Vocabulary Quiz 41-90

intense and passionate feeling; ardor; zeal

to show feelings of superiority, to be patronizing; to do something in a haughty way, as if it is beneath one’s dignity and importance

to improve or make more tolerable

to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others; haughty; patronizing

shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful

rich; prosperous

having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense

extra; unnecessary; redundant

to increase; to add to

clearly and directly expressed

a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an offensive one

to assert without proof

to clear from all blame or suspicion; to show or prove to be right.

being–or appearing (perhaps falsely)–to be religious, reverent, devout

resemblance/similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing

to overlook; to permit to happen

to make or declare sacred

to make very angry

a humorously exaggerated imitation of something (a person’s voice or personality, or a work of art)

to politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to abstain; to refrain

a standard or basis for judgment

an overused saying or idea

to move to a new country; to expatriate

sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself

elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

to subside; to reduce

careful; having foresight

quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

a consequence; an indirect effect

an ideal society

to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate

faithfulness; loyalty

clear; easy to understand

extraordinary; enormous

any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs

useless; hopeless

enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent

meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean

to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

brief and to the point; succinct

one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation

existing since birth; inborn; inherent

to make fearful; to intimidate

touchable; palpable

to approach and speak to someone aggressively

a criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel