Content Vocab 101-120

Question 1

laudatory

Answer 1

expressing praise

Question 2

apprehension

Answer 2

understanding

think: when you grasp something

Question 3

passionate

Answer 3

showing or caused by strong feelings or strong beliefs

think: many people are very passionate about sports

Question 4

facile

Answer 4

something that uses little effort; effortless

think: winning a game against a team that isn’t very good

Question 5

syntax

Answer 5

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
(think: the rules for the English language)

Question 6

rhetoric

Answer 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Question 7

solemn

Answer 7

formal and dignified; serious

Question 8

grave

Answer 8

a place of burial

Question 9

spurious

Answer 9

not being what it is thought to be; fake or illegitimate

Question 10

oblige

Answer 10

do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them

Question 11

Macbeth

Answer 11

a Scottish general who is the protagonist of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth

Question 12

yokels

Answer 12

uneducated person from the countryside

think: a hick

Question 13

commingle

Answer 13

mix or blend

Question 14

arpeggio

Answer 14

the notes of a chord played in succession, either ascending or descending

Question 15

obstreperous

Answer 15

noisy and difficult to control

think: when you get a group of small children together

Question 16

retrenchment

Answer 16

the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
(think: when a company lays off employees because they can’t afford to pay them)

Question 17

armaments

Answer 17

military weapons or equipment

think: firearms

Question 18

radical

Answer 18

far-reaching or thorough

think: someone who is radical will do whatever it takes to see social change

Question 19

intemperance

Answer 19

lack of moderation; excessive indulgence

think: an alcoholic

Question 20

amalgam

Answer 20

the action of uniting or combining