7.10 vocab

Question 1

incinerate

Answer 1

to burn or reduce to ashes

Question 2

converge

Answer 2

to come together or meet at a common point

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to diminish, lessen, or reduce

Question 4

concurrent

Answer 4

occurring or existing at the same time

Question 5

fruitless

Answer 5

producing no desired result or success

Question 6

preeminent

Answer 6

very important or having superior influence or rank

Question 7

subvert

Answer 7

to undermine, overthrow, or sabotage

Question 8

querulous

Answer 8

complaining or expressing dissatisfaction whiningly

Question 9

animosity

Answer 9

intense hostility, hatred, or resentment; antagonism

Question 10

volatile

Answer 10

unstable, or able to change violently and unpredictably

Question 11

ponderous

Answer 11

heavy or burdensome, often implying a slow, laborious nature

Question 12

omit

Answer 12

to leave out or exclude

Question 13

plethora

Answer 13

an excessive or abundant amount

Question 14

emulate

Answer 14

to imitate or strive to equal someone or something through following

Question 15

encroach

Answer 15

to intrude or advance gradually beyond acceptable limits

Question 16

divine

Answer 16

relating to God, sacred

Question 17

vagabond

Answer 17

person who wanders without a home; nomad

Question 18

peculiar

Answer 18

unusual or strange in a unique way

Question 19

celibacy

Answer 19

state of abstaining from sexual activity, usually for religious reasons

Question 20

referendum

Answer 20

direct vote on a political issue

Question 21

consequential

Answer 21

resulting in a significant outcome; important

Question 22

rehabilitate

Answer 22

to restore to a good or functional outcome

Question 23

contempt

Answer 23

feeling of deep disrespect or deprecation

Question 24

extemporaneous

Answer 24

done without prior preparation or rehearsal; spontaneous

Question 25

perennial

Answer 25

consistently present or recurring; lasting

Question 26

assimilate

Answer 26

to incorporate new ideas or become integrated into an existing framework (i.e culture)

Question 27

conceive

Answer 27

to form a thought or idea; to imagine

Question 28

omnipotence

Answer 28

unlimited or supreme power and authority

Question 29

complicit

Answer 29

involved or participating in a wrongful or illegal act

Question 30

punctuate

Answer 30

to emphasize or mark something

Question 31

supranational

Answer 31

influential beyond national or government power

Question 32

persecute

Answer 32

to oppress, harass, or mistreat people

Question 33

proximal

Answer 33

close or nearest in space or time

Question 34

surrogacy

Answer 34

giving birth on behalf of someone else

Question 35

appreciable

Answer 35

noticeable, significant, or considerable

Question 36

disillusioned

Answer 36

feeling disappointed or losing faith in something formerly regarded as good or valuable

Question 37

cope

Answer 37

to deal with or manage effectively (i.e stress)

Question 38

tenet

Answer 38

an important principle, belief, or doctrine

Question 39

authoritarian

Answer 39

strictly obedient to authority; political system with limited rights and freedom

Question 40

tangible

Answer 40

something concrete that can be touched or perceived; touchable

Question 41

materialistic

Answer 41

placing excessive importance on material possessions or physical wealth

Question 42

imply

Answer 42

to suggest or indirectly indicate

Question 43

catapult

Answer 43

to launch or propel

Question 44

extravagant

Answer 44

excessive or wasteful; costly

Question 45

alleviate

Answer 45

to reduce, relieve, or lessen the intensity or burden (i.e pain)

Question 46

prejudice

Answer 46

preconceived opinions held without justification, usually resulting in unfair treatment

Question 47

mold

Answer 47

to shape or form something

Question 48

anticipate

Answer 48

to expect or foresee an event; to prepare

Question 49

harbor (v.)

Answer 49

to provide shelter, refuge, or protection; together or collect

Question 50

severity

Answer 50

the degree of how harsh or intense something is