumny
4 emissary
5 feasible
42 arise from; originate from 1 florid
2 graduated
3 carnal
4 stem_from
5 prerogative
43 tip 1 fluted
2 impromptu
3 gratuity
4 faze
5 resignation
44 ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future 1 ethnology
2 wispy
3 robust
4 foresight
5 naivet\'e(naivety)
45 roundness; sonorousness of speech 1 rotundity
2 cardiologist
3 tribune
4 stratified
5 ambrosia
46 chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder) 1 aspirant
2 decimate
3 Epicurean
4 riveting
5 ruminate
47 become engaged to marry 1 betroth
2 onus
3 partition
4 gravel
5 prerogative
48 thick-skinned animal 1 ignominy
2 pollen
3 pyromaniac
4 sojourn
5 pachyderm
49 deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach 1 besiege
2 oath
3 corridor
4 otter
5 remorse
50 contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical 1 antithesis
2 circumlocution
3 charisma
4 robust
5 vertigo
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 emancipate; free from slavery or bondage 1 unassailable
2 cherubic
3 manumit
4 bristling
5 contusion
52 summarize 1 sequester
2 astute
3 recapitulate
4 mute
5 procrastinate
53 able to walk 1 hapless
2 ferrous
3 ambulatory
4 boggle
5 malicious
54 religion or sect considered extremist or false (different from the usual and established forms); particular style (in art, music, or writing) that is followed with obsessive devotion by a fairly small group; obsessive devotion 1 cult
2 high-flown
3 cardboard
4 fructify
5 equitable
55 guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction 1 trickster
2 castigation
3 venerable
4 tutelage
5 handbill
56 protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent 1 incubus
2 compulsory
3 sleet
4 prominent
5 exceptionable
57 tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live 1 antiseptic
2 condone
3 optional
4 oligarchy
5 warren
58 clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against 1 viscid
2 angular
3 infantile
4 friction
5 cant
59 new growth from a plant 1 procrastinate
2 overdue
3 evocative
4 shoot
5 torpedo
60 charming; attractive 1 engaging
2 don
3 indemnify
4 remorse
5 recrimination
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities 1 prodigy
2 pathogen
3 galaxy
4 torque
5 saccharine
62 deserving blame; blameworthy 1 culpable
2 sow
3 size
4 impregnate
5 pomposity
63 declare or confirm formally as true; issue a certificate to; Ex. The doctor certified the prisoner insane; Ex. certified teacher 1 certify
2 ramify
3 reconnaissance
4 maelstrom
5 coda
64 rule over tyrannically 1 bureaucracy
2 offensive
3 domineer
4 predilection
5 egotism
65 (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen 1 clime
2 frame
3 detain
4 felicitous
5 indefatigable
66 show; be a sign of 1 residence
2 bespeak
3 hazardous
4 outmoded
5 antedate
67 active enmity 1 kleptomaniac
2 compensatory
3 casualty
4 animosity
5 cannibal
68 disturb greatly 1 perturb
2 dramatize
3 homely
4 disquietude
5 finery
69 sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic 1 self-righteous
2 disengage
3 discourteous
4 evocative
5 terrestrial
70 like a fox; crafty 1 apex
2 fumble
3 pudding
4 bulwark
5 vulpine
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. 1 taxing
2 tactful
3 inerrancy
4 license
5 fulcrum
72 animals of a period or region; CF. flora 1 dowse
2 serenity
3 deposition
4 fauna
5 titter
73 truthfulness; adherence to the truth 1 commiserate
2 cow
3 bastard
4 podiatrist
5 veracity
74 wall painting 1 pontifical
2 discordant
3 mural
4 frenetic
5 agitate
75 supporter; follower 1 soothsayer
2 adherent
3 libertine
4 vernal
5 potent
76 map-maker 1 cartographer
2 incarcerate
3 swamp
4 mercenary
5 effulgent
77 feeling bitter and unhappy as a result of having learned the unpleasant truth 1 disillusioned
2 blackmail
3 disciple
4 defame
5 ordinance
78 ADJ. veterinary 1 mediocre
2 conversant
3 peerless
4 injurious
5 veterinarian
79 expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule 1 debunk
2 trinket
3 exodus
4 unearthly
5 foresight
80 ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) 1 excoriate
2 ingrate
3 immaculate
4 chafe
5 desolate
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant 1 auxiliary
2 urbane
3 aromatic
4 ramp
5 dissertation
82 immature; half-baked; like a sophomore 1 regime
2 ingrate
3 cloture
4 neigh
5 sophomoric
83 partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow 1 worldly
2 subordinate
3 suavity
4 baton
5 penumbra
84 gangplank; board or ramp between a ship and a pier 1 prong
2 gangway
3 bivouac
4 takeoff
5 centrifugal
85 insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist 1 foist
2 pertinent
3 don
4 Epicurean
5 growl
86 payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce 1 anguish
2 toga
3 enlist
4 alimony
5 low
87 languor; weariness; listlessness 1 grunt
2 comprehend
3 coincidence
4 lassitude
5 irremediable
88 seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) 1 crinkle
2 novelty
3 culinary
4 mountainous
5 primogeniture
89 showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance 1 flashy
2 ostentatious
3 convulsion
4 hesitate
5 liaison
90 not frightening 1 gargoyle
2 carping
3 sonic
4 vigilant
5 unintimating
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 unfortunate accident 1 mishap
2 bestial
3 galleon
4 stench
5 incident
92 silence or stillness; V: make or become silent; calm; soothe; CF. '' 1 trite
2 maleficent
3 reportorial
4 hush
5 rug
93 having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing 1 frenetic
2 rarefied
3 gamut
4 integrate
5 cognitive
94 speed 1 supple
2 bruise
3 velocity
4 caprice
5 mammoth
95 horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty 1 impiety
2 adhere
3 cornucopia
4 decoy
5 cede
96 animal-biting fly; irritating person 1 gadfly
2 bludgeon
3 frame
4 impugn
5 convivial
97 kindly; soft; mild; of good family 1 asymmetric
2 facilitate
3 pyre
4 disinter
5 gentle
98 full of flowers; full of ornate expressions 1 herbivorous
2 flowery
3 converge
4 stomp
5 equilibrium
99 ship, plane, or vehicle constructed to transport liquids in bulk 1 vulnerable
2 incur
3 inimitable
4 tanker
5 molecule
100 narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land 1 anomalous
2 harbinger
3 placebo
4 franchise
5 isthmus
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