Junior Vocab

Question 1

Abet

Answer 1

To assist or encourage, especially in wrong doing.

Question 2

Abhor

Answer 2

To detest, loathe, hate strongly

Question 3

Acquit

Answer 3

To find not guilty of a fault or crime.

Question 4

Acrimony

Answer 4

Harsh temper or bitter feeling

Question 5

Adamant

Answer 5

Unyielding: firm in opinion.

Question 6

Adulation

Answer 6

Excessive praise or admiration.

Question 7

Affable

Answer 7

Friendly: courteous; agreeable in manner ; easy to talk to

Question 8

Agnostic

Answer 8

One who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknownable

Question 9

Agrarian

Answer 9

Having to do its farms, farmers, or the use of land.

Question 10

Altercation

Answer 10

A heated argument

Question 11

Ambivalent

Answer 11

To be uncertain; to be unable to decide between two opossum get points of view.

Question 12

Abate

Answer 12

To lessen in violence or intensity

Question 13

Amicable

Answer 13

Friendly; peaceable.

Question 14

Anathema

Answer 14

A greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse or a person cursed.

Question 15

Appease

Answer 15

To make calm or quiet; to give in the demands of.

Question 16

Arduous

Answer 16

Difficult; requiring much effort; strenuous.

Question 17

Audacity

Answer 17

Insolence; rude boldness.

Question 18

Augment.

Answer 18

To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity.

Question 19

Austere

Answer 19

Stern, severe, plain.

Question 20

Avarice

Answer 20

Excessive greed; desire for wealth.

Question 21

Avid (adj.)

Answer 21

Eager; extremely interested.

Question 22

Bacchanalian (adj.)

Answer 22

Wild with drunkenness

Question 23

Balk (verb)

Answer 23

To stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

Question 24

Banter (noun)

Answer 24

Teasing; good natured joking.

Question 25

Barrister (noun)

Answer 25

Lawyer

Question 26

Bask (verb)

Answer 26

To lie in or be exposed to warmth

Question 27

Bastion ( noun)

Answer 27

A strong defense; a fort.

Question 28

Bawdy (adj)

Answer 28

Indecent; humorously obscene

Question 29

Befuddle (verb)

Answer 29

To confuse; to perplex.

Question 30

Bigot (noun)

Answer 30

One who is intolerant of another’s beliefs, opinions, or values.

Question 31

Cajole ( verb)

Answer 31

To persuade with false promises and flattery.

Question 32

Candid ( adj.)

Answer 32

Outspoken, blunt, informal, unposed.

Question 33

Canine (noun &adj.)

Answer 33

Having to do with dogs.

Question 34

Capricious (adj.)

Answer 34

Guided by whim rather than reason; changing ones mind suddenly.

Question 35

Castigate (verb)

Answer 35

To criticize or punish for the purpose of correction.

Question 36

Caustic (adj.)

Answer 36

Biting, burning, severe; sharp or sarcastic.

Question 37

Chaos (noun)

Answer 37

Complete disorder.

Question 38

Charlatan (noun)

Answer 38

One who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has, especially in the field of medicine.

Question 39

Chastise (verb)

Answer 39

To punish severely

Question 40

Circumspect (adj)

Answer 40

careful. Watchful; attentive to all points.

Question 41

Circumvent (verb)

Answer 41

To get around; to beat or defeat by trickery; to prevent an occurrence.