Lesson 12 Vocabulary

Question 1

Alacrity

Answer 1

a prompt and cheerful response

Question 2

Antipathy

Answer 2

dislike or animosity

Question 3

Augment

Answer 3

to make greater

Question 4

Bombastic

Answer 4

pompous or proud

Question 5

Decry

Answer 5

to speak against

Question 6

Eclectic

Answer 6

coming from a variety of different sources

Question 7

Enhance

Answer 7

to improve or make better

Question 8

Euphonious

Answer 8

a pleasant sound

Question 9

Fervid

Answer 9

very passionate

Question 10

Impecunious

Answer 10

without money

Question 11

Ingratiate

Answer 11

to get onto someone’s good side

Question 12

Luxuriant

Answer 12

abundant in growth

Question 13

Paltry

Answer 13

trifling or petty

Question 14

Pedantry

Answer 14

act of showing off in an unimaginative way

Question 15

Placid

Answer 15

peaceful

Question 16

Preclude

Answer 16

to make impossible

Question 17

Promontory

Answer 17

land in a body of water

Question 18

Raze

Answer 18

to destroy completely

Question 19

Secular

Answer 19

non religious or worldly

Question 20

Static

Answer 20

showing very little change

Question 21

Tact

Answer 21

a good sense for what is appropriate in delicate situations

Question 22

Torpid

Answer 22

sluggish or dull

Question 23

Vindicated (Exonerated)

Answer 23

cleared of accusations, free from blame

Question 24

Vindictive

Answer 24

revengeful or spiteful

Question 25

Abridge

Answer 25

to shorten