American Lit Vocab (days 165-175)

Question 1

Antiquated

Answer 1

continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned

Question 2

antithesis

Answer 2

opposition or contrast; direct opposite

Question 3

approbation

Answer 3

approval; commendation

Question 4

debacle

Answer 4

a dispersion or sudden breakup; sudden downfall

Question 5

dearth

Answer 5

scarcity or inadequate supply

Question 6

deferential

Answer 6

showing deference; respectful

Question 7

Eschew

Answer 7

to abstain or keep away from; avoid; shun

Question 8

Fallacious

Answer 8

deceptive; misleading; illogical

Question 9

Fastidious

Answer 9

excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please; painstaking

Question 10

Arcane

Answer 10

known or understood by very few; mysterious

Question 11

arrogate

Answer 11

to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right; t assign to another

Question 12

Ascribe

Answer 12

to credit or assign; a cause or source

Question 13

aspersion

Answer 13

a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism

Question 14

assiduous

Answer 14

constant in application or effort; diligent in tasks

Question 15

augment

Answer 15

make greater by adding to it; make stronger ot bigger in size

Question 16

auspicious

Answer 16

promising success; favorable; opportune

Question 17

austere

Answer 17

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

Question 18

incredulous

Answer 18

not credulous; disinclined or unwilling to believe

Question 19

credence

Answer 19

belief in the truth of something; confidence in a claim or belief

Question 20

assent

Answer 20

to agree or concur; to give in or yield

Question 21

sentient

Answer 21

having the power of perception by the senses; characterized by the senses

Question 22

assuage

Answer 22

to make less intense