New Words From Tests

Front 1

divestiture

Back 1

1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested: to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.

Front 2

literati

Back 2

persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.

Front 3

hapless

Back 3

unfortunate

Front 4

descry

Back 4

1. to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
2. to discover; perceive; detect.

Front 5

miscreant

Back 5

depraved, villainous, or base

Front 6

minatory

Back 6

menacing, threatening

Front 7

viscid

Back 7

having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous

Front 8

dereliction

Back 8

negligence

Front 9

muffler

Back 9

scarf

Front 10

inchoate

Back 10

also can mean amorphous

Front 11

summarily

Back 11

in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.

Front 12

indecorous

Back 12

not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly

Front 13

cloture

Back 13

a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question

Front 14

coterie

Back 14

1. a group of people who associate closely.
2. an exclusive group; clique.

Front 15

imposture

Back 15

the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others

Front 16

cogitate

Back 16

to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.

Front 17

ferrous

Back 17

of or containing iron, esp. in the bivalent state

Front 18

fledge

Back 18

1. to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
2. to furnish with or as if with feathers or plumage.
3. to provide (an arrow) with feathers.

Front 19

fusillade

Back 19

1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything

Front 20

reportorial

Back 20

1. of or pertaining to a reporter.
2. of, noting, or characteristic of a report:

Front 21

statuary

Back 21

statues collectively

Front 22

parquetry

Back 22

mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry

Front 23

erasability

Back 23

1. to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
2. to eliminate completely

Front 24

indelible

Back 24

1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

Front 25

sedulous

Back 25

1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
2. persistently or carefully maintained

Front 26

sycophant

Back 26

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

Front 27

grandstand

Back 27

to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers: The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.

Front 28

racketeer

Back 28

n. A person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obstruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities

Front 29

sybarite

Back 29

a person devoted to luxury and pleasure

Front 30

awash

Back 30

Nautical.
covered with water.
washing about; tossed about by the waves.
covered, filled, or crowded