WorksheetsWord List 7
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Define Antebellum
overbearing pride or presumption
belonging to a period before a war; especially the American Civil War
the use of tricks to deceive someone
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Define Auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck; giving or being a sign of future success
a divine manifestation
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
without revealing one's identity
Define Chicanery
impossible to deny or disprove
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
overbearing pride or presumption
the use of tricks to deceive someone
Define Epiphany
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
without revealing one's identity
a divine manifestation
full of trivial conversation; tending to talk a great deal; talkative
Define Facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
overbearing pride or presumption
impossible to deny or disprove
belonging to a period before a war; especially the American Civil War
Define Filibuster
without revealing one's identity
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
full of trivial conversation; tending to talk a great deal; talkative
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck; giving or being a sign of future success
Define Hubris
impossible to deny or disprove
belonging to a period before a war; especially the American Civil War
overbearing pride or presumption
the use of tricks to deceive someone
Define Incognito
a divine manifestation
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck; giving or being a sign of future success
full of trivial conversation; tending to talk a great deal; talkative
without revealing one's identity
Define Incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
belonging to a period before a war; especially the American Civil War
the use of tricks to deceive someone
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Define Loquacious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck; giving or being a sign of future success
a divine manifestation
full of trivial conversation; tending to talk a great deal; talkative
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
Define Acumen
authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures
having a bad disposition; surly
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; shrewdness shown by keen insight
divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
Define Boisterous
noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
lacking social polish; unsophisticated and socially awkward
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner; act in an excessively subservient manner
having unlimited power
Define Churlish
take the work or an idea of someone else and pass it off as one's own
having a bad disposition; surly
divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures
Define Gauche
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner; act in an excessively subservient manner
having unlimited power
seize and take control without authority
lacking social polish; unsophisticated and socially awkward
Define Gerrymander
divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures
take the work or an idea of someone else and pass it off as one's own
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; shrewdness shown by keen insight
Define Kowtow
noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner; act in an excessively subservient manner
having unlimited power
seize and take control without authority
Define Notarize
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; shrewdness shown by keen insight
having a bad disposition; surly
authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures
take the work or an idea of someone else and pass it off as one's own
Define Omnipotent
lacking social polish; unsophisticated and socially awkward
noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
seize and take control without authority
having unlimited power
Define Plagiarize
take the work or an idea of someone else and pass it off as one's own
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; shrewdness shown by keen insight
having a bad disposition; surly
divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
Define Usurp
noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
seize and take control without authority
lacking social polish; unsophisticated and socially awkward
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner; act in an excessively subservient manner
Define Accentuate
stress or single out as important
call to remembrance; recall and show respect for (someone or something)
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence; an educated guess based on given information
Define Bamboozle
make known to the public information previously kept secret
conceal one's true motives from someone; fool or cheat (someone)
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
brief and to the point
Define Commemorate
drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence; an educated guess based on given information
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
call to remembrance; recall and show respect for (someone or something)
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Define Divulge
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
brief and to the point
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
make known to the public information previously kept secret
Define Formidable
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence; an educated guess based on given information
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
stress or single out as important
Define Hypocrisy
brief and to the point
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
conceal one's true motives from someone; fool or cheat (someone)
Define Inference
stress or single out as important
call to remembrance; recall and show respect for (someone or something)
drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence; an educated guess based on given information
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
Define Laconic
conceal one's true motives from someone; fool or cheat (someone)
make known to the public information previously kept secret
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
brief and to the point
Define Pulverize
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
stress or single out as important
call to remembrance; recall and show respect for (someone or something)
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Define Quandary
make known to the public information previously kept secret
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
conceal one's true motives from someone; fool or cheat (someone)
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
Define Acquiesce
agree or express agreement
lucky charm
express the same message in different words
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Define Amiable
understanding and entering into another's feelings
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
agree or express agreement
lucky charm
Define Candor
generally incompetent and ineffectual
cause to do through pressure or necessity
the quality of being honest and straightforward
unnecessary and unwarranted
Define Coerce
the quality of being honest and straightforward
generally incompetent and ineffectual
having or showing profound knowledge
cause to do through pressure or necessity
Define Empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
agree or express agreement
lucky charm
express the same message in different words
Define Erudite
generally incompetent and ineffectual
having or showing profound knowledge
the quality of being honest and straightforward
unnecessary and unwarranted
Define Gratuitous
the quality of being honest and straightforward
unnecessary and unwarranted
cause to do through pressure or necessity
having or showing profound knowledge
Define Inept
having or showing profound knowledge
cause to do through pressure or necessity
generally incompetent and ineffectual
unnecessary and unwarranted
Define Paraphrase
agree or express agreement
understanding and entering into another's feelings
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
express the same message in different words
Define Talisman
lucky charm
express the same message in different words
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
understanding and entering into another's feelings
