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

finicky (adj)

Answer 4

Particular about one’s needs and preferences

Question 5

paradox (noun)

Answer 5

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

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 (adj)

Answer 9

having a grand quality or an amazing beauty that inspires awe

Question 10

tenderly (adverb)

Answer 10

in a gentle way

Question 11

waver (verb)

Answer 11

to move unsteadily

Question 12

proffer (verb)

Answer 12

to offer, to suggest

Question 13

resignation (noun)

Answer 13

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

Question 14

talisman (noun)

Answer 14

a good luck charm; an object with supposed magical powers

Question 15

Phantom (noun)

Answer 15

a ghost; a figment of one’s imagination

Question 16

Alibi (noun)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Consequence (noun)

Answer 17

a result or effect of an action or condition.

Question 18

Regressive (adjective)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Manifest (verb)

Answer 19

display or show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Question 20

Intermittent (adjective)

Answer 20

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady

Question 21

Ceaseless (adjective)

Answer 21

constant and unending

Question 22

Ebb (verb)

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Antiseptic (adjective)

Answer 23

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