American Lit Vocab Days (136-145)

Question 1

Bipartisan

Answer 1

representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions

Question 2

Bisect

Answer 2

to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. A fork or split in the road

Question 3

Benediction

Answer 3

an utterance of good wishes

Question 4

Beneficiary

Answer 4

A person or group who receives benefits, profits, or advantages

Question 5

Benevolent

Answer 5

characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

Question 6

Contraband

Answer 6

anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported; goods imported or exported illegally.

Question 7

Contravene

Answer 7

to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose

Question 8

Countermand

Answer 8

to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.)
to recall or stop by a contrary order.

Question 9

Decadent

Answer 9

characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally
(ex:) a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.

Question 10

Deciduous

Answer 10

shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth.

Question 11

Demote

Answer 11

To reduce in rank or position

Question 12

Depreciate

Answer 12

To reduce the purchasing value of; to lessen the value or price

Question 12

Dissident

Answer 12

disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude:

Question 13

Eminent

Answer 13

high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished; conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy

Question 14

Excise

Answer 14

an internal tax on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country.

a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employments, pursue certain sports

Question 15

extraneous

Answer 15

introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; foreign; irrelevant

Question 16

Impel

Answer 16

To drive or move forward; to press on; incite or constrain into action

Question 17

Implicate

Answer 17

To incriminate; To show involvement

Question 18

Impugn

Answer 18

to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon

Question 19

Impunity

Answer 19

Exemption from punishment; immunity from detrimental effects, as of an action.

Question 20

Incessant

Answer 20

Continuous; not stopping; not ceasing

Question 21

Incise

Answer 21

To cut into; to make marks upon; to engrave

Question 22

Inclusive

Answer 22

including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account

Question 23

Incontrovertible

Answer 23

not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable

Question 24

Inhibit

Answer 24

to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.); to prohibit; forbid.

Question 25

Inscribe

Answer 25

to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it; to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way.