Semester 1 Final Vocabulary

Question 0

Instigate

Answer 0

Just stir up or urge on; to provoke

Question 1

Imbue

Answer 1

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

Question 2

Penchant

Answer 2

A strong attraction or leaning

Question 3

Repertoire

Answer 3

The list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group.

Question 4

Rudiment

Answer 4

1. A basic principle or skill 2. An undeveloped or beginning stage

Question 5

Unremitting

Answer 5

Not stopping or slowing down; constant

Question 6

Adjudicate

Answer 6

To hear and decide judicially; to judge.

Question 7

Disgruntle

Answer 7

To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood

Question 8

Illusory

Answer 8

Unreal or imagined; deceiving

Question 9

Luminary

Answer 9

1. A source of light, especially from the sky, such as the sun or moon 2. A person who is well known for her or his achievements; a celebrity

Question 10

Precedent

Answer 10

An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification for a later one

Question 11

Curtail

Answer 11

To cut short or reduce

Question 12

Discriminate

Answer 12

1. To make or recognize clear distinctions
2. To treat in a less or more favorable way.

Discrimination 1. The recognizing of clear distinctions.

2. The actor making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group or category rather than according to actual merit.
3. The act of making fine distinctions; good or refined taste

Question 13

Indiscriminate

Answer 13

Not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard

Question 14

Malign

Answer 14

To say negative and unfair things about; slander. Evil; showing ill will.

Question 15

Perpetrate

Answer 15

To commit, as a crime or other antisocial act

Question 16

Rancor

Answer 16

A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness.

Question 17

Accolade

Answer 17

An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award

Question 18

Adamant

Answer 18

Not yielding; firm

Question 19

Altercation

Answer 19

A loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel

Question 20

Annals

Answer 20

A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence.

Question 21

Assiduous

Answer 21

Diligent and persistent

Question 22

Chary

Answer 22

Exercising caution; hesitant

Question 23

Endow

Answer 23

To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money

Question 24

Pantheon

Answer 24

A group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

Question 25

Tutelage

Answer 25

Instruction, protection, or guardianship

Question 26

Affinity

Answer 26

Attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship.

Question 27

Ambivalent

Answer 27

Having mixed, often opposing, feelings bout something or someone; indecisive

Question 28

Engender

Answer 28

To bring into being, to produce

Question 29

Exacerbate

Answer 29

To make more severe, bitter, or violent.

Question 30

Poignant

Answer 30

Painfully moving, affecting, or touching

Question 31

Ameliorate

Answer 31

To make better, to become better; to improve

Question 32

Condone

Answer 32

To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse

Question 33

Euphemism

Answer 33

A police term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant.

Question 34

Recompense

Answer 34

To pay or compensate. Payment; compensation