Vocabulary College Prep Advanced — Set 2: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to word: 34 of the Set 2 words, from a fresh one-line definition back to the word itself, with one example sentence.
Drills deck · part of Vocabulary Level 9 · College Prep Advanced · written against: Our own grade placement (VOCABULARY-PLAN.md): word frequency (wordfreq, CC BY-SA 4.0) and editorial review; no publisher's grade or word list is reproduced. Updated 2026-10-10.
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Which word means tireless, keeping up hard effort long after others would quit?indefatigableCharacter & Behavior
Our indefatigable guide led us up three more hills while we begged for rest. -
Which word means a politician whose appeal rests on stoking a crowd's fears and prejudices, not on sound argument?demagogueCharacter & Behavior
Waving a loaf of bread over the hungry crowd, the demagogue promised that bread would be free the day he took office. -
Which word means jokey or flippant when the moment calls for seriousness?facetiousFeelings & Attitudes
Asked at the funeral how he was holding up, Rob made a facetious crack about the catering and instantly regretted it. -
Which word means knowing a subject well enough to find your way around it, thanks to reading or hands-on practice?conversantThinking & Knowing
Anyone conversant with chess rules will spot the illegal move in this photo. -
Which word means full of digressions in speech or writing, straying from the main point instead of keeping to it?discursiveSpeaking & Arguing
The guidebook is charming but discursive, burying the museum's opening hours among stories about the author's aunt. -
Which word means painful, exhausting toil, or a long stretch of hardship?travailActions & Effort
Crossing the mountains in winter, the pioneers endured travails their journals barely describe. -
Which word means in its very first stage, only now starting to show?incipientChange & Growth
The coach noticed an incipient rivalry between the two new pitchers. -
Which word means worth next to nothing, mattering no more than a stray penny?picayuneSize & Amount
Don't grade me down for picayune spelling slips when the argument is sound.
Also right: lilliputian -
Which word means worthy of respect and some praise, if not truly outstanding?creditableQuality & Judgment
Her creditable first attempt at French bread earned a nod of approval from the baker next door. -
Which word means making loans at interest so high that it takes unfair advantage of the borrower?usurySociety & Power
The pawnshop's forty percent monthly interest looked like plain usury to the judge.
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