Page 240 Vocab

Question 1

Acidulous

Answer 1

Slightly sour (in taste or manner) ; sharp ; caustic

Question 2

Acknowledge

Answer 2

Recognize, admit

Question 3

Acme

Answer 3

Peak ; pinnacle ; highest point

Question 4

Acne

Answer 4

Skin disease (on the face )

Question 5

Acoustics

Answer 5

Science of sound ; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

Question 6

Acquiesce

Answer 6

Assent; agree passively ; comply without protest

Question 7

Acquittal

Answer 7

Deliverance from a charge ;Acquit : free from a charge or accusation ; discharge from a duty ; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner

Question 8

Acrid

Answer 8

Bitter ( to the taste or smell ); sharp ; bitterly pungent

Question 9

Acrimonious

Answer 9

Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner ; n Acrimony : bitter ill- natured animosity in speech or behaviour

Question 10

Acrophobia

Answer 10

Fear of heights

Question 11

Actuarial

Answer 11

Calculating ; pertaining to insurance statistics

Question 12

Actuate

Answer 12

Motivate ; activate; cause to act

Question 13

Acuity

Answer 13

Sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing )

Question 14

Acumen

Answer 14

Mental keenness; sharpness of judgement; ability to judge quickly and well

Question 15

Acute

Answer 15

(Of the senses) sharp ; quickly perceptive ; keen ; penetrating ; brief and severe

Question 16

Adage

Answer 16

Wise saying ; proverb

Question 17

Adamant

Answer 17

Hard ; inflexible

Question 18

Adapt

Answer 18

Make or become suitable for a specific use ; alter ; modify ; adjust ; n : Adaptation : act of adapting ; composition recast into a new form

Question 19

Addendum

Answer 19

Addition; appendix to book; something that is added ( as at the end of a speech of book )

Question 20

Addiction

Answer 20

Compulsive habitual need

Question 21

Addle

Answer 21

Make or become confused ; muddle ; drive crazy ; become rotten (egg)

Question 22

Address

Answer 22

Direct a speech to ; speak to ; deal with or discuss ; direct one’s efforts or attention to ; make with a destination; n : formal speech

Question 23

Adept

Answer 23

Expert at ; very skilled

Question 24

Adhere

Answer 24

Stick fast ; be a devoted follower ; n : Adhesion : adhering ; devotion ; loyality

Question 25

Adherent

Answer 25

Supporter ; follower

Question 26

Adjacent

Answer 26

Adjoining ; neighbouring ; close by

Question 27

Adjoin

Answer 27

Be next to

Question 28

Adjourn

Answer 28

Suspend until a later time ; move from one place to another

Question 29

Adjunct

Answer 29

Something attached to but holding an inferior position