Unit 1

Question 1

Antebellum

Answer 1

Existing before a war, especially the American Civil War

Question 2

Bellicose

Answer 2

Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome

Question 3

Belligerence

Answer 3

Aggressiveness, combativeness

Question 4

Rebellion

Answer 4

Open defiance and opposition

Question 5

Pacify

Answer 5

To soothe anger or agitation

Question 6

Pacifist

Answer 6

A person opposed to war or violence

Question 7

Pact

Answer 7

An agreement between two or more people or groups

Question 8

Appease

Answer 8

To make peaceful and quiet; to calm, soothe

Question 9

Hostage

Answer 9

A person given or held to ensure that an agreement or demand is kept.

Question 10

Hospice

Answer 10

A place or program to help care for the terminally ill

Question 11

Hostel

Answer 11

An inexpensive place for young travelers to stay overnight

Question 12

Inhospitable

Answer 12

Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly

Question 13

Amicable

Answer 13

Friendly, peaceful

Question 14

Enamored

Answer 14

Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love

Question 15

Inimical

Answer 15

Hostile, unfriendly, harmful

Question 16

Paramour

Answer 16

A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom

Question 17

Criminology

Answer 17

The study of crime, criminals and law enforcement

Question 18

Decriminalize

Answer 18

To remove or reduce the criminal status of

Question 19

Incriminate

Answer 19

To show evidence or involvement in a crime

Question 20

Recrimination

Answer 20

An accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself

Question 21

Approbation

Answer 21

A formal or official act of approval

Question 22

Disprove

Answer 22

To refute

Question 23

Probity

Answer 23

Absolute honesty or uprightness

Question 24

Reprobate

Answer 24

A person of thoroughly bad character

Question 25

Gravid

Answer 25

Pregnant or enlarged with something

Question 26

Gravitas

Answer 26

Great or very dignified seriousness

Question 27

Gravitate

Answer 27

To move or be drawn toward something

Question 28

Gravity

Answer 28

Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity

Question 29

Alleviate

Answer 29

To lighten, lessen or relieve

Question 30

Elevate

Answer 30

To lift up or raise

Question 31

Leavening

Answer 31

Something that lightens or raises

Question 32

Levity

Answer 32

Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness

Question 33

Cicerone

Answer 33

A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums

Question 34

Hector

Answer 34

To bully or intimidate

Question 35

Hedonism

Answer 35

An attitude where pleasure is one’s chief goal

Question 36

Nestor

Answer 36

A senior figure or leader in one’s field

Question 37

Spartan

Answer 37

Marked by simplicity or strict self-discipline

Question 38

Stentorian

Answer 38

Extremely loud, often with a deep richness of sound

Question 39

Stoic

Answer 39

Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain

Question 40

Sybaritic

Answer 40

Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life