BAC Vocab (100-109)

Question 1

niche

Answer 1

(n) a comfortable/suitable position in life/employment

Question 2

mogul

Answer 2

(n) an important/powerful person, especially in the motion picture/media industry

Question 3

bequeath

Answer 3

(v) to leave to a person/other beneficiary by will; to pass something on or leave something to someone else

Question 4

lore

Answer 4

(n) a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth

Question 5

reap

Answer 5

(v) (1) to cut/gather (a crop/harvest); (2) to receive (a reward/benefit) as a consequence of one’s own/other people’s actions

Question 6

meticulous

Answer 6

(adj) showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Question 7

plunder

Answer 7

(v) to steal goods from a place/person, typically using force and in a time of war/civil disorder

Question 8

aghast

Answer 8

(adj) filled with shock/horror

Question 9

dissipate

Answer 9

(v) to disperse/scatter; to dissolve

Question 10

placid

Answer 10

(adj) not easily upset/excited; calm