2nd Semester Vocab

Question 1

Beseech

Answer 1

To request earnestly

Question 2

Cajole

Answer 2

To urge with gentle, repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery

Question 3

Elicit

Answer 3

To bring out or call forth

Question 4

Enjoin

Answer 4

To direct or order with authority

Question 5

Exigency

Answer 5

1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
2. An urgent crisis or situation

Question 6

Imperious

Answer 6

Arrogantly bossy, domineering, or overbearing

Question 7

Injunction

Answer 7

A command, a directive, or an order

Question 8

Mendicant

Answer 8

1. (adjective) Dependent on begging for a living

2. (noun) A beggar

Question 9

Query

Answer 9

A question; an inquiry

Question 10

Servile

Answer 10

Slavish; behaving like a servant

Question 11

Abound

Answer 11

To be great in number or amount

Question 12

Amplitude

Answer 12

Greatness of size or range; magnitude

Question 13

Augment

Answer 13

To add to; to increase the size, extent, or quality of

Question 14

Behemoth

Answer 14

Something enormous in size or power

Question 15

Brevity

Answer 15

The quality of being short in duration

Question 16

Diminish

Answer 16

To make or become smaller or less

Question 17

Infinitesimal

Answer 17

Too small to measure or calculate

Question 18

Modicum

Answer 18

A small or token amount

Question 19

Prodigious

Answer 19

1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent

2. Extraordinary; marvelous

Question 20

Quotidian

Answer 20

Everyday; commonplace

Question 21

Banal

Answer 21

Unoriginal and commonplace

Question 22

Camouflage

Answer 22

To hide by disguising or by blending in with the surroundings

Question 23

Emulate

Answer 23

To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

Question 24

Mimicry

Answer 24

Imitation or copying

Question 25

Platitude

Answer 25

An overused, dull, unoriginal remark or statement, especially one delivered as if it were original or significant

Question 26

Prototype

Answer 26

An original type, form, or instance that serves as a basis or standard for those that follow

Question 27

Redundant

Answer 27

1. Extra; exceeding what is necessary

2. Repetitive or needlessly wordy in expression

Question 28

Rendition

Answer 28

An interpretation or a performance of a musical or dramatic piece

Question 29

Sham

Answer 29

Not genuine; fake

Question 30

Simulation

Answer 30

An imitation, a representation, or a reproduction of a situation or an experience