Quiz 39 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 erase; strike out 1 suitor
2 bivouac
3 sagacious
4 delete
5 abhor
2 severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction 1 stricture
2 aboriginal
3 comestible
4 pungent
5 interminable
3 leather with a soft napped surface; , 1 decelerate
2 suede
3 perpetrate
4 evasive
5 palimpsest
4 impending; near at hand 1 pew
2 peevish
3 unlettered
4 strive
5 imminent
5 legal claim or right on a property 1 babble
2 favoritism
3 lien
4 desperate
5 incompatible
6 curse 1 coda
2 malediction
3 interstice
4 passive
5 commonplace
7 tear made by rending; rip; split 1 fallow
2 gill
3 rent
4 ratify
5 paternalism
8 without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment 1 nag
2 ventilate
3 jolt
4 impromptu
5 annals
9 official of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights; protector of the people 1 ripple
2 agog
3 labyrinth
4 tribune
5 incipient
10 angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order 1 cherubic
2 aria
3 infernal
4 waylay
5 dearth
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 worthless; futile 1 insolvent
2 improvise
3 nugatory
4 effervescence
5 knocker
12 give an incomplete or faint idea of (esp. future events); give a sketchy outline of; foreshadow 1 graphic
2 nutrition
3 apocalyptic
4 overhaul
5 adumbrate
13 application of soil and plant sciences to farming 1 distrait
2 agronomy
3 rhinestone
4 flashy
5 perturb
14 thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system 1 ruse
2 advocacy
3 acerbity
4 thesis
5 counterpart
15 make young again 1 allure
2 prodigy
3 carefree
4 rejuvenate
5 dissection
16 great shock; dismay 1 qualify
2 stern
3 epilogue
4 lineaments
5 consternation
17 thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) 1 chafe
2 queer
3 emaciated
4 beset
5 qualified
18 lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull 1 overdue
2 lackluster
3 confound
4 thespian
5 ideology
19 mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation 1 sturdy
2 disdain
3 nominal
4 oratorio
5 morgue
20 use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals 1 discord
2 dowse
3 peccadillo
4 obstetrician
5 cowhand
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 small entrance hall or lobby 1 rostrum
2 propensity
3 vestibule
4 convention
5 paradigm
22 suspended action 1 maudlin
2 abeyance
3 jubilation
4 gossamer
5 fledgling(fledgeling)
23 a manually skilled worker 1 squabble
2 witless
3 fancier
4 artisan
5 instrument
24 (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined 1 cursive
2 uproarious
3 counterpart
4 herbaceous
5 tolerable
25 group (of lions) 1 pride
2 literati
3 instrumentation
4 bump
5 log
26 having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V. 1 sour
2 murmur
3 toxin
4 canard
5 opportunist
27 strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal 1 aperture
2 jocose
3 refraction
4 queer
5 regale
28 state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof 1 brandish
2 solitude
3 analogous
4 subsidiary
5 growl
29 agree; accept; N. assessment 1 simulate
2 impassioned
3 foil
4 otter
5 assent
30 science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in 1 ecosystem
2 acoustics
3 grandeur
4 roil
5 sagacious
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 guess; N. 1 dermatologist
2 surmise
3 throb
4 improvise
5 antecedents
32 hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer 1 estranged
2 mesmerize
3 affront
4 gape
5 celerity
33 make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured 1 obsessive
2 indemnify
3 nubile
4 irony
5 odyssey
34 surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually 1 besiege
2 cessation
3 ewe
4 adherent
5 satyr
35 dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V. 1 skewer
2 aerate
3 pageant
4 smudge
5 mores
36 scholarly article 1 resplendent
2 tissue
3 vying
4 monograph
5 relevant
37 row of closely planted shrubs forming a boundary; ( ) ; CF. fence 1 glaring
2 hedge
3 adulterate
4 notoriety
5 buccaneer
38 rising like bristles; showing irritation 1 spectral
2 bequeath
3 muggy
4 regatta
5 bristling
39 pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) 1 complementary
2 interrogate
3 synthesis
4 amnesty
5 irrevocable
40 calm; pacify 1 incredulity
2 abstinence
3 bully
4 vanquish
5 allay
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face 1 altruistic
2 indicative
3 ignominy
4 cartilage
5 deadpan
42 natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam 1 refute
2 velocity
3 geyser
4 barterer
5 suavity
43 plundering; destruction 1 dregs
2 inadvertently
3 composure
4 depredation
5 asteroid
44 imitation 1 mimicry
2 agglomeration
3 chronicle
4 ineluctable
5 discerning
45 agreeable; pleasing to the taste 1 evict
2 terrace
3 traduce
4 palatable
5 engaging
46 lines of gunfire crossing each other; rapid heated discussion 1 crossfire
2 latent
3 voyeur
4 elaborate
5 fray
47 (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition 1 accolade
2 exodus
3 debonair
4 setback
5 potential
48 public records; place where public records are kept 1 gadfly
2 revert
3 untenable
4 hurl
5 archives
49 sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation 1 clique
2 unfrock
3 recluse
4 bacchanal
5 scintillate
50 mark $\wedge$ used in writing to show where something is to be added 1 caret
2 prot\'eg\'e
3 antediluvian
4 mirage
5 antipathy
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society 1 debut
2 strut
3 whine
4 obtuse
5 preeminent
52 disorderly fight between two or more people 1 legacy
2 creep
3 scrimmage
4 sluggish
5 faction
53 brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks 1 antediluvian
2 headlong
3 expertise
4 illuminate
5 component
54 wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly 1 motto
2 meander
3 exigency
4 pigment
5 cryptic
55 food of the gods 1 timorous
2 aphorism
3 dart
4 garner
5 ambrosia
56 many in number or kind; numerous; varied 1 abdicate
2 waffle
3 protract
4 prefatory
5 manifold
57 pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress 1 thespian
2 combustible
3 rendezvous
4 fell
5 entreat
58 fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young 1 fecundity
2 hostage
3 skim
4 prong
5 tonsure
59 kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to 1 reverie
2 aorta
3 ignite
4 snip
5 veracious
60 hiding place; V. 1 stolid
2 cache
3 recession
4 cerebral
5 irreparable
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 bee-keeping 1 taciturn
2 apiculture
3 foolhardy
4 fulminate
5 contention
62 loyalty; accuracy 1 fidelity
2 proscenium
3 inoculate
4 pith
5 lilliputian
63 rain very lightly; N: 1 stickler
2 abyss
3 petrify
4 tussle
5 drizzle
64 in utter disorder 1 chaotic
2 willful
3 loquacious
4 diadem
5 hymn
65 state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) 1 torque
2 antique
3 steadfast
4 efface
5 blues
66 sudden heavy fall of rain 1 ingest
2 detached
3 parsimony
4 edify
5 cloudburst
67 precious stone, esp. when cut into a regular shape 1 jug
2 caterpillar
3 gem
4 dissident
5 schematic
68 slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic 1 quill
2 swear-word
3 acidulous
4 subtlety
5 lurk
69 easy to approach; obtainable 1 pacify
2 alms
3 armada
4 accessible
5 bellicose
70 superfluous; more than needed or demanded 1 paradigm
2 supererogatory
3 lounge
4 assent
5 advocacy
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary 1 hiatus
2 reprieve
3 congruence
4 juridical
5 embed
72 useless; hopeless; ineffectual 1 demand
2 abstruse
3 cabal
4 futile
5 underscore
73 violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) 1 belated
2 lush
3 avocation
4 infringe
5 purveyor
74 surround and swallow up 1 dais
2 synthesis
3 conundrum
4 engulf
5 ostentatious
75 walk quietly or stealthily on one's toes 1 expletive
2 tiptoe
3 fissure
4 poultice
5 kernel
76 being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary 1 industrious
2 pyre
3 upright
4 veritable
5 inebriated
77 bring together into a nucleus; ADJ: having a nucleus 1 celerity
2 invective
3 nucleate
4 jetsam
5 omnipresent
78 cabinet or closet built to hold clothes; garments collectively 1 hubris
2 interstice
3 turncoat
4 bazaar
5 wardrobe
79 gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve 1 culprit
2 earn
3 archaism
4 pious
5 dominant
80 comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as 1 fracas
2 simile
3 aftermath
4 sight
5 affront
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 dose (of liquids); liquid dose 1 potion
2 concatenate
3 confiscate
4 sledge
5 prototype
82 wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place 1 lancet
2 anoint
3 conducive
4 enfranchise
5 nomadic
83 moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave 1 undulating
2 innovation
3 loiter
4 apex
5 expos\'e
84 crude dwelling; shack 1 aptitude
2 contention
3 colander
4 hut
5 steadfast
85 combative; bellicose; N. 1 havoc
2 militant
3 beatitude
4 angular
5 warranty
86 use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation 1 equivocate
2 analogue
3 novice
4 perjury
5 stoke
87 adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal 1 turgid
2 mercenary
3 espouse
4 miasma
5 rug
88 speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly 1 stupor
2 consummate
3 bondage
4 inarticulate
5 sly
89 frustrate; perplex 1 ventricle
2 buffet
3 baffle
4 gambol
5 hedge
90 deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile 1 longevity
2 beguile
3 infraction
4 unwarranted
5 predilection
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing 1 spatula
2 miscellaneous
3 bristle
4 pertinent
5 detrimental
92 childish; immature; CF. puer: boy 1 exiguous
2 circumlocution
3 hegemony
4 puerile
5 mace
93 sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious 1 bilious
2 euphony
3 curmudgeon
4 engross
5 tenacity
94 clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining) 1 piscatorial
2 vociferous
3 carcinogenic
4 ferrous
5 championship
95 serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle 1 harangue
2 objective
3 casualty
4 tautological
5 spat
96 obscure; profound; difficult to understand 1 wilt
2 abstruse
3 acquiesce
4 bombast
5 predetermine
97 (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart 1 ramshackle
2 inestimable
3 congruent
4 diversion
5 plump
98 of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea 1 orifice
2 catcall
3 treatise
4 thematic
5 effete
99 upright pole of wood or metal for carrying sails 1 conciliatory
2 camaraderie
3 veterinarian
4 detached
5 mast
100 narrow space between things 1 wade
2 alcove
3 fortitude
4 interstice
5 enfranchise
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