Austin Vocab Quiz #1

 1.  Extroverted, adj.  – outgoing, social, friendly, gregarious

2.  Theoretical, adj.  – concerned with thinking about an idea or concept as opposed to using or applying it 

3.  Tortuous, adj.  – containing many irregular bends, turns, or complications

4.  Exculpate, v.  – to show or prove that someone is not guilty

5.  Defame, v.  – to slander or attack verbally

6.  Bestial, adj.  – animalistic; like an animal

7.  Isothermal, adj.  – describing two or more things that are equal in temperature

8.  Miscreant, n.  – a villain or wrongdoer

9.  Noxious, adj.  – harmful, dangerous

10.  Remnant, n. – something that is left over or continues to exist

11.  Stolid, adj.  – demonstrating little emotion; not easily excited

12.  Melancholy, n.  – a feeling of thoughtful sadness

13.  Olfactory, adj.  – of or relating to the sense of smell

14.  Proclivity, n.  – the tendency to choose or do something

15.  Adhesive, adj.  – sticky; having the ability to stick to something else

16.  Cacophony, n.  – loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

17.  Proboscis, n.  – a long, flexible snout, similar to that of an elephant or mosquito

18.  Ravenous, adj.  – extremely hungry, starving, voracious

19.  Censor, v.  – To exclude or omit parts or all of an artistic work

20.  Obligatory, adj. – Required by some rule (legal, moral, etc.)

21.  Demagogue, n.  – a leader who seeks support by appealing to the popular desires of the people

22.  Fallacious, adj.  – illogical; based on faulty logic

23.  Emissary, n.  – a person sent on a certain mission, often as a political ambassador

24.  Dolorous, adj.  – feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

25.  Endoscopy, n.  – a procedure by which a doctor inspects a person’s large intestine using a long, thin, flexible camera

26.  Autocratic, adj.  – describing a ruler or leader who has absolute power

27.  Hypothermia, n.  – a dangerous condition in which a person’s body temperature falls far below normal levels

28.  Neophyte, n.  – a beginner; a person who is very new to something

29.  Heliocentric, adj.  – representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted view of our solar system

30.  Sentient, adj.  – able to feel or perceive things

31.  Subside, v.  – to wear off or die down

32.  Divert, v.  – to turn aside; to turn away from

33.  Insidious, adj.  – working or plotting in a hidden, sinister way

34.  Linguist, n.  – one who specializes in the study of language and its structure

35.  Invigorate, v.  – to energize; to give life to

36.  Manifest, v.  – to appear in physical form

37.  Verbose, adj.  – using or expressing more words than are needed

38.  Beatific, adj.  – blissfully happy

39.  Cognizant, adj.  – having knowledge of; being aware of

40.  Benevolence, n.  – any act of kindness or goodwill