50 Vocab

Question 1

abjure

Answer 1

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

Question 2

amenable

Answer 2

disposed or willing to comply

Question 3

belie

Answer 3

be in contradiction with

Question 4

Caricature

Answer 4

a representation of a person exaggerated for comedic effect

Question 5

corroborate

Answer 5

Give evidence for

Question 6

circumspect

Answer 6

heedful of potential consequences

Question 7

deciduous

Answer 7

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season

Question 8

deleterious

Answer 8

harmful to living things

Question 9

demean

Answer 9

Reduce in worth or character, especially verbally

Question 10

diffident

Answer 10

showing modest reserve

Question 11

dearth

Answer 11

An insufficient quantity or number

Question 12

Enervate

Answer 12

Weaken mentally or morally

Question 13

enfranchise

Answer 13

grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude

Question 14

epiphany

Answer 14

a divine manifestation

Question 15

feckless

Answer 15

generally incompetent and ineffectual

Question 16

hegemony

Answer 16

the dominance or leadership of one social group over others

Question 17

homogeneous

Answer 17

all of the same or similar kind or nature

Question 18

hubris

Answer 18

overbearing pride or presumption

Question 19

incognito

Answer 19

without revealing one’s identity

Question 20

infrastructure

Answer 20

the basic features of a system or organization

Question 21

interpolate

Answer 21

insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Question 22

loquacious

Answer 22

full of trivial conversation

Question 23

lugubrious

Answer 23

excessively mournful

Question 24

metamorphosis

Answer 24

striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

Question 25

notarize

Answer 25

authenticate by someone empowered to witness signatures

Question 26

obsequious

Answer 26

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Question 27

oligarchy

Answer 27

a political system governed by a few people

Question 28

omnipotent

Answer 28

having unlimited power

Question 29

paradigm

Answer 29

a standard or typical example

Question 30

pecuniary

Answer 30

relating to or involving money

Question 31

plagiarize

Answer 31

take without referencing from someone’s writing or speech

Question 32

polymer

Answer 32

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound

Question 33

precipitous

Answer 33

extremely steep

Question 34

quotidian

Answer 34

found in the ordinary course of events

Question 35

recapitulate

Answer 35

summarize briefly

Question 36

resolution

Answer 36

A decision to do something or behave in a certain manner

Question 37

reciprocal

Answer 37

concerning each of two or more persons or things

Question 38

sanguine

Answer 38

confidently optimistic and cheerful

Question 39

subjugate

Answer 39

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Question 40

subversive

Answer 40

The opposition to a civil government or authority

Question 41

supercilious

Answer 41

having or showing arrogant superiority to

Question 42

superfluous

Answer 42

More than is needed, desired, or required

Question 43

tautology

Answer 43

useless repetition

Question 44

tempestuous

Answer 44

characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Question 45

transcendent

Answer 45

Exceeding or surpassing usual limits

Question 46

usurp

Answer 46

seize and take control without authority

Question 47

vacuous

Answer 47

devoid of matter

Question 48

vehement

Answer 48

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Question 49

wrought

Answer 49

shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass

Question 50

yeoman

Answer 50

a free man who cultivates his own land