English Vocab #2

Question 1

2disabuse syn and ant

Answer 1

syn: enlighten; inform ant: lie, misinform

Question 2

disabuse sentence and part of speech

Answer 2

v. Pam felt it was time to disabuse her son of her belief in the tooth fairy.

Question 3

disabuse definition

Answer 3

to free someone from believing something false

Question 4

heresy syn and ant

Answer 4

ant: orthodoxy

Question 5

audit sentence and part of speech

Answer 5

v. When Sienna is ready to graduate, the university will audit her records to verify that she took all the required classes

Question 6

audit definition

Answer 6

to check the accuracy of financial accounts and records

Question 7

motley syn and ant

Answer 7

syn: varied ant: uniform; homogenous; similar

Question 8

libation sentence and part of speech

Answer 8

n. When we visited the vineyard, we were offered a small libation at the end of our tour

Question 9

libation definition

Answer 9

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

Question 10

docile syn and ant

Answer 10

syn: submissive; compliant ant: unmanageable; willful

Question 11

restive syn and ant

Answer 11

syn: edgy; jumpy ant: relaxed; calm

Question 12

banter syn and ant

Answer 12

syn: joshing; badinage; raillery ant: vituperation

Question 13

castigate sentence and part of speech

Answer 13

v. The parson castigated the boy for noisily chewing gum in church

Question 14

castigate definition

Answer 14

to criticize or punish severely

Question 15

anathema syn and ant

Answer 15

syn: abhorration; detestation
ant: beloved

Question 16

gauche syn and ant

Answer 16

syn: awkward
ant: graceful

Question 17

ignominy sentence and part of speech

Answer 17

n. The mayor fell from public acclaim to complete ignominy in a week when her cocaine habit was discovered

Question 18

ignominy definition

Answer 18

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

Question 19

dither syn and ant

Answer 19

syn: vacillate; waver
ant: settle; conclude

Question 20

emaciated syn and ant

Answer 20

syn: withered
ant: plump; fattened

Question 21

repine sentence and part of speech

Answer 21

v. Nathan repined loudly in his room after getting grounded for picking on his sister

Question 22

repine definition

Answer 22

to be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain

Question 23

The root anthro means

Answer 23

man

Question 24

The suffix -ology means

Answer 24

study of

Question 25

The root theo means

Answer 25

“God” or “Religion”

Question 26

The suffix -oid means

Answer 26

having the shape of

Question 27

The root morph means

Answer 27

shape

Question 28

The prefix a- means

Answer 28

not

Question 29

The suffix -cracy means

Answer 29

government by