Lesson 3- Vocab

Question 1

An alloy of mercury and other metals

A mixture of different elements

Answer 1

Amalgam

Question 2

Very old or old-fashioned

Answer 2

antediluvian

Question 3

One who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medical purposes

Answer 3

Apothecary

Question 4

Refraining from self-indulgence

A person who practices self-denial

Answer 4

Ascetic

Question 5

Doing or producing good

Answer 5

beneficent

Question 6

One who falsely claims knowledge or ability

Answer 6

Charlatan

Question 7

An inhabitant, resident, or frequent of a place

Answer 7

denizen

Question 8

A senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected
The oldest example of a category

Answer 8

doyen

Question 9

To consume by drinking

To absorb or take in mentally

Answer 9

Imbibe

Question 10

A medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven

Answer 10

Nostrum

Question 11

To prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of

Answer 11

Obviate

Question 12

Lasting indefinitely or reoccurring

A plant that lives 3 or more years

Answer 12

Perennial

Question 13

Commonly accepted of supposed; assumed to exist

Answer 13

Putative

Question 14

A person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field

Answer 14

Savant

Question 15

Plants considered as a group in a particular area or era

Answer 15

Flora