Q3 2020 vocab

Question 1

The man was very ____ to the woman, as he spoke to her like she knew nothing.

Answer 1

abase (v)

Question 2

Everyone was ____ to the special needs child, even though they did nothing wrong.

Answer 2

abase (v)

Question 3

Nurses put Vicks vapor rub under their nose when cleaning out a patient’s room, this is to ____ the smell of the room.

Answer 3

abate (v)

Question 4

When we grow up, we tend to ___ our interests and have fewer of them as we get busier.

Answer 4

abate (v)

Question 5

The scar on his forehead was very ___, and people would look there instead of making eye contact.

Answer 5

obtrusive (adj)

Question 6

The man looked super ____ with his bright-colored clothes at the funeral.

Answer 6

obtrusive (adj)

Question 7

The ___ of the dice made said you rolled a twenty.

Answer 7

facet (n)

Question 8

This particular ___ of the company specializes in hospitality.

Answer 8

facet (n)

Question 9

This is _____, I can’t believe he would do that!

Answer 9

incredulous (adj)

Question 10

What she did was ____, no one would ever do that.

Answer 10

incredulous (adj)

Question 11

I ____, I don’t think I could ever defeat you.

Answer 11

capitulate (v)

Question 12

He _____(d), as he thought he could not win.

Answer 12

capitulate (v)

Question 13

The old hotel was ____, and many teens thought it was haunted.

Answer 13

defunct (adj)

Question 14

Our TV is ____, so we just listen to the radio.

Answer 14

defunct (adj)

Question 15

He was ____, no one else was right.

Answer 15

obstinate (adj)

Question 16

A lot of anti-vaxxers are ____, and won’t listen to anyone else.

Answer 16

obstinate (adj)

Question 17

His bleached hair was _____, his eyes squinting at the hall light.

Answer 17

disheveled (adj)

Question 18

The man was quite ____, with his hair uncombed, shirt untucked, and stains on his shirt.

Answer 18

disheveled (adj)

Question 19

He offered an ____ about the man with a drinking problem.

Answer 19

innuendo (n)

Question 20

Their method was to use _____(s) and loaded questions.

Answer 20

innuendo (n)

Question 21

He was able to ______ the findings.

Answer 21

corroborate (v)

Question 22

The story was ____(d) by his evidence, proving to be true.

Answer 22

corroborate (v)

Question 23

After the car accident, his memories were quite _____.

Answer 23

nebulous (adj)

Question 24

It was not difficult to realize that the answers to the questions were quite _______.

Answer 24

nebulous (adj)

Question 25

The quiet man next door was secretly in _____ with the FBI.

Answer 25

cahoots (n)

Question 26

For some reason, she thinks that you and I are in _____ and are secretly out to get her.

Answer 26

cahoots (n)

Question 27

My teacher’s _____ was correct, I was very wrong about the conspiracy theory.

Answer 27

surmise (v)

Question 28

I ____ that these people don’t get out very often, they all had no idea how to dress for the occasion.

Answer 28

surmise (v)

Question 29

Slavery is the ______ of freedom.

Answer 29

antithesis (n)

Question 30

Even though they are college professors, their opinions are the _______ of any logical person.

Answer 30

antithesis (n)