Lesson 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Ascend

Answer 1

to move upward

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

to be strict or stern

Question 3

Autonomous

Answer 3

to be independent

Question 4

Banal

Answer 4

common or ordinary

Question 5

Benign

Answer 5

not causing any harm, innocuous

Question 6

Capricious

Answer 6

changing suddenly

Question 7

Dawdle

Answer 7

to waste time or lolly gag

Question 8

Defamation

Answer 8

act of ruining someone’s reputation

Question 9

Esoteric

Answer 9

understood only by a small group

Question 10

Exacerbate

Answer 10

aggravate or irritate

Question 11

Extol

Answer 11

to praise or laud

Question 12

Fastidious

Answer 12

reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude

Question 13

Furtive

Answer 13

to be sneaky

Question 14

Gregarious

Answer 14

sociable and outgoing

Question 15

Hypocrite

Answer 15

one who is insincere or decitful

Question 16

Innate

Answer 16

existing from birth

Question 17

Lethargic

Answer 17

sluggish

Question 18

Melancholy

Answer 18

depressed or sad

Question 19

Opaque

Answer 19

not transparent

Question 20

Prolific

Answer 20

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

Question 21

Reprove

Answer 21

to scold or rebuke usually with kindly intent

Question 22

Symmetry

Answer 22

balanced proportions

Question 23

Tranquil

Answer 23

peaceful, calm, serene

Question 24

Venerate

Answer 24

to honor, revere or laud

Question 25

Antithesis

Answer 25

a direct opposite