U3 Semester A Vocabulary

Question 1

patrician

Answer 1

high birth, rank, or station; aristocratic

Question 2

infinitude

Answer 2

the quality or state of being infinite

Question 3

indomitably

Answer 3

unconquerable

Question 4

abide

Answer 4

to tolerate

Question 5

disparaging

Answer 5

meant to belittle the value or importance of some(one/thing)

Question 6

inalienable

Answer 6

incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred

Question 7

conviction

Answer 7

the act or process of finding a person guilty

Question 8

emasculating

Answer 8

to weaken

Question 9

tabernacles

Answer 9

a house/place of worship

Question 10

cantankerous

Answer 10

difficult or irritating to deal with

Question 11

amiable

Answer 11

friendly

Question 12

eloquence

Answer 12

the quality of forceful or persuasive expressiveness

Question 13

ineptitude

Answer 13

being unfit

Question 14

psychosomatic

Answer 14

involving both the mind and body

Question 15

ploughshare

Answer 15

a part of a plow that cuts the forrow

Question 16

infiltrate

Answer 16

to outdo

Question 17

minificent

Answer 17

generous

Question 18

garret

Answer 18

a room (like an attic)

Question 19

condescend

Answer 19

to waive the privileges of rank

Question 20

bastille

Answer 20

jail

Question 21

conniption

Answer 21

a fit or a rage, hysteria, or alarm

Question 22

rakishly

Answer 22

lively

Question 23

benignly

Answer 23

harmless

Question 24

aghast

Answer 24

struck with terror, amazement, or horror: shocked and upset

Question 25

idyll

Answer 25

a romantic interlude

Question 26

ravenously

Answer 26

very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

Question 27

suppression

Answer 27

an act or instance of putting one down by authority or force

Question 28

indignation

Answer 28

anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Question 29

ramification

Answer 29

the act or process of branching

Question 30

digression

Answer 30

the act or instance of leaving the main subject

Question 31

contentment

Answer 31

the quality of being satisfied with one's possessions, status, or situation

Question 32

beneficent

Answer 32

doing or producing good

Question 33

benediction

Answer 33

prayer

Question 34

patronizing

Answer 34

showing or characterized by superior attitude towards others

Question 35

pontificating

Answer 35

to speak or express opinions in an assertive way

Question 36

dishearten

Answer 36

to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage

Question 37

awry

Answer 37

off the correct or expected course

Question 38

doggedly

Answer 38

marked by stubborn determination