Day 1 Vocab (10/100+ words)

Question 1

abolish

Answer 1

to put an end to

Abraham Lincoln is perhaps best known for his efforts to abolish slavery.

Question 2

abrupt

Answer 2

sudden or curt

Although she was trying to be nice, her response was still abrupt.

Question 3

agitation

Answer 3

anxiety; the fast stirring of a liquid

The night before the big game, I was in a st ate of agitation

Question 4

alteration

Answer 4

change from a previous norm

After we missed the bus the third time, our homeroom decided that serious alterations in the schedule were
needed.

Question 5

ambiguous

Answer 5

open to more than one interpretation; unclear

My teacher’s instructions about the pa per were ambiguous; nobody knew what to write.

Question 6

ambivalent

Answer 6

having mixed feelings

Due to his ambiguous instructions, I had ambivalent feelings about my teacher despite his warm manner.

Question 7

arcane

Answer 7

difficult to understand

I fell asleep moments after I opened the arcane and academic book.

Question 8

aromatic

Answer 8

having a pleasant smell

Smelling aromatic oils can be a good way to reduce stress

Question 9

assumption

Answer 9

an idea accepted as fact without proof

My mother made the assumption that I wanted to got to State, but she hadn’t talked to me first.

Question 10

begrudging

Answer 10

to envy; to give reluctantly

I begrudged my sister her new laptop, since I hadn’t had a new one in three years