Quizlet Major Test Vocabulary, 10 of 10

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  1. Bellicose: war-like; aggressive
  2. Belligerent: aggressive; ready to fight
  3. Bemoan: complain about
  4. Benevolent: kindly
  5. Benign: kindly; harmless
  6. Benignity: compassion; gentleness; fondness
  7. Bequeath: leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
  8. Berate: scold; criticize
  9. Beret: type of cap
  10. Bestial: behaving like a beast; brutal
  11. Consummate: complete; total; supremely good
  12. Contemporary: living or happening at the same time
  13. Contrite: sorry
  14. Contrition: sorrow and repentance
  15. Contumacious: stubborn
  16. Contusion: a bruise
  17. Conundrum: a puzzle
  18. Conventional: usual; customary; common
  19. Corpulent: fat
  20. Corrugated: highly folded
  21. Elusive: hard to pin down
  22. Emaciated: very thin; withered
  23. Emancipate: set free
  24. Embezzle: defraud; steal
  25. Embroil: involve in hostility or argument
  26. Emerge: come out; appear
  27. Emulate: to imitate something admired
  28. Endorse: give support or approval to
  29. Endurance: staying power; patience; stamina
  30. Enduring: lasting
  31. Gregarious: extroverted; sociable; outgoing
  32. Gritty: coarse; granular
  33. Guffaw: sudden loud laughter
  34. Guile: cunning; craftiness
  35. Guileless: frank; straightforward; honest
  36. Gullibility: unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
  37. Gullible: easily fooled
  38. Gustatory: concerned with the sense of taste
  39. Hackneyed: common and over-used
  40. Hallowed: worshipped; consecrated
  41. Jaundiced: cynical; pessimistic
  42. Jaunt: short pleasure trip
  43. Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
  44. Jingoistic: extremely patriotic; nationalistic
  45. Jocular: in a joking manner
  46. Jollity: gaiety; happiness
  47. Jubilant: ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
  48. Judicious: correct in judgment; wise
  49. Jurisprudence: science or study of law
  50. Juxtapose: place next to
  51. Nettle: annoy
  52. Niggardly: miserly; stingy
  53. Nomadic: wandering from place to place
  54. Nonchalance: an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
  55. Nondescript: having no special features; dull and ordinary
  56. Nonentity: a person of no importance; not famous
  57. Nostalgia: longing for the past
  58. Notoriety: infamy; known for wrong doing
  59. Novel: new; unusual
  60. Novice: a beginner; tyro
  61. Phenomenon: an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
  62. Philanthropy: charity; love of mankind
  63. Philistine: uncultured person
  64. Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
  65. Pillage: plunder
  66. Pinnacle: topmost point
  67. Pious: very religious
  68. Pivotal: of central importance
  69. Placate: pacify; soothe; calm
  70. Placebo: harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
  71. Recuperate: get better after illness
  72. Red tape: formalities; paperwork; official procedure
  73. Redolent: smelling of; giving off odors
  74. Redress: put right something that was wrong
  75. Redundant: unnecessary; superfluous
  76. Referendum: public vote
  77. Refute: disprove
  78. Regale: entertain
  79. Relegate: dismiss to a lower position
  80. Remorse: regret; sorrow; contrition
  81. Superlative: extremely good; the best
  82. Surly: grumpy; rude
  83. Surreptitious: secret; sneaky; stealthy
  84. Surreptitiously: secretly; furtively; stealthily
  85. Susceptible: vulnerable
  86. Suspect: doubtful
  87. Sybarite: lover of luxury
  88. Sycophant: bootlicker; flatterer
  89. Taciturn: quiet; saying little
  90. Tactile: concerned with the sense of touch
  91. Whet: sharpen
  92. Whimsical: capricious; changeable
  93. Willful: stubborn
  94. Wily: cunning
  95. Wispy: flimsy; frail; delicate
  96. Wistful: melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
  97. Zany: crazy; wacky
  98. Zeal: enthusiasm
  99. Zealot: fanatic
  100. Zenith: summit