Semester Final Review Vocabulary 5/21/14

Question 1

v. To scatter or spread widely.

Answer 1

v. disseminate

n. dissemination

Question 2

n. 1. A severe bodily injury.

2. Emotional shock.

Answer 2

n. trauma

adj. traumatic

Question 3

n. 1. Personal belongings.

2. Equipment associated with a particular activity.

Answer 3

n. paraphernalia

Question 4

n. A person living during the same period as another.

adj. Existing or occurring at the same time.

Answer 4

n. contemporary

adj. contemporary

Question 5

adj. Incapable of being overcome or defeated.

Answer 5

adj. insuperable

Question 6

n. A ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people.

Answer 6

n. despot

adj. despotic

Question 7

v. 1. To make poor.

2. To take away.

Answer 7

v. impoverish

adj. impoverished

Question 8

adj. 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life.
2. Lacking; devoid of.

Answer 8

adj. destitute

n. destitution

Question 9

v. 1. To think about or make guesses.

2. To engage in a risky business venture.

Answer 9

v. speculate

Question 10

n. The art of public speaking.

n. A public speaker.

Answer 10

n. oratory
n. orator
adj. oratorical

Question 11

adj. 1. Not yet fully developed.

2. Elementary.

Answer 11

adj. rudimentary

Question 12

v. To show great respect for.

Answer 12

v. venurate

Question 13

v. To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.

Answer 13

v. belittle

Question 14

n. Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle.

Answer 14

n. impediment

Question 15

v. To blame or find fault with.

n. A severe criticism or harsh judgment.

Answer 15

v. censure

n. censure

Question 16

adj. Having great or significant consequences.

Answer 16

adj. fateful

Question 17

v. 1. To put an idea into a form that can be seen.

2. To make part of a system; incorporate.

Answer 17

v. embody