Test #4 Section 5

Question 1

remiss

Answer 1

negligent, careless

Question 2

quell

Answer 2

to suppress or to put an end to

Question 3

polarize

Answer 3

to divide into opposing groups

Question 4

vindicate

Answer 4

to clear an accusation; to justify

Question 5

holism

Answer 5

parts of something are interconnected, and explicable only as a whole

Question 6

censure

Answer 6

criticism; disapproval

Question 7

animosity

Answer 7

a feeling of strong dislike or ill will

Question 8

eulogy

Answer 8

a speech of high praise

Question 9

connive

Answer 9

to cooperate secretly; to avoid noticing something that should be condemned; to be indulgent in something others criticize

Question 10

variegated

Answer 10

exhibiting different colors

Question 11

egalitarian

Answer 11

believing in the principle that all people are created equal

Question 12

dilettante

Answer 12

a person with interest but no knowledge for the arts

Question 13

purveyor

Answer 13

one who sells goods; one who spreads an idea

Question 14

dowager

Answer 14

a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband

Question 15

iconoclast

Answer 15

one who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions