| | | 1 Inane (adj) – without sense; stupid His inane comments made him seem silly next to his serious sister. | 2 Jurisprudence (n) – the study of law Lawyers study jurisprudence in law school. | 3 Kindred (adj) – related; belonging to the same family or group Wolves and dogs are kindred species. | 4 Levity (n) – lack of seriousness; frivolity Levity at the party grew louder and louder. | 5 |
| 6 | 7 Meticulous (adj) – excessively careful; thorough She is meticulous in spelling every word correctly in her papers. | 8 Nocturnal (adj) – pertaining to or done at night Her nocturnal walks around the city help to clear her mind after a busy day. | 9 Oracular (adj) – prophetic; predicting; mysterious The wise man gave an oracular response to his student’s question. | 10 Pretentious (adj) – acting in a showy manner; pompous His pretentious show of money annoys his friends. | 11 Quatrain (n)A four line stanza in poetry. Sonnets are made up of three quatrains and a couplet. | 12 |
| 13 | 14 Quaff (v) – to gulp; drink heartily She quaffs cold water on hot days. | 15 Rile (v) – to anger; irritate Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day. | 16 Stymie (v) – to present an obstacle; to block Our company needs to buy new computers, but we are stymied, because we don't know much about them. | 17 Terse (adj) – concise; brief The speaker made a concise statement of his ideas. | 18 Utilitarian (adj) – useful; practical That old car is of little utilitarian value. | 19 |
| 20 | 21 Vestige (n) – a trace; a small part of something; remains Vestiges of their clothes were found after the fire in the house. | 22 Wallow (v) – to indulge oneself in a particular state of mind; roll in They were wallowing in self-pity. | 23 Avarice (n) – greed The avarice of the country's dictator had no end. | 24 Bode (v) – to indicate in advance; to be an omen of The news bodes evil days for him. | 25 Catalyst (n) – anything provoking significant change The invention of the telephone was a great catalyst in improving communications. | 26 |
| 27 | 28 Dilatory (adj) – slow; tending to delay The company has no patience for employees with dilatory work habits. | 29 Encumber (v) – to burden; to hinder Too much debt encumbers her business. | 30 Forte (n) – a strong point or special talent His forte is money management; hers is sales. | 31 Glean (v) – to gather; collect in small amounts Reporters gleaned information by conducting numerous interviews. | Notes: |