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A list of vocabulary words commonly used in catholic high school entrance exams. Each word is accompanied by its definition, offering a valuable resource for students preparing for these exams. A wide range of vocabulary, including words related to religion, social issues, and general knowledge.
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Affluence - ANSWER Riches, Wealth Devout - ANSWER Earnestly religious, Heartfelt Teem - ANSWER Abound, to overflow Glibness - ANSWER Characterized by easiness or informality Ebb - ANSWER To recede Plaintive - ANSWER Expressing a subdued sadness Mournful - ANSWER Indicating or expressing grief Consternation - ANSWER Confusion, dismay Pretense - ANSWER The act of pretending Flagrant - ANSWER Openly Scandalous Quell - ANSWER To put down or suppress by force
Wan - ANSWER Pale Gabled - ANSWER The end wall of the building Paltry - ANSWER Having little, or having no value Morose - ANSWER Gloomy Endeared - ANSWER To make beloved Paragon - ANSWER A model of excellence Parish - ANSWER A social outcast Pagan - ANSWER An irreligious person Girded - ANSWER To encircle Haphazard - ANSWER Accidental Affable - ANSWER Friendly Amiable - ANSWER Good nature, friendly Humble - ANSWER Having or expressing a sense of selflessness, meekness, modesty Candor - ANSWER Openness or frankness
Ostracize - ANSWER To shut out or exclude Abbreviate - ANSWER To make briefer, to shorten Abrasive - ANSWER Irritating, grinding, rough Abridge - ANSWER To shorten, to reduce Absolve - ANSWER To free from guilt Abstain - ANSWER To refrain, to hold back Accentuate - ANSWER To emphasize, or to stress Acrimonious - ANSWER Biting, harsh, caustic Adaptive - ANSWER Able to be changed to be suitable for a new purpose Adulation - ANSWER Extreme admiration Adversary - ANSWER An enemy or an opponentopponent Adversity - ANSWER Misfortune Aesthetic - ANSWER Relating to art or beautybeauty Affected - ANSWER False, artificial
Aggressive - ANSWER Forceful, energetic, and attacking Alacrity - ANSWER Promptness, speed Allege - ANSWER To state without proof Alleviate - ANSWER To make lighter or more bearable Ambiguous - ANSWER Having two or more possible meanings Ambivalent - ANSWER Having two or more contradictory feelings or attitudes,uncertainuncertain
Amicable - ANSWER Friendly or peaceful Amplify - ANSWER To enlarge, expand, or increaseincrease Anachronistic - ANSWER Out of proper time Anarchy - ANSWER Absence of law or order Anomaly - ANSWER Something different or irregular Antagonism - ANSWER Hostility, conflict, opposition Antiseptic - ANSWER Fighting infection, extremely clean
Auspicious - ANSWER Promising good fortune Authoritarian - ANSWER Favoring or demanding blind obedience to leaders Belated - ANSWER Delayed past the proper time Belie - ANSWER To present a false or contradictory appearance Benevolent - ANSWER Wishing or doing good Berate - ANSWER To scold or criticize harshly Bereft - ANSWER Lacking or deprived of something Bombastic - ANSWER Inflated or pompous in style Bourgeois - ANSWER Middle class or reflecting middle-class values Buttress - ANSWER Something that supports or strengthens Heirloom - ANSWER A object which has been handed down from ancestors Camaraderie - ANSWER A spirt of friendship Candor - ANSWER Openness, honesty, frankness. Capricious - ANSWER Unpredictable, whimsical.
Carping - ANSWER Unfairly or excessively critical Catalytic - ANSWER Causing, bringing about, or producing some result. Caustic - ANSWER Burning, corrosive. Censure - ANSWER Blame, condemnation. Chaos - ANSWER Disorder, confusion, chance Circuitous - ANSWER Winding or indirect. Circumscribe - ANSWER To define by a limit or boundary.