Final Exam Vocab

Question 1

Audacious

Answer 1

1. Willing to take risks; daring.
2. Showing disrespect or a lack of courtesy.

Question 2

Confiscate

Answer 2

To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of.

Question 3

Conscientious

Answer 3

1. Thoughtful; careful.
2. Honest; principled.

Question 4

Depict

Answer 4

To give a picture of; to describe.

Question 5

Embark

Answer 5

1. To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of the voyage.
2. To start out; to begin.

Question 6

Inkling

Answer 6

A slight suspicion; a vague idea.

Question 7

Lackadaisical

Answer 7

Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.

Question 8

Mutiny

Answer 8

A deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors.

Question 9

Pilfer

Answer 9

To steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value.

Question 10

Profusion

Answer 10

A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount.

Question 11

Prudent

Answer 11

Very careful; showing judgment and wisdom.

Question 12

Rankle

Answer 12

To cause continuing anger or irritation.

Question 13

Rebuke

Answer 13

To criticize strongly; to reprimand.

Question 14

Serene

Answer 14

Calm and untroubled; peaceful.

Question 15

Slovenly

Answer 15

Untidy; carelessly done.

Question 16

Anarchy

Answer 16

1. Total absence of government.
2. Lack of order; total confusion.

Question 17

Apprehend

Answer 17

1. To seize semicolon to arrest.
2. To grasp the meaning of; to understand.

Question 18

Arraign

Answer 18

To bring before a court or face charges.

Question 19

Assimilate

Answer 19

1. To absorb into a population.
2. To take in a part and absorb into the hole.

Question 20

Bizarre

Answer 20

Strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar.

Question 21

Calamity

Answer 21

An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster.

Question 22

Conspire

Answer 22

1. To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal.
2. To join our act together.

Question 23

Dissension

Answer 23

A difference of opinion; disagreement.

Question 24

Elapsed

Answer 24

To pass or slip by (used with time).

Question 25

Imminent

Answer 25

About to happen; likely to occur in the very near future.

Question 26

Interrogate

Answer 26

To ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner.

Question 27

Lionize

Answer 27

To treat as a celebrity.

Question 28

Meticulous

Answer 28

Extremely careful; attentive to small details.

Question 29

Shackle

Answer 29

1. A ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement.
2. Something that prevents free action.
3. To prevent freedom of action.

Question 30

Swelter

Answer 30

To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat.

Question 31

Claustrophobia

Answer 31

An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces.

Question 32

Colleague

Answer 32

An associate or coworker of similar status.

Question 33

Condescend

Answer 33

1. To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior.
2. To behave in an offensively superior manner.

Question 34

Contingent

Answer 34

1. Conditional; depending on something else.
2. Likely, but not certain to happen; possible.
3. Noun - a group that is part of a larger one. (The Ethiopian contingent led the parade of Olympic athletes into the stadium.)

Question 35

Daunt

Answer 35

To discourage or intimidate.

Question 36

Deluge

Answer 36

1. A downpour of rain; a flood.
2. A flood of anything.
3. Two flood or overwhelm.

Question 37

Dispel

Answer 37

To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering.

Question 38

Dub

Answer 38

To give a title, nickname, or description to.

Question 39

Fanfare

Answer 39

1. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments.
2. A showy display.

Question 40

Fledgling

Answer 40

1. A young bird just learning to fly.
2. A young and inexperienced person.

Question 41

Inane

Answer 41

Empty; shallow or silly.

Question 42

Mettle

Answer 42

Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances. Spirit.

Question 43

Negligible

Answer 43

Small and unimportant, not worth noticing.

Question 44

Protract

Answer 44

To draw out or lengthen (in time).

Question 45

Replica

Answer 45

A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original.

Question 46

Adept

Answer 46

Highly skilled; expert.

Question 47

Audible

Answer 47

Capable of being heard.

Question 48

Azure

Answer 48

The blue color of a cloudless sky.

Question 49

Banter

Answer 49

1. To exchange playful, teasing remarks.
2. Light, playful conversation.

Question 50

Capacious

Answer 50

Able to hold a large amount; roomy.

Question 51

Copious

Answer 51

Large in quantity; abundant.

Question 52

Crucial

Answer 52

Extremely important; vital and resolving something.

Question 53

Decelerate

Answer 53

To slow down or to cause a slowdown.

Question 54

Deploy

Answer 54

1. To arrange troops or equipment in a position for battle.
2. To put into use.

Question 55

Facilitate

Answer 55

To make easier.

Question 56

Fastidious

Answer 56

1. Paying close attention to detail.
2. Difficult to please.

Question 57

Fitful

Answer 57

Not steady; irregular.

Question 58

Grapple

Answer 58

1. To struggle with in close combat; to wrestle.
2. To come to grips with.
3. Noun - an iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things.

Question 59

Pang

Answer 59

A sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress.

Question 60

Precede

Answer 60

To go or come before in time, rank, or position.