lp4

Question 1

divisive(adj)

Answer 1

to cause disagreement/ divide people
ex: I like to make divisive questions

Question 2

Embroiled(v)

Answer 2

involved in conflict or a situation
ex: They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit

Question 3

endowed(adj)

Answer 3

given something by inheritance
ex: The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital

Question 4

equivocal(adj)

Answer 4

open to two or more interpretations
ex:The experiment gave equivocal results

Question 5

impasse(n)

Answer 5

no progress can be made bc disagreement
ex: The bank refused to offer me a loan and we seem to have reached an impasse

Question 6

incongruity(n)

Answer 6

out of place
ex: A cat at a dog’s birthday party would be an incongruity

Question 7

palliate(v)

Answer 7

to soothe something without taking away the problem
ex: Drugs to palliate the pain

Question 8

promulgate(v)

Answer 8

to state/ declare an idea
ex: Her ideas have been widely promulgated on the Internet

Question 9

ratify(v)

Answer 9

to approve
ex: A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty

Question 10

rebuttal(n)

Answer 10

repose to someones argument that your against
ex: I try not to cause a rebuttal with my mom since it ends in an argument

Question 11

rash(adj)

Answer 11

acting foolish/crazy
ex: it would be rash to assume that he will win the race

Question 12

profuse(adj)

Answer 12

in great abundance, plentyful
ex: Since the food was late the gave a profuse amount of apologies