Semester 2 Final

Question 1

Myrmecology

Answer 1

The study of ants

Question 2

Credulous

Answer 2

Tending to believe too readily

Question 3

Dauntless

Answer 3

Can not be intimidated

Question 4

Derision

Answer 4

Contempt or ridicule

Question 5

Enumerate

Answer 5

To name one by one; specify

Question 6

Germination

Answer 6

Sprouting as from a seed or spore

Question 7

Extortion

Answer 7

Act of getting money by threats

Question 8

Debase

Answer 8

To lower in character or value

Question 9

Gaffe

Answer 9

A social blunder; mistake

Question 10

Accentuate

Answer 10

To emphasize

Question 11

Accord

Answer 11

Mutual agreement

Question 12

Adulation

Answer 12

Praise and flattery

Question 13

Pittance

Answer 13

Small amount of money

Question 14

Prudent

Answer 14

Cautious and careful on conduct

Question 15

Ravenous

Answer 15

Greedily or wildly hungry

Question 16

Shard

Answer 16

A fragment or broken piece

Question 17

Impudence

Answer 17

Bold or shameful behavior

Question 18

Lamentation

Answer 18

An outward expression of grief

Question 19

Palpable

Answer 19

Able to be touched or felt

Question 20

Martial

Answer 20

Pertaining to war or military

Question 21

Querulous

Answer 21

Complaining or fretting

Question 22

Zealous

Answer 22

Full of interest or enthusiasm

Question 23

Progeny

Answer 23

One’s offspring, children

Question 24

Solicit

Answer 24

To try to obtain: to ask urgently

Question 25

Exhort

Answer 25

To urge with strong appeal

Question 26

Demure

Answer 26

Reserved and modest

Question 27

Droll

Answer 27

Funny in an odd way

Question 28

Wreak

Answer 28

To inflict punishment on another

Question 29

Ligneous

Answer 29

Of or resembling wood

Question 30

Pathology

Answer 30

Study of the cause and nature of diseases

Question 31

Chauvinism

Answer 31

Fanatical patriotism

Question 32

Rebuff

Answer 32

To reject or criticize sharply

Question 33

Congenital

Answer 33

Existing before or at birth

Question 34

Mitigate

Answer 34

To make milder or less severe

Question 35

Malign

Answer 35

To say evil things about

Question 36

Vacuous

Answer 36

Having no content: lacking intelligence

Question 37

Prosaic

Answer 37

Common; ordinary

Question 38

Vindicate

Answer 38

To clear of blame or suspicion

Question 39

Juxtapose

Answer 39

To place side by side

Question 40

Ameliorate

Answer 40

To improve, make better

Question 41

Expunge

Answer 41

To erase or remove

Question 42

Tractable

Answer 42

Easily managed or controlled

Question 43

Rampant

Answer 43

Wild and uncontrollable

Question 44

Callous

Answer 44

Unfeeling or heartless

Question 45

Aspiration

Answer 45

Strong desire or ambition

Question 46

Enmity

Answer 46

Bitter attitude toward an enemy

Question 47

Complacently

Answer 47

In a self-satisfied manner

Question 48

Ephemeral

Answer 48

Lasting or existing a very short time

Question 49

Contravene

Answer 49

To oppose or go against

Question 50

Embellish

Answer 50

To add or improve

Question 51

Reticent

Answer 51

Inclined to say little

Question 52

Abhor

Answer 52

To regard with hate or disgust

Question 53

Tempestuous

Answer 53

Very stormy and violent

Question 54

Hamlet

Answer 54

A small village I the country

Question 55

Valor

Answer 55

Bravery or great courage

Question 56

Celestial

Answer 56

Of the sky or heavens

Question 57

Diminutive

Answer 57

Very small or tiny

Question 58

Careen

Answer 58

To lean to one side or sway sharply

Question 59

Misconstrue

Answer 59

To take in the wrong way; misunderstand

Question 60

Begrudge

Answer 60

To regard with disapproval