List 2

Question 1

Abstemious

Answer 1

sparing in eating or drinking

Question 2

abstract

Answer 2

not concrete

Question 3

atrophy

Answer 3

waste away

Question 4

attribute

Answer 4

explain by pointing out a cause

Question 5

belie

Answer 5

gave a false impression

Question 6

belittle

Answer 6

to cause someone or something to seem less

Question 7

calculated

Answer 7

deliberately planned (to achieve a goal or purpose)

Question 8

candor

Answer 8

open honesty

Question 9

capitulate

Answer 9

give up resisting

Question 10

decorum

Answer 10

appropriateness in behavior; orderliness and good taste in manners

Question 11

decries

Answer 11

express strong disapproval of

Question 12

deference

Answer 12

courteous regard for another’s wish; respect owed to a superior

Question 13

disparity

Answer 13

condition of inequality

Question 14

disperse

Answer 14

cause to break up or spread widely apart

Question 15

edify

Answer 15

instruct or improve morally; benefit spiritually

Question 16

egotism

Answer 16

excessive sense of self importance; lack of consideration for others

Question 17

elated

Answer 17

in high spirits

Question 18

expedite

Answer 18

speed up the progress of (a process); accomplish with promptness

Question 19

falter

Answer 19

move or act hesitantly or unsteadily

Question 20

fanaticism

Answer 20

extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Question 21

fastidious

Answer 21

difficult to please

Question 22

feasible

Answer 22

capable of being done

Question 23

glutton

Answer 23

someone he eats too much

Question 24

hardy

Answer 24

able to withstand harsh conditions

Question 25

illicit

Answer 25

not authorized by law

Question 26

illusory

Answer 26

not real; causing an allusion

Question 27

lament

Answer 27

express sorrow

Question 28

materialism

Answer 28

preoccupation with physical comforts and things

Question 29

nefarious

Answer 29

very wicked

Question 30

negate

Answer 30

cancel out; deny the truth of

Question 31

oblivion

Answer 31

state of being forgotten

Question 32

paragon

Answer 32

model of perfection

Question 33

parody

Answer 33

humorous imitation (of a serious literary or musical work, a person or event)

Question 34

prolific

Answer 34

highly productive

Question 35

proponent

Answer 35

one who advocates or argues for something

Question 36

quell

Answer 36

put an end to

Question 37

satirical

Answer 37

using biting with to attack folly

Question 38

scrupulous

Answer 38

conscientious and exact; extremely thorough

Question 39

surpass

Answer 39

go beyond the powers of

Question 40

surreptitious

Answer 40

done by stealth

Question 41

tenacity

Answer 41

stubborn determination to reach a goal, and unwillingness to admit defeat

Question 42

tentative

Answer 42

showing uncertainty; not fully developed

Question 43

unprecedented

Answer 43

never before experienced or known

Question 44

usurp

Answer 44

seize another’s power, rank, or authority

Question 45

verbose

Answer 45

using or containing more words than needed