Vocab Quiz #4 (Proximity-Zenith)

376. Puerile

childish

377. Qualify

to limit the meaning of a previous statement; to modify

378. Quandary

a state of confusion or doubt; dilemma

379. Quarantine

forced isolation to prevent the spread of disease

380. Quell

to calm; pacify

381. Querulous

constantly complaining

382. Rampant

unrestrained; widespread

383. Ratify

confirm

384. Rebuff

to ignore or reject strongly; snub

385. Rebuttal

denial or contradiction; argument; refutation

386. Recant

take back something you've said; withdraw a statement or belief

387. Redolent

strongly scented; fragrant

388. Recluse

person who prefers to be alone all the time; someone withdrawn from the rest of society

389. Redundant

more than what is necessary; in speech or writing, a repetition of words or ideas

390. Recondite

hidden; difficult to understand; profound

391. Relegate

reduce or demote to an inferior place or position; banish

392. Relevancy

having a clear relationship to the matter at hand

393. Remorse

a feeling of guilt; regret; self-reproach

394. Reprimand

scold; criticize

395. Reprove

scold; criticize; disapprove of

396. Repudiate

disown; reject

397. Reserve

the ability to control your emotions and actions; self-restraint

398. Resign

give in; acquiesce; relinquish

399. Resolve

determination; strong will

400. Reticent

quiet; uncommunicative

401. Revere

greatly respect

402. Rotund

round

403. Rudimentary

undeveloped; fundamental; elementary

404. Salubrious

promoting health

405. Salutary

promoting health, or having some beneficial effect

406. Sanction

approve; give consent

407. Sanguine

optimistic; cheerful

408. Sardonic

humorous, but humor tinged with sarcasm or disdain; cynical

409. Scanty

small in quantity; insufficient

410. Scrupulous

very thorough; or, doing what is right and ethical

411. Scrutinize

examine closely; inspect carefully

412. Seclusion

separation from other people; isolation

413. Sectarian

limited to the beliefs of a small group, such as a religious sect; narrow in scope

414. Seditious

trying to stir up a revolt against an authority figure

415. Sententious

short and to the point; terse

416. Serpentine

coiled; twisted; winding

417. Servile

like a slave; subservient; submissive

418. Skeptic

one who doesn't believe unless he's shown absolute proof; doubter

419. Slander

negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue

420. Solemn

serious; somber; grave

421. Slough

discard; cast out; shed

422. Somber

dark; gloomy

423. Sonorous

loud, full in sound; booming

424. Spurious

false; fake; misleading

425. Specious

having a false or misleading appearance; only seeming to be true

426. Sporadic

occurring infrequently and without predictability; occasional

427. Stagnant

motionless; unchanging; dull

428. Static

unchanging; motionless, frozen?

429. Stealth

secretive behavior

430. Stoic

a person who shows no response to pleasure or pain; someone who is impassive

431. Stymie

block; get in the way of; hamper

432. Subjugate

take over; enslave

433. Sublime

of very special quality; noble

434. Subtle

hard to see or understand; elusive

435. Succinct

short and to the point; concise

436. Succor

assistance; relief

437. Sumptuous

rich; magnificent

438. Superfluous

unneccessary; extra

439. Surreptitious

secretive; furtive; clandestine

440. Sustain

support; nurture; take on

441. Sycophant

someone who flatters in order to gain favor; wimpy follower

442. Symmetry

balance; having a similar appearance on all sides

443. Taciturn

quiet (in a sad way)

444. Tangent

a line that touches a curve at just one point; or, a comment that is off the main topic

445. Tantamount

equal; comparable

446. Temper

bring into balance; moderate

447. Tenacious

strong; persistent; determined to hold on

448. Tentative

not fully developed or definitely plannel procisional

449. Tenuous

thin; flimsy

450. Terse

of few words; to the point; pithy

451. Thrifty

careful about managing money

452. Timorous

afraid

453. Tirade

a long and bitter speech; diatribe

454. Torpid

sluggish; dull; lacking enthusiasm

455. Translucent

permitting light to pass through

456. Trepidation

fear

457. Trite

overused; common; stale

458. Truculent

aggressive; savage; cruel

459. Turbulence

violent disturbance

460. Tyranny

rule based on absolute power or cruelty

461. Ubiquitous

existing everywhere at the same time

462. Undermine

to weaken by wearing away the foundation

463. Undulate

move in a wavy manner

464. Unanimous

in total agreement

465. Unerring

without making a mistake

466. Unprecedented

the first of its kind

467. Unifom

similar; consistent

468. Upbraid

criticize severely; scold

469. Unkempt

messy; sloppy

470. Usurp

to seize or take over by force

471. Usury

he practice of charging a very high rate of interest on loans

472. Vaccilate

move back and forth between choices, unable to decide

473. Vacuous

empty; stupid; purposeless

474. Vagrant

homeless person; wanderer

475. Valedictory

a farewell speech