English Vocab Quiz 2

Front 1

a communication that belittles somebody or something

Back 1

depreciation

Front 2

noble and generous in spirit

Back 2

magnanimous

Front 3

the state of being susceptible; easily affected

Back 3

susceptibility

Front 4

a difference between conflicting facts or claim or opinion

Back 4

discrepancy

Front 5

inequality or difference in same respect

Back 5

disparity

Front 6

incapable of failure or error

Back 6

infallible

Front 7

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Back 7

exhort

Front 8

lacking grace in movement or posture

Back 8

ungainly

Front 9

bring to a head or to the highest point

Back 9

culminate

Front 10

a short stout club primarily by policemen

Back 10

truncheon

Front 11

an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

Back 11

affluent

Front 12

someone who is dazzingly skilled in any field

Back 12

adept

Front 13

the public act of denouncing

Back 13

denunciation

Front 14

with sadness; in a sorrowful manner

Back 14

dolefully

Front 15

showing a brooding ill humor

Back 15

morose

Front 16

fill, soak, or imbue totally

Back 16

imbue

Front 17

fairly large

Back 17

ample

Front 18

regard with feeling of respect and reverence consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Back 18

venerate

Front 19

incongruous; inviting ridicule

Back 19

ludicrous

Front 20

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

Back 20

judicious

Front 21

impossible to repress or control

Back 21

impressible

Front 22

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making on inquiry or other effort

Back 22

ascertain

Front 23

feeling or showing extreme anger

Back 23

irate

Front 24

one praying humbly for something

Back 24

supplicant

Front 25

(sometimes followed by "to") causing harm or injury

Back 25

detrimental

Front 26

tangle or complicate

Back 26

ravel

Front 27

to say, state, or perform again

Back 27

reiterate

Front 28

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

Back 28

slovenly

Front 29

characterized by anger

Back 29

choleric

Front 30

temperamentally disinclined to talk

Back 30

reticent

Front 31

influence or urge by gentle urging caressing, or flattering

Back 31

inveigle

Front 32

petty or reluctant in giving or spending

Back 32

niggardly

Front 33

the elementary stage of any subject (usually plural)

Back 33

rudiment

Front 34

causing dejection

Back 34

dismal

Front 35

strong feelings of embarrassment

Back 35

mortification

Front 36

not hospitable

Back 36

inhospitable

Front 37

feeling self-importance

Back 37

vainglorious

Front 38

intense aversion

Back 38

repugnance

Front 39

attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

Back 39

obsequious

Front 40

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

Back 40

copious

Front 41

producing a sizeable profit

Back 41

remunerative

Front 42

an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

Back 42

elocution

Front 43

connecting without a break; within a common boundary

Back 43

contiguous

Front 44

intensity or forcefulness of expression vehemence

Back 44

vehem

Front 45

censure severely or angrily

Back 45

remonstrate

Front 46

affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for the difference of position a rank

Back 46

condescension

Front 47

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Back 47

incipient

Front 48

in a habitual and longstanding manner

Back 48

inveterate

Front 49

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Back 49

induce

Front 50

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

Back 50

languor