7.15 vocab

Question 1

alleviate

Answer 1

to make easier to endure

Question 2

turmoil

Answer 2

state of confusion

Question 3

quell

Answer 3

to pacify, to suppress

Question 4

exacerbate

Answer 4

to make worse

Question 5

fib

Answer 5

to tell a lie that has no negative repercussions

Question 6

sporadically

Answer 6

occasionally

Question 7

indoctrinated

Answer 7

to repeatedly express a thought or opinion to a person until there are no objections

Question 8

divine

Answer 8

God-like

Question 9

retribution

Answer 9

(needed) punishment

Question 10

surpass

Answer 10

to perform better

Question 11

befall

Answer 11

happens

Question 12

oppress

Answer 12

to control or restrict freedom or action

Question 13

lashings

Answer 13

a large amount

Question 14

cargo

Answer 14

exports transported by ships

Question 15

lament

Answer 15

to convey sorrow and regret over something

Question 16

membrane

Answer 16

a thin covering on an individual’s or an animal’s body

Question 17

cultivator

Answer 17

agriculture machinery type

Question 18

predecessor

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a person who held a position or job before another

Question 19

collective

Answer 19

group of people

Question 20

sanction

Answer 20

a forceful action used to enforce compliance with a rule

Question 21

salutary

Answer 21

influencing positive changed in behavior/character

Question 22

spectroscopy

Answer 22

study of light and radiation

Question 23

prominent

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significant, well known

Question 24

tycoon

Answer 24

someone with authority

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whimsical

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peculiar in a way that could be irksome

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absurd

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amusingly ridiculous, nonsense

Question 27

rebuke

Answer 27

to scold someone furiously

Question 28

momentum

Answer 28

the characteristic hat keeps an event continue to move forward once it has begun

Question 29

encroaching

Answer 29

to gradually gain control without being recognized

Question 30

manure

Answer 30

anything spread to the ground to encourage/boost healthy plant growth

Question 31

phonetic

Answer 31

devising specific systems to symbolize voice or sound

Question 32

meticulous

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extremely cautious

Question 33

akin

Answer 33

having similar qualities

Question 34

abhorrent

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repulsive, detestable

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sentimental

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emotional

Question 36

evoke

Answer 36

to pull an emotional sensation from someone

Question 37

sallow

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unhealthy looking, yellowish brown

Question 38

tumultuous

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extremely noisy

Question 39

fracking

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fracturing of some sort

Question 40

prompting

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attempt to compel someone

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aspire

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fervently desire for success

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ratify

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to make formal agreement

Question 43

intimidation

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overwhelming action

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obscure

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vague

Question 45

abide

Answer 45

to support or comply with

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recite

Answer 46

to speak out loud

Question 47

rotary

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having a component that rotated in a circular form

Question 48

preoccupy

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dominate a person's thoughts

Question 49

innocuous

Answer 49

inflicting no harm

Question 50

torment

Answer 50

serious bodily or mental suffering