List 12-14 quiz

Question 1

To Atone

Answer 1

To make up for, to make amends or to compensate for something bad or unwelcome

Question 2

Diligent

Answer 2

Hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Question 3

hamper

Answer 3

To hold back; to hinder

Question 4

Incessant

Answer 4

Never stopping, going on all the time

Question 5

To Percolate

Answer 5

to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance, to become lively or effervescent

Question 6

Ambiguous

Answer 6

something that is open to more than one interpretation

something that is vague, unclear or confusing

Question 7

Innumerable

Answer 7

too many to be counted/often used as a hyperbole

Question 8

Adept

Answer 8

Highly skilled or trained with a particular skill/extremely proficient with a task

Question 9

To Assimilate

Answer 9

To absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully; a cognitive process of making new information fit in with your existing understanding of the world

Question 10

Autocratic

Answer 10

Absolute in power or authority; taking no account of other people’s wishes or opinions

Question 11

Brawny

Answer 11

Strong, muscular, athletically built

Question 12

Concerted

Answer 12

Planned or performed in cooperation with others

Question 13

Illustrious

Answer 13

Very famous, distinguished, respected for past achievements

Question 14

Coalesce

Answer 14

*to come together/to unite in a way that forms a single, cohesive whole
*can by a physical or abstract joining in nature

Question 15

Enigma

Answer 15

a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to understand

Question 16

to Abase

Answer 16

To lower in esteem, degrade; to humble

Question 17

Dubious

Answer 17

Causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful state of mind; hesitant

Question 18

Impenitent

Answer 18

Not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses

Question 19

Knave

Answer 19

A tricky, unprincipled, deceitful fellow

Question 20

To Spurn

Answer 20

To refuse with scorn

Question 21

Tacit

Answer 21

*knowledge that is NOT easily communicated to others or is difficult to put into words because it is acquired through experience/
*knowledge that is ingrained in a person’s emotions and intuition/the opposite of explicit (stated clearly & in detail)

Question 22

Genial

Answer 22

friendly and kind/something that is favorable or helpful

*term used to describe a warm and pleasant personality