Quiz 2

Question 0

Adverse

Answer 0

Unfavorable; antagonistic

Question 1

Adulterate

Answer 1

Contaminate; to make impure

Question 2

Averse

Answer 2

Opposed to

Question 3

Aesthetic

Answer 3

Having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

Question 4

Affable

Answer 4

Easy to talk to; friendly

Question 5

Affectation

Answer 5

Unnatural or artificial behavior; usually intended to impress

Question 6

Affinity

Answer 6

Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

Question 7

Affluent

Answer 7

Rich; prosperous

Question 8

Agenda

Answer 8

Program; the things to be done

Question 9

Aggregate

Answer 9

Sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

Question 10

Agrarian

Answer 10

Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land

Question 11

Alacrity

Answer 11

Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

Question 12

Allege

Answer 12

To assert without proof

Question 13

Alleviate

Answer 13

To relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

Question 14

Allocate

Answer 14

To distribute; to assign; to allot

Question 15

Alloy

Answer 15

A combination of two or more things, usually metals

Question 16

Agnostic

Answer 16

One who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven or disproven

Question 17

Congregate

Answer 17

Get together

Question 18

Segregate

Answer 18

Keep apart

Question 19

Integrate

Answer 19

Unite

Question 20

Allusion

Answer 20

An indirect reference; a hint

Question 21

Aloof

Answer 21

uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

Question 22

Altruism

Answer 22

Selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

Question 23

Ambience

Answer 23

Atmosphere; mood; feeling

Question 24

Ambiguous

Answer 24

Unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

Question 25

Ambivalent

Answer 25

Undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously