Ap English Language pt. 8

Question 0

Parry

Answer 0

To ward off or deflect

Question 1

Ossify

Answer 1

To turn to bone; to become rigid

Question 2

Pedant

Answer 2

Uninspired, boring academic person

Question 3

Pejorative

Answer 3

Having bad connotations; disparaging

Question 4

Penchant

Answer 4

Inclination, tendency

Question 5

Pedestrian

Answer 5

Commonplace

Question 6

Pernicious

Answer 6

Very harmful

Question 7

Pervert

Answer 7

To cause to change in an immoral way; to misuse

Question 8

Placate

Answer 8

To soothe or pacify

Question 9

Platitude

Answer 9

Stale, overused expression

Question 10

Poach

Answer 10

To steal game or fish; to cooking boiling water

Question 11

Prescribe

Answer 11

To set down a rule; to recommend, as in a treatment

Question 12

Redress

Answer 12

Relief from wrong or injury

Question 13

Rebuke

Answer 13

To reprimand, to scold

Question 14

Deride

Answer 14

To mock, to ridicule, to make fun of

Question 15

Cupidity

Answer 15

Greed

Question 16

Corroborate

Answer 16

To confirm, to verify

Question 17

Concord

Answer 17

An agreement

Question 18

Coddle

Answer 18

To baby, to treat indulgently

Question 19

Boach

Answer 19

To mention or suggest for the first time

Question 20

Buffet

Answer 20

To toss about

Question 21

August

Answer 21

Dignified, awe inspiring, venerable

Question 22

Axiom

Answer 22

Premise, postulate, self evident truth

Question 23

Avow

Answer 23

To state openly or declare

Question 24

Anthropomorphic

Answer 24

Attributing human qualities to nonhumans

Question 25

Ameliorate

Answer 25

To make it better, to improve

Question 26

Alacrity

Answer 26

Cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed

Question 27

Adage

Answer 27

Old saying of proverb

Question 28

Byway

Answer 28

Back Road

Question 29

Conundrum

Answer 29

Riddle, puzzle or problem with no easy solution

Question 30

Curmudgeon

Answer 30

The cranky or grumpy person

Question 31

Dilatory

Answer 31

Slow, tending to delay

Question 32

Ethereal

Answer 32

Spiritual, not earthly, delicate

Question 33

Entreat

Answer 33

To plead, to beg

Question 34

Fraught

Answer 34

Full of, accompanied by

Question 35

Impugn

Answer 35

To call into question, to attack verbally

Question 36

Infirmity

Answer 36

Sickness, disease, ailment

Question 37

Mores

Answer 37

Customs or manners, values

Question 38

Renege

Answer 38

To go back on one’s word

Question 39

Resilient

Answer 39

Able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape