Unit 1 Vocab Test

Question 1

Annihilate (verb)

Answer 1

to destroy completely or reduce to nothing

Question 2

Aurora (noun)

Answer 2

Luminous lights that appear in the northern skies

Question 3

correlate (verb)

Answer 3

to establish a connection or relationship between two things that exist or change together

Question 4

paradox (noun)

Answer 4

a statement that is seemingly contradictory or impossible and yet often reveals a larger truth

Question 5

finicky (adjective)

Answer 5

Particular about one’s needs and preferences

Question 6

manifest (verb)

Answer 6

to appear, seemingly out of nowhere

Question 6

emerge (verb)

Answer 6

to become known or apparent

Question 7

manipulate (verb)

Answer 7

to treat, work, or operate with the hands

Question 8

rubble (noun)

Answer 8

what is left after a building is destroyed

Question 9

sublime (adjective)

Answer 9

having a grand quality or an amazing beauty that inspires awe

Question 10

tenderly (adjective)

Answer 10

in a gentle way

Question 11

waver (verb)

Answer 11

to move unsteadily

Question 12

consequence (noun)

Answer 12

a result or effect of an earlier event

Question 13

fakir (noun)

Answer 13

a Muslim or Hindu holy person who travels and supposedly does miraculous or magical things

Question 14

proffer (verb)

Answer 14

to offer, to suggest

Question 15

resignation (noun)

Answer 15

the act of surrendering, giving in to something, or quitting

Question 16

talisman (noun)

Answer 16

a good luck charm; an object with supposed magical powers

Question 17

derision (noun)

Answer 17

the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

Question 18

dissemble (verb)

Answer 18

to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

Question 19

dissimulation (noun)

Answer 19

putting on a false appearance that hides true feelings

Question 20

gesticulation (noun)

Answer 20

a dramatic gesture used to emphasize or substitute for speech

Question 21

sagacity (noun)

Answer 21

an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

Question 22

vexed (adjective)

Answer 22

feeling annoyed or irritated

Question 23

alibi (noun)

Answer 23

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a
criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.

Question 24

consequence (noun)

Answer 24

a result or effect of an action or condition.

Question 25

regressive (adjective)

Answer 25

becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state.

Question 26

Intermittent (adjective)

Answer 26

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

Question 27

ceaseless (adjective)

Answer 27

constant and unending

Question 28

Ebb (verb)

Answer 28

(of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce.

Question 29

Antiseptic (adjective)

Answer 29

scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless.