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WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop [H] - BAT #1 Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
(v.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
(n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
poltroon
raillery
caterwaul
bellwether
(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp; a confusing situation in which one is entrapped
poltroon
vignette
morass
raillery
(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful, but not essential; an assistant or helper
(adj.) added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity
adjunct
effete
oblivious
ribald
(n) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above the other in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
proselyte
hierarchy
vignette
fait accompli
(adj) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
effete
noisome
supine
chimerical
(adj.) forgetful; unaware
supine
effete
laissez-faire
oblivious
(adj) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted; out-of-date
hidebound
ribald
laissez-faire
effete
(n.) a short description or sketch
fait accompli
liturgy
adjunct
vignette
(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing
effete
ribald
raillery
noisome
(adj.) a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or inference, esp with individual freedom of choice and action
laissez-faire
ribald
chimerical
noisome
(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
noisome
hidebound
chimerical
supine
(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
fait accompli
raillery
adjunct
hierarchy
(n.) a convert; a disciple
proselyte
adjunct
bellwether
poltroon
(n) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader, as in a desperate or violent undertaking; an indicator of trends
poltroon
raillery
bellwether
morass
(n.) a religious service or rite
hierarchy
raillery
liturgy
vignette
(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
effete
ribald
noisome
supine
(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listless or lethargic
supine
effete
laissez-faire
quasi
(n.) a base (lowly) coward
bellwether
poltroon
morass
proselyte
(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
oblivious
quasi
noisome
hidebound
(adj.) seemingly but not actually or completely
quasi
supine
chimerical
effete
(v) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
condescend
cozen
bowdlerize
mountebank
(n) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
macrocosm
icon
enclave
persiflage
(n) a representation or image of a sacred personage; an image or picture; an object of blind devotion
macrocosm
icon
enclave
persiflage
(v) to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film, etc)
condescend
cozen
bowdlerize
persiflage
(n) any division or separation of a group into hostile factions
schism
plethora
virtuoso
paean
(n) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
macrocosm
icon
enclave
persiflage
(adj) concerned with practical considerations or values
quizzical
pragmatic
ancillary
therapeutic
(n) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
macrocosm
icon
enclave
persiflage
(n) a trickster or swindler
rapacity
forte
interstice
mountebank
(adj) subordinate or supplementary
quizzical
pragmatic
ancillary
therapeutic
(v) to trick; to cheat or swindle
rapacity
bowdlerize
condescend
cozen
(n) a brilliant performer; a person with mastery skill or technique
(adj) masterly or brilliant
schism
plethora
virtuoso
paean
(adj) having the power to heal or cure; beneficial
quizzical
pragmatic
ancillary
therapeutic
(n) a song of praise, joy, or triumph
schism
plethora
virtuoso
paean
(n) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
rapacity
forte
interstice
mountebank
(adj) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
quizzical
pragmatic
ancillary
therapeutic
(adj) free
(adv) without charge
therapeutic
ancillary
gratis
pragmatic
(n) inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force
rapacity
forte
interstice
mountebank
(n) overfullness; superfluity
schism
plethora
virtuoso
paean
(n) a person's strong point
rapacity
forte
interstice
mountebank
(v) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
obfuscate
apprise
deracinate
polarize
(n) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
solecism
melee
verisimilitude
paternalism
(n) the range, extent, or scope of something
microcosm
purview
aegis
exegesis
(adj) native; inborn; inherent
minuscule
lachrymose
sanguine
indigenous
(n) the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject
claque
lexicon
purview
solecism
(v) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions
obfuscate
apprise
deracinate
polarize
(n) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all
vassal
claque
melee
paternalism
(n) enthusiastic or fawning admirers
claque
microcosm
vassals
melee
(n) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
solecism
melee
verisimilitude
paternalism
(v) inform or tell (someone)
obfuscate
apprise
deracinate
polarize
(n) a miniature world or universe
microcosm
purview
aegis
exegesis
(adj) very small, tiny
(n) a lowercase letter
minuscule
lachrymose
sanguine
indigenous
(n) a subordinate or dependent; a servant
(adj) subservient
vassal
claque
melee
paternalism
(adj) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent
bibulous
lachrymose
sanguine
indigenous
(n) protection; patronage; sponsorship
exegesis
aegis
microcosm
paternalism
(adj) of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
minuscule
lachrymose
sanguine
indigenous
(n) an explanation or critical interpretation
exegesis
aegis
microcosm
paternalism
(v) to uproot or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
obfuscate
apprise
deracinate
polarize
(n) a breach of etiquette; and impropriety
solecism
melee
verisimilitude
paternalism
(adj) given to tears or weeping
minuscule
lachrymose
bibulous
indigenous
