Group 1 Vocab (0-20)

Question 1

aberrant (adj)

Answer 1

1. Deviating from the norm

Question 2

abscond (verb)

Answer 2

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hid

Question 3

alacrity (noun)

Answer 3

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 4

anomaly (noun)

Answer 4

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormally

Question 5

approbation (noun)

Answer 5

an expression of approval or praise

Question 6

arduous (adj)

Answer 6

strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort

Question 7

assuage (verb)

Answer 7

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Question 8

audacious (adj)

Answer 8

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Question 9

austere (adj)

Answer 9

without adornment; bare; severely simple

Question 10

axiomatic (adj)

Answer 10

taken as a given; possessing self evident truth

Question 11

canonical (adj)

Answer 11

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Question 12

Capricious (adj)

Answer 12

inclined to change ones mind impulsively, unpredictably

Question 13

censure (verb)

Answer 13

to criticize severely

Question 14

chicanery (noun)

Answer 14

trickery

Question 15

connoisseur (noun)

Answer 15

an informed an astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Question 16

convoluted (adj)

Answer 16

complex or complicated

Question 17

disabuse (adj)

Answer 17

to undeceive, to set right

Question 18

discordant (adj)

Answer 18

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 19

disparate (adj)

Answer 19

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 20

effrontery (noun)

Answer 20

extreme boldness, presumptuousness