sat vocab #4

Question 1

advocate

Answer 1

support

Question 2

brusque

Answer 2

blunt, abrupt

Question 3

espouse

Answer 3

promote, take up, support

Question 4

hone

Answer 4

to sharpen, increase (usually hone an ability)

Question 5

obviate

Answer 5

avoid, make unnecessary

Question 6

torpid

Answer 6

inactive, lazy, stagant

Question 7

aesthetic

Answer 7

concerning art or beauty

Question 8

bulwark

Answer 8

fortification, barricade

Question 9

defunct

Answer 9

no longer exisisting

Question 10

etymology

Answer 10

study of word origins

Question 11

odious

Answer 11

hateful

Question 12

posterity

Answer 12

future generations

Question 13

rife

Answer 13

common

Question 14

affable

Answer 14

friendly, easy going, social

Question 15

bureaucracy

Answer 15

officialdom/a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Question 16

eulogy

Answer 16

praise

Question 17

officious

Answer 17

domineering, intrusive, meddlesome (intrusively enthusiastic)

Question 18

posthumous

Answer 18

after death being awarded

Question 19

rigor

Answer 19

thoroughness/the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.

Question 20

deference

Answer 20

respect/humble submission and respect