Humanities Vocabulary #3

Question 1

v. to form or compose (part of) something

Answer 1

Constitute

Question 2

v. to control or manage / v. to behave a certain way

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Conduct

Question 3

v. to happen at the same time

Answer 3

Coincide

Question 4

adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

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Complacent

Question 5

v. to overlook, approve, or allow

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Condone

Question 6

n. the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product)

Answer 6

Commission

Question 7

v. to put limits on; to restrict

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Confine

Question 8

adj. able to bring about or be suitable for

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Conducive

Question 9

v. to share something secretive with someone

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Confide

Question 10

adj. indicating a rough texture / adj. lacking refinement or sophistication

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Course

Question 11

v. to make perfect or complete

Answer 11

Complement

Question 12

v. to imagine or come up with

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Conceive

Question 13

adj. able to be compared

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Comparable

Question 14

n. overall agreement

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Consensus

Question 15

adj. sufficiently qualified

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Competent

Question 16

v. to be forced to agree or surrender / v. to admit to a transgression

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Concede

Question 17

n. a firm belief in something

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Conviction

Question 18

n. the final act or climax

Answer 18

Culmination

Question 19

adj. highly debatable and causing contention

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Controversial

Question 20

v. to maintain or assert (an opinion)

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Contend

Question 21

v. to provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)

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Corroborate

Question 22

v. to work in opposition to

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Counteract

Question 23

v. to be in contrast with

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Contradict

Question 24

adj. hindering the achievement of a goal

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Counterproductive

Question 25

adj. abiding by accepted standards

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Conventional

Question 26

v. to think deeply about

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Contemplate

Question 27

v. to foster the growth of

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Cultivate

Question 28

v. to pass on or transfer (information)

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Convey

Question 29

n. an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument

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Counterargument

Question 30

v. to support, strengthen, or fortify

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Bolster

Question 31

n. an increase or growth / v. to increase or make grow

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Boost

Question 32

n. special advantage or power

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Clout

Question 33

adj. relating to the foundation or basis of something

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Basic

Question 34

v. to trap or take possession of / v. to successfully represent or imitate/ v. to captivate, mesmerize / v. to catch or seize

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Capture

Question 35

n. a preconception that prevents objectivity

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Bias

Question 36

adj. relating to the city or citizens

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Civic

Question 37

n. the trait of being honest and frank

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Candor

Question 38

v. to have as a characteristic/ v. to have (a child) / v. to bring forth / v. to put up with

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Bear

Question 39

n. the quality of being brief or terse

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Brevity

Question 40

v. to use to your advantage

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Capitalize

Question 41

adj. tinged with a feeling of sadness

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Bittersweet

Question 42

n. an intense, loud fight / v. to fight loudly and disruptively

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Brawl

Question 43

adj. direct, blunt

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Candid

Question 44

adj. kind, generous

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Benevolent

Question 45

n. adj. emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting)

Answer 45

Clinical