Content Vocab 81-100

Question 1

minuteness

Answer 1

very small in size

think: not big as a minute when talking about something very small

Question 2

reverence

Answer 2

deep respect for someone or something

think: the respect you have for your parents

Question 3

earnestly

Answer 3

intense and sincere conviction

think: your conscious

Question 4

conviction

Answer 4

a fixed or firm belief

think: when someone is convicted of a crime

Question 5

Sansculottism

Answer 5

an extreme republican

Question 6

sustain

Answer 6

to hold, support, or bear

Question 7

affront

Answer 7

personally offensive act or word

Question 8

prodigious

Answer 8

extraordinary in size; wonderful or marvelous

Question 9

expenditure

Answer 9

use up something; expense

think: spending all your money

Question 10

conservative

Answer 10

traditional in style or manner

think: someone who holds on to traditions wants to conserve them

Question 11

somber

Answer 11

dark, dull, gloomy, depressing; serious

Question 12

compound

Answer 12

composed of two or more parts

Question 13

partition

Answer 13

division into portions

Question 14

correspondence

Answer 14

something corresponds; similarity

Question 15

distinction

Answer 15

distinguishing quality; difference

Question 16

profound

Answer 16

of deep meaning; far beyond superficial

Question 17

discernment

Answer 17

to distinguish or discriminate

Question 18

semblance

Answer 18

an assumed or unreal experience

Question 19

unison

Answer 19

all elements behave in the same way at the same time

think: marching band performs in unison

Question 20

oblivion

Answer 20

state of being completely unknown or forgotten

think: when someone is oblivious