American Lit Vocab (Days 176- 180)

Question 1

Aspersion

Answer 1

slander

Question 2

Eschew

Answer 2

to abstain; shun; avoid

Question 3

arcane

Answer 3

mysterious; secret

Question 4

sentient

Answer 4

having power of perception by the senses; concious

Question 5

assent

Answer 5

to agree or concur

Question 6

augment

Answer 6

to make larger; increase

Question 7

incredulous

Answer 7

indicating or showing unbelief

Question 8

assuage

Answer 8

to soothe; calm

Question 9

dearth

Answer 9

scarcity; lack

Question 10

assidious

Answer 10

constant; working diligently at a task

Question 10

ascribe

Answer 10

attribute; impute

Question 10

auspicious

Answer 10

favored by fortune; prosperous

Question 11

antithesis

Answer 11

the direct opposite

Question 11

credence

Answer 11

belief as to the truth of something

Question 12

austere

Answer 12

grave; sober; rigorously self-disciplined

Question 13

approbation

Answer 13

approval; commendation

Question 14

arrogate

Answer 14

assume or appropriate to oneself without right

Question 15

debacle

Answer 15

a total, often ludicrous failure

Question 16

fastidious

Answer 16

a hard to please; characterized by excessive care or delicacy

Question 17

antiquated

Answer 17

old fashioned; out dated

Question 18

fallacious

Answer 18

deceptive; misleading

Question 19

deferential

Answer 19

respectful