General Vocab

Question 1

disparate

Answer 1

really different, not really much to compare

Question 2

dubious

Answer 2

hesitating, or something that is not 100% reliable

Question 3

conflate

Answer 3

combine two texts to one

Question 4

austere

Answer 4

many defs: stern person, envt with no luxuries/harsh living conditions, or used to describe something simple

Question 5

abate

Answer 5

to become less of

Question 6

adept

Answer 6

really skilled

Question 7

advent

Answer 7

the creation of something

Question 8

ambiguous

Answer 8

something with a double meaning

Question 9

ambivalence

Answer 9

feeling stuck between two things/people, state of confliction

Question 10

analogous

Answer 10

similar(ish)

Question 11

antipathy

Answer 11

strongly dislike

Question 12

apex

Answer 12

top point, highest level

Question 13

apprehension

Answer 13

fear/waryness

Question 14

avid

Answer 14

genuine interest

Question 15

benevolent

Answer 15

kind

Question 16

brevity

Answer 16

brief or terse time or the conciseness of writing or a phrase

Question 17

candor

Answer 17

frankness and honesty

Question 18

complacent

Answer 18

goes with it, doesn’t make any adjustments, satisfied

Question 19

condone

Answer 19

keep allowing something to happen even if you think it’s bad

Question 20

conducive

Answer 20

make it suitable for (coffee shop ambiance makes it conducive for working)

Question 21

concordant

Answer 21

in agreement/consistent
less precise than compatible??

Question 22

congenial

Answer 22

pleasant person

Question 23

cumbersome

Answer 23

large/heavy, a lot to carry
or a slow system/process

Question 24

gawky

Answer 24

awkward and weird but only applied to living things (gangly people)

Question 25

dilapidated

Answer 25

in a state of disrepair

Question 26

anthologies

Answer 26

collections of poems/writings