Kaplan Act In A Box - Reading Vocabulary

Front 1

abjure
v. (aab joor)

Back 1

to renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from

Front 2

abnegate
v. (aab nih gayt)

Back 2

to give up; to deny oneself

Front 3

abortive
adj. (uh bohr tihv)

Back 3

ending without results

Front 4

abridge
v. (uh brij)

Back 4

to condense; shorten

Front 5

absolve
v. (ab zolv)

Back 5

to forgive; free from blame

Front 6

atavistic
adj. (aat uh vihs tik)

Back 6

characteristic of a former era; ancient

Front 7

atypical
adj. (ay tip ih kul)

Back 7

unusual; irregular

Front 8

audacious
adj. (aw day shis)

Back 8

bold; daring; fearless

Front 9

autocrat
n. (aw toh kraat)

Back 9

a dictator

Front 10

cadence
n. (kayd ns)

Back 10

rhythmic flow; marching beat

Front 11

cajole
v. (ka jol)

Back 11

flatter; coax; persuage

Front 12

concomitant
adj. (kuh kahm ih tuhnt)

Back 12

existing concurrently

Front 13

concord
n. (kahn kohrd)

Back 13

agreement

Front 14

condole
v. (kuhn dohl)

Back 14

to grieve; to express sympathy

Front 15

conflagration
n. (kahn fluh gray shuhn)

Back 15

big destructive fire

Front 16

ecstatic
adj. (ek stat ik)

Back 16

joyful

Front 17

efficacious
adj. (ef ih kay shus)

Back 17

effective; efficient

Front 18

encumber
v. (ehn kuhm buhr)

Back 18

to weigh down; to burden

Front 19

epochal
adj. (ehp uh kuhl)

Back 19

momentous; highly significant

Front 20

eponymous
adj. (ih pahn uh muhs)

Back 20

giving one's name to a place, book, etc.

Front 21

evenhanded
adj. (ee ven hand id)

Back 21

fair; impartial

Front 22

exacerbate
adj. (ig zas ur bayt)

Back 22

to aggravate or intensify the bad qualities

Front 23

glossy
adj. (glah see)

Back 23

shiny; showy; sleek

Front 24

glutton
n. (glut in)

Back 24

person who eats and drinks excessively

Front 25

goad
v. (goad)

Back 25

to prod or urge

Front 26

gourmand
v. (goor mond)

Back 26

glutton; lover of fine food

Front 27

gregarious
adj. (greh gaar ee uhs)

Back 27

outgoing; sociable

Front 28

grotto
n. (grah toh)

Back 28

a small cave

Front 29

illusory
adj. (ih loo suhr ee)

Back 29

producing illusion; deceptive

Front 30

imbibe
v. (ihm bieb)

Back 30

to receive into the mind and take in; absorb

Front 31

impassive
adj. (ihm pahs sihv)

Back 31

absent of any external sign of emotion; expressionless

Front 32

imperious
adj. (ihm pihr ee uhs)

Back 32

commanding; domineering; urgent

Front 33

imperturbable
adj. (ihm puhr tuhr buh buhl)

Back 33

unshakably calm and steady

Front 34

impugn
v. (im pyoon)

Back 34

to call into question; attack verbally

Front 35

impute
v. (im pyoot)

Back 35

to attribute; to credit

Front 36

ineffable
adj. (in ef uh bul)

Back 36

indescribable; inexpressible

Front 37

inefficacious
adj. (in ef ih kay shus)

Back 37

ineffective; incompetent

Front 38

inter
v. (ihn tuhr)

Back 38

to bury

Front 39

interlocutor
n. (ihn tuhr lahk yuh tuhr)

Back 39

one who takes part in conversation

Front 40

internecine
adj. (ihn tuhr nehs een)

Back 40

mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides

Front 41

interregnum
n. (ihn tuhr rehg nuhm)

Back 41

a temporary halting of the usual operations of government or control

Front 42

kin
n. (kin)

Back 42

family; relatives

Front 43

kismet
n. (kihz meht)

Back 43

destiny; fate

Front 44

mawkish
adj. (maw kihsh)

Back 44

sickeningly sentimental; sappy

Front 45

meager
adj. (mee ger)

Back 45

minimal; scanty; deficient

Front 46

measured
adj. (mezh erd)

Back 46

calculated; deliberate

Front 47

megalomania
n. (mehg uh loh may nee uh)

Back 47

obsession with great or grandiose performance

Front 48

mellifluous
adj. (muh lihf loo uhs)

Back 48

having a smooth, rich flow

Front 49

misnomer
n. (mihs noh muhr)

Back 49

an error in naming a person or place

Front 50

missive
n. (mihs ihv)

Back 50

a written note or letter

Front 51

morass
n. (mu rass)

Back 51

marsh; an area of soggy ground

Front 52

morose
adj. (mor rohss)

Back 52

gloomy; sullen; or surly

Front 53

mutability
n. (myoo tuh bihl uh tee)

Back 53

the quality of being capable of change in form or character; susceptibility of change

Front 54

myopic
adj. (mie ahp ihk)

Back 54

lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective

Front 55

obfuscate
v. (ahb fyoo skayt)

Back 55

to confuse; make obscure

Front 56

obsolete
adj. (ahb so leet)

Back 56

no longer in use; outdated

Front 57

obstinate
adj. (ahb stih nuht)

Back 57

unreasonably persistent

Front 58

obstreperous
adj. (ahb strep uh res)

Back 58

troublesome; boisterous; unruly

Front 59

olfactory
adj. (ohl faak tuh ree)

Back 59

relating to the sense of smell

Front 60

opprobrious
adj. (uh proh bree uhs)

Back 60

expressing contempt; reproach; deserving of disgrace

Front 61

ornery
adj. (ohr nuh ree)

Back 61

having an irritable disposition; cantankerous

Front 62

ostentatious
adj. (ah sten tay shus)

Back 62

showy

Front 63

ostracism
n. (ahs tra sizm)

Back 63

exclusion; banishment

Front 64

oust
v. (owst)

Back 64

to remove from position by force; eject

Front 65

quandary
n. (kwan du ree)

Back 65

predicament; dilemma

Front 66

quell
v. (kwell)

Back 66

to pacify; to suppress

Front 67

query
n. (kweh ree)

Back 67

question

Front 68

quip
n. (kwip)

Back 68

clever; witty; joke

Front 69

salient
adj. (say lee uhnt)

Back 69

prominent; of notable significance

Front 70

sanctimonious
adj. (saangk tih moh nee uhs)

Back 70

hypocritically devout; acting morally superior to another

Front 71

satiate
v. (say shee ayt)

Back 71

to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess

Front 72

secrete
v. (se kreet)

Back 72

release fluids

Front 73

sedative
n. (sed uh tiv)

Back 73

something that calms or soothes

Front 74

sedition
n. (seh dih shuhn)

Back 74

behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

Front 75

seminal
adj. (seh muhn uhl)

Back 75

influential in an original way; providing basis for further development; creative

Front 76

sequester
v. (suh kweh stuhr)

Back 76

to set apart; seclude

Front 77

sojourn
n. (soh juhrn)

Back 77

a temporary stay or visit

Front 78

solicitous
adj. (suh lih sih tuhs)

Back 78

anxious; concerned; full of desire; eager

Front 79

stratify
v. (straa tuh fie)

Back 79

to arrange or divide into layers

Front 80

strident
adj. (strie dehnt)

Back 80

loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

Front 81

stringent
adj. (strihn guhnt)

Back 81

imposing severe, rigorous standards

Front 82

subvert
v. (sub vert)

Back 82

to undermine or corrupt

Front 83

succumb
v. (su kum)

Back 83

to give in to stronger power; yield

Front 84

sybarite
n. (sih buh riet)

Back 84

a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

Front 85

unconscionable
adj. (uhn kahn shuhn uh buhl)

Back 85

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

Front 86

unfetter
v. (un fet er)

Back 86

to free from restrictions

Front 87

unfrock
v. (uhn frahk)

Back 87

to remove from power, especially from priestly power

Front 88

untenable
adj. (un ten uh bul)

Back 88

indefensible; uninhabitable

Front 89

usurp
v. (yoo surp)

Back 89

to take over without right

Front 90

usury
n. (yoo zuh ree)

Back 90

the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

Front 91

utilitarian
adj. (yoo til ih tayr ee un)

Back 91

efficient; functional; useful

Front 92

utopia
n. (yoo toh pee uh)

Back 92

perfect place

Front 93

wanton
adj. (wahn tuhn)

Back 93

undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

Front 94

wax
v. (waaks)

Back 94

to increase gradually; to begin to be

Front 95

wield
v. (weeld)

Back 95

to exercise authority or influence effectively

Front 96

wily
adj. (why lee)

Back 96

clever; deceptive

Front 97

wrath
n. (rath)

Back 97

forceful anger

Front 98

yen
n. (yehn)

Back 98

a strong desire; craving

Front 99

yield
v. (yeeld)

Back 99

surrender; concede; be productive

Front 100

zephyr
n. (zeh fuhr)

Back 100

a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial