Quiz 40 of 50 -- Barron words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 liquidate (a debt) by installment payments 1 amortize
2 appreciate
3 clot
4 besmirch
5 tan
2 moving with the head leading; headlong 1 disgruntle
2 bat
3 headfirst
4 autopsy
5 manifest
3 artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow) 1 lush
2 moralistic
3 sluice
4 dart
5 typify
4 of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic 1 defile
2 crossbreed
3 oatmeal
4 platonic
5 sonic
5 crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining 1 juncture
2 forthright
3 incommodious
4 crossfire
5 melancholy
6 back part of a ship; ADJ: hard or severe in manner 1 incarcerate
2 graphic
3 implication
4 pinion
5 stern
7 study of insects 1 egotistical
2 transmute
3 entomology
4 assay
5 cram
8 having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column 1 twirl
2 rake
3 calculated
4 fluted
5 restitution
9 greediness for wealth 1 avarice
2 ceremonious
3 distrait
4 contumacious
5 planetary
10 wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity 1 gastronomy
2 iniquitous
3 noxious
4 vision
5 efface
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 poisonous substance (esp. produced by living cells or organisms); CF. toxic 1 pander
2 toxin
3 commiserate
4 travail
5 coterminous
12 uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution 1 shamble
2 chaotic
3 gruesome
4 irresolute
5 litigation
13 untarnished; CF. sully 1 absolve
2 unsullied
3 efface
4 ornithologist
5 tugboat
14 small hill; hillock 1 brilliant
2 exult
3 pollen
4 hummock
5 unctuous
15 take too large a dose; N. 1 cinder
2 inventory
3 overdose
4 tedium
5 precipitous
16 inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad) 1 platitude
2 proclivity
3 burnish
4 coincidence
5 revelry
17 belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic 1 duplicity
2 pessimism
3 abstract
4 dissection
5 rational
18 reward for trouble or loss; V. 1 omniscient
2 instrumentation
3 muddle
4 recompense
5 fermentation
19 art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances 1 furrow
2 misanthrope
3 canard
4 choreography
5 meek
20 breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory 1 ruddy
2 gait
3 cognizance
4 respiration
5 impotent
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. 1 remote
2 hew
3 caricature
4 carapace
5 interminable
22 cord of readily combustible material; ; ; V: reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt; mix together by melting 1 gossamer
2 cursive
3 fuse
4 scenario
5 increment
23 surround 1 buffet
2 inconsequential
3 imprecation
4 encircle
5 lexicon
24 blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice 1 strangle
2 brusque
3 capitulate
4 reprobate
5 low
25 maker of a will; CF. testatrix 1 testator
2 suckle
3 uniformity
4 iodine
5 blizzard
26 huge creature; something of monstrous size or power 1 ragamuffin
2 repartee
3 horde
4 behemoth
5 vituperative
27 plan of a trip; record of a trip 1 epaulet(epaulette)
2 perforate
3 itinerary
4 rapture
5 galley
28 draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) 1 monetary
2 expansive
3 elicit
4 sip
5 penitent
29 gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose 1 belfry
2 screech
3 apiarist
4 benefactor
5 advert
30 black form of carbon used in lead pencils 1 generate
2 placebo
3 bereaved
4 indissoluble
5 graphite
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) 1 tong
2 dauntless
3 conciliatory
4 default
5 slur
32 money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage 1 nova
2 idiosyncrasy
3 dowry
4 premonition
5 censure
33 small light sailboat or rowboat 1 vendetta
2 malcontent
3 retribution
4 skiff
5 exodus
34 (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat 1 mane
2 forward
3 ironic
4 august
5 swelter
35 loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging 1 cumulus
2 clangor
3 bud
4 presentiment
5 jingoism
36 inflated; exaggerated 1 overblown
2 pandemonium
3 fluctuate
4 buffet
5 renovate
37 scoundrel; dishonest person; ADJ. (of a wild animal) living apart from the rest 1 alienate
2 standstill
3 provender
4 rogue
5 guy
38 occurring again and again 1 callous
2 septic
3 conviction
4 precipitate
5 recurrent
39 brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee 1 capsize
2 fracas
3 feint
4 blueprint
5 unerringly
40 unit of light energy (one candle's worth) 1 witless
2 faction
3 boorish
4 lumen
5 engross
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 separate; part; CF. asunder 1 sunder
2 virus
3 faculty
4 tonality
5 gamut
42 written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) 1 elysian
2 precise
3 canal
4 colossus
5 affidavit
43 of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly 1 temporal
2 suffocate
3 secession
4 fundamental
5 platonic
44 bold; fearless 1 aplomb
2 dauntless
3 legato
4 aria
5 fuss:
45 walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side; (as a duck does) 1 protrude
2 writhe
3 botch
4 waddle
5 trinket
46 clever; astute 1 cadence
2 surmise
3 hap
4 shrewd
5 anguish
47 main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant 1 restitution
2 prefigure
3 manifesto
4 irresolute
5 trunk
48 (wrong:conservatoire) school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy 1 fetid(foetid)
2 crochet
3 conservatory
4 incubus
5 ecologist
49 portray 1 pummel
2 fastidious
3 licentious
4 depict
5 irascible
50 of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus) 1 jingoist
2 chameleon
3 camp
4 paucity
5 septic
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst 1 surpass
2 pummel
3 finite
4 chafe
5 paroxysm
52 record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry 1 genealogy
2 eerie
3 minuscule
4 mote
5 epoch
53 odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable 1 trenchant
2 erratic
3 potentate
4 wick
5 downpour
54 necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary 1 requisite
2 torso
3 haughtiness
4 indolent
5 impious
55 weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool 1 cloying
2 headfirst
3 imbecility
4 ardor
5 diorama
56 surrounding the black pupil 1 neophyte
2 desperado
3 iris
4 gambit
5 gibberish
57 face; appearance 1 sacrosanct
2 visage
3 contravene
4 herbivorous
5 shove
58 foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal 1 harass
2 horoscope
3 ablution
4 curmudgeon
5 paramount
59 contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another 1 executor
2 supplicant
3 foreshadow
4 appreciate
5 foil
60 aquatic, carnivorous, having webbed foot 1 psyche
2 adversity
3 cynical
4 otter
5 oratorio
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth 1 mercenary
2 amalgam
3 predilection
4 botch
5 tenancy
62 meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore 1 babble
2 carnivorous
3 bore
4 waylay
5 ripple
63 state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment 1 collusion
2 responsiveness
3 distinctive
4 immolate
5 phobia
64 unconquerable 1 misdemeanor
2 augury
3 invincible
4 ingenious
5 verisimilar
65 lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity 1 jettison
2 despondent
3 anthropomorphic
4 overturn
5 mendacious
66 machine that separates substances by whirling them 1 centrifuge
2 emollient
3 crypt
4 bully
5 endemic
67 harmony; agreement 1 libertine
2 consonance
3 mentor
4 prelate
5 erroneous
68 ornamental or engraved plate, slab, or disk used for decoration or on a monument for information; ; ; deposit that builds up on a tooth or the inner lining of a blood vessel; 1 plaque
2 demean
3 submissive
4 vainglorious
5 genre
69 kind in a generous way (to someone less important) 1 gracious
2 ethnic
3 armada
4 steadfast
5 palatial
70 hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state 1 incumbent
2 sight
3 hover
4 plenitude
5 insurgent
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 increase; add to 1 augment
2 rapture
3 cloister
4 queue
5 variegated
72 wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress 1 ramble
2 discriminate
3 incontrovertible
4 condiments
5 spar
73 presumptuous or bold 1 prelude
2 loquacious
3 hinterlands
4 forward
5 discountenance
74 storage place for military equipment 1 condescend
2 arsenal
3 foreclose
4 jurisdiction
5 prance
75 discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate 1 ancestry
2 fancied
3 apogee
4 vassal
5 chasten
76 art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse 1 implode
2 carnivorous
3 coax
4 indelible
5 prosody
77 stench; V: emit a strong foul odor 1 advocacy
2 stink
3 careen
4 feral
5 imponderable
78 foreshadow; portend 1 preclude
2 fluent
3 bode
4 cloister
5 carcass
79 morally upright; just 1 righteous
2 straggle
3 lumen
4 pantomime
5 protract
80 manner of walking or running; speed 1 gait
2 exude
3 visionary
4 deserts
5 bravado
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 long loose garment (worn by monks) 1 frivolous
2 concise
3 drizzle
4 frock
5 insubordination
82 thin liquid porridge 1 liquidate
2 gruel
3 toxin
4 aromatic
5 requisite
83 substance causing vomiting; ADJ. 1 revert
2 funereal
3 emetic
4 gambit
5 gusto
84 admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise 1 enfranchise
2 immolate
3 deterrent
4 snip
5 indentation
85 charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging 1 salvage
2 wilt
3 winsome
4 optician
5 solecism
86 long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V. 1 dereliction
2 swell
3 pinion
4 lionize
5 vulnerable
87 imprison 1 disputatious
2 ensign
3 noxious
4 incarcerate
5 indeterminate
88 deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive 1 dank
2 illusive
3 ovation
4 juridical
5 sleet
89 hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease 1 catechism
2 improvident
3 incubate
4 manifold
5 sanction
90 wooden stick for hitting the ball as in cricket, baseball, and table tennis 1 fancier
2 pecuniary
3 jingoist
4 cultivated
5 bat
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 hard; inflexible 1 hypnosis
2 forthright
3 rudimentary
4 adamant
5 bland
92 deserter; traitor; ADJ. 1 economy
2 renegade
3 solstice
4 faculty
5 demotic
93 having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort 1 desperate
2 churlish
3 rou\'e
4 acuity
5 scrutinize
94 swelling out in waves; surging 1 ripple
2 billowing
3 ratiocination
4 whinny
5 gesticulation
95 graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually 1 dazzle
2 browse
3 ceremonious
4 Shangri-la
5 avantgarde
96 sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting 1 rapture
2 platonic
3 crabbed
4 gnome
5 brat
97 derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning 1 shack
2 compatible
3 suffocate
4 deducible
5 cult
98 shrewd in money matters; thrifty 1 unprepossessing
2 canny
3 matriarch
4 coiffure
5 trunk
99 hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat 1 bombast
2 instrumental
3 ciliated
4 aristocracy
5 zealot
100 prevent from falling; support; defend (a right or principle) against attack; maintain against opposition 1 entomology
2 incubate
3 advent
4 ornate
5 uphold
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