10th Honors Vocabulary Review Units # 1- 4

Question 1

an overshadowing influence or power; resentment

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umbrage

Question 2

narrow in mind or outlook; countrified

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provincial

Question 3

pompous or overblown in language; use of big words to conceal a lack of ideas

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bombastic

Question 4

causing shock, horror, or revulsion

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lurid

Question 5

twisted; complicated; intricately involved

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convoluted

Question 6

foolish, aimless talk; nonsense

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drivel

Question 7

to plead on the behalf of someone else; to serve as a go-between

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intercede

Question 8

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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indolent

Question 9

worthy, deserving of praise and recognition

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meritorious

Question 10

unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out

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effusive

Question 11

a harmonious relationship

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rapport

Question 12

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess

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surmise

Question 13

affecting or moving the emotions

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poignant

Question 14

fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

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frenetic

Question 15

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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expostulate

Question 16

involving or requiring strenuous effort

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arduous

Question 17

the quality of being cheerful and full of energy

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ebullience

Question 18

lacking energy or enthusiasm

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listless

Question 19

excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity; oily; slick

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unctuous

Question 20

strict, severe; sharp or bitter to the taste

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stringent

Question 21

a hint or indirect suggestion

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innuendo

Question 22

without experience; immature

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callow

Question 23

to make a pretense of; to imitate

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simulate

Question 24

well-integrated; unified

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cohesive

Question 25

slow to act

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dilatory

Question 26

overused; made commonplace or trite; stale

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hackneyed

Question 27

the presence of something only in small quantites

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paucity

Question 28

easily irritated and upset; annoyed

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petulant

Question 29

to the point; relevant

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cogent

Question 30

to make easier or milder; to relieve

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assuage

Question 31

to cause someone to feel drained of energy

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enervate

Question 32

to draw forth, bring out from some source

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elicit

Question 33

to make a violent attack in words

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inveigh

Question 34

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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soporific

Question 35

to improve, to make better

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ameliorate

Question 36

intended for instruction; inclined to teach

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didactic

Question 37

difficult to understand; obscure

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abstruse

Question 38

reddish; rosy; flowery; excessively ornate and showy

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florid

Question 39

to rise above or beyond; to exceed

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transcend

Question 40

a traditional saying expressing a common experience; a proverb

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adage

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