2nd Semester Vocab for Exam (Units 6-10)

Question 1

atone

Unit 6

Answer 1

(v.) to make amends for

Synonym; make amends for

Unit 6

Question 2

hamper

Unit 6

Answer 2

(v.) to hold back

Synonym; obstruct

Unit 6

Question 3

incessant

Unitt 6

Answer 3

(adj.) never stopping, going all the time

Synonym; constant

Unit 6

Question 4

intricate

Unit 6

Answer 4

(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Synonym; complex

Unit 6

Question 5

lucid

Unit 6

Answer 5

(adj.) easy to understand, clear, rational, sane

Synonym; intelligible

Unit 6

Question 6

posthumous

Unit 6

Answer 6

(adj.) occuring or published after death

Synonym; postmortem

Unit 6

Question 7

sardonic

Unit 6

Answer 7

(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Synonym; sarcastic

Unit 6

Question 8

superfluous

Unit 6

Answer 8

(adj.) exceeding what is sufficant or required, excess

Synonym; surplus

Unit 6

Question 9

supplant

Unit 6

Answer 9

(v.) to take place of, supersede

Synonym; replace

Unit 6

Question 10

tenacious

Unit 6

Answer 10

(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Synonym; stubborn

Unit 6

Question 11

adieu

Unit 7

Answer 11

(n) a farewell

Synonym; good-bye

Unit 7

Question 12

advent

Unit 7

Answer 12

(n) an arrival; a coming into a place or view

Synonym; approach

Unit 7

Question 13

assimilate

Unit 7

Answer 13

(v) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adapt as one’s one; to adapt fully

Synonym; blend in

Unit 7

Question 14

malign

Unit 7

Answer 14

(v) to speak evil of; slander; (adj) evil

Synonym; (v) defame (adj) wicked

Unit 7

Question 15

obstreperous

Unit 7

Answer 15

(adj) noisy, unruly, disorderly

Synonym; uncontrolled

Unit 7

Question 16

pensive

Unit 7

Answer 16

(adj) thoughful, melancholy

Synonym; dreamy

Unit 7

Question 17

perilous

Unit 7

Answer 17

(adj) dangerous

Synonym: risky

Unit 7

Question 18

surly

Unit 7

Answer 18

(adj) angry and bad-tempered; rude

Synonym; cranky

Unit 7

Question 19

tirade

Unit 7

Answer 19

(n) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

Synonym; tongue-lashing

Unit 7

Question 20

vagrant

Unit 7

Answer 20

(n) an idle wanderer; tramp (adj) wandering aimlessly

Synonym; drifter

Unit 7

Question 21

asylum

Unit 8

Answer 21

(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc,; a place of safety

Synonym: sanctuary

Unit 8

Question 22

dilate

Unit 8

Answer 22

(v) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Synonym; enlarge

Unit 8

Question 23

flippant

Unit 8

Answer 23

(adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Synonym; insolent

Unit 8

Question 24

liability

Unit 8

Answer 24

(n) a debt; something disadvantageous

Synonym; difficuly

Unit 8

Question 25

pugnacious

Unit 8

Answer 25

(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Synonym; argumentative

Unit 8

Question 26

rejuvenate

Unit 8

Answer 26

(v) to make young again; to make like new

Synonym; renew

Unit 8

Question 27

remunerate

Unit 8

Answer 27

(v) to reward, pay, reimburse

Synonym; benefit

Unit 8

Question 28

sparse

Unit 8

Answer 28

(adj) meager, scant, scattered

Synonym; few and far betweeen

Unit 8

Question 29

venture

Unit 8

Answer 29

(n) a risky or daring undertake
(v) to expose to danger; to dare

Synonym; (n) gamble (v) try

Unit 8

Question 30

warp

Unit 8

Answer 30

(v) to twist out of shape
(n) an abnormality

Synonym; (v) bend (n) irregularity

Unit 8

Question 31

auxiliary

Unit 9

Answer 31

(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n) a helper, aid

Synonym; (adj.) additional (n) reverse

Unit 9

Question 32

candid

Unit 9

Answer 32

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Synonym; unbiased

Unit 9

Question 33

envoy

Unit 9

Answer 33

(n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)

Synonym; ambassador

Unit 9

Question 34

feign

Unit 9

Answer 34

(v) to pretend

Synonym; fake

Unit 9

Question 35

grievous

Unit 9

Answer 35

(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious

Synonym; painful

Unit 9

Question 36

horde

Unit 9

Answer 36

(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng

Synonym; crowd

Unit 9

Question 37

impel

Unit 9

Answer 37

(v) to force, drive forward

Synonym; push

Unit 9

Question 38

incredulous

Unit 9

Answer 38

(adj) disbelieving, skeptical

Synonym; doubting

Unit 9

Question 39

repugnant

Unit 9

Answer 39

(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Synonym; hateful

Unit 9

Question 40

scuttle

Unit 9

Answer 40

(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry;
(n) a pail

Synonym; abandon

Unit 9

Question 41

adept

Unit 10

Answer 41

(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n) expert

Synonym; accomplished

Unit 10

Question 42

chide

Unit 10

Answer 42

(v) to blame; scold

Synonym; rebuke

Unit 10

Question 43

diminutive

Unit 10

Answer 43

(adj) small, smaller than most others of the same type

Synonym; undersized

Unit 10

Question 44

emancipate

Unit 10

Answer 44

(v) to free from slavery; to release or liberate

Synonym; set loose

Unit 10

Question 45

erroneous

Unit 10

Answer 45

(adj) incorrect, containing mistakes

Synonym; all wrong

Unit 10

Question 46

impair

Unit 10

Answer 46

(v) to make imperfect, damage, harm

Synonym; injure

Unit 10

Question 47

invincible

Unit 10

Answer 47

(adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Synonym; unconquerable

Unit 10

Question 48

languid

Unit 10

Answer 48

(adj) drooping, without energy, sluggish

Synonym; lazy

Unit 10

Question 49

obtrusize

Unit 10

Answer 49

(adj) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Synonym; conspicuous

Unit 10

Question 50

render

Unit 10

Answer 50

(v) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver offically; to process, extract

Synonym; present

Unit 10