Unit 1

Question 1

benediction

Answer 1

A prayer that asks for God’s blessing, especially a prayer that concludes a worship service.

Question 2

benefactor

Answer 2

Someone who helps another person or group, especially by giving money.

Question 3

beneficiary

Answer 3

A person or organization that benefits or is expected to benefit from something, especially one that receives money or property when someone dies.

Question 4

benevolence

Answer 4

Kindness, generosity.

Question 5

amicable

Answer 5

Friendly, peaceful.

Question 6

enamored

Answer 6

Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.

Question 7

amorous

Answer 7

Having or showing strong feelings of attraction or love.

Question 8

paramour

Answer 8

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

Question 9

antebellum

Answer 9

Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War (1861-65).

Question 10

bellicose

Answer 10

Warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome.

Question 11

belligerence

Answer 11

Aggressiveness, combativeness.

Question 12

rebellion

Answer 12

Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing in authority.

Question 13

pacify

Answer 13

(1) To soothe anger or agitation. (2) To subdue by armed action.

Question 14

pacifist

Answer 14

A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds.

Question 15

pact

Answer 15

An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or to resolve a dispute.

Question 16

pace

Answer 16

Contrary to the opinion of.

Question 17

criminology

Answer 17

The study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.

Question 18

decriminalize

Answer 18

To remove or reduce the criminal status of.

Question 19

incriminate

Answer 19

To show evidence of involvement in a crime or a fault.

Question 20

recrimination

Answer 20

(1) An accusation in answer to an accusation made against oneself. (2) The making of such an accusation.

Question 21

approbation

Answer 21

A formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm.

Question 22

probate

Answer 22

The process of proving in court that the will of someone who has died is valid, and of administering the estate of a dead person.

Question 23

probity

Answer 23

Absolute honesty and uprightness.

Question 24

reprobate

Answer 24

A person of thoroughly bad character.

Question 25

grave

Answer 25

(1) Requiring serious thought or concern. (2) Serious and formal in appearance or manner.

Question 26

gravitas

Answer 26

Great or very dignified seriousness.

Question 27

gravitate

Answer 27

To move or be drawn toward something, especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.

Question 28

aggravate

Answer 28

(1) To make (an injury, problem, etc.) more serious or severe. (2) To annoy or bother.

Question 29

alleviate

Answer 29

To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.

Question 30

elevation

Answer 30

(1) The height of a place. (2) The act or result of lifting or raising someone or something.

Question 31

cantilever

Answer 31

A long piece of wood, metal, etc., that sticks out from a wall to support something above it.

Question 32

levity

Answer 32

Lack of appropriate seriousness.