unit 2

Question 1

constitute

Answer 1

to make up; be the parts of

Question 2

default

Answer 2

to fail to do something required

Question 3

predominant

Answer 3

most common or most noticeable

Question 4

prerequisite

Answer 4

something required beforehand

Question 5

confiscate

Answer 5

to seize with authority; legally take posseccion

Question 6

decipher

Answer 6

to interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)

Question 7

nominal

Answer 7

slight; very small compared with what might be expected

Question 8

concurrent

Answer 8

happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous

Question 9

recession

Answer 9

a temporary decline in business

Question 10

hypothetical

Answer 10

supposed for the sake of argument or examination;imaginary; theoretical

Question 11

flagrant

Answer 11

shockingly obvious; outrageous

Question 12

calamity

Answer 12

to take the risk of; dare

Question 13

turmail

Answer 13

including all or much

Question 14

rehabilitate

Answer 14

to restore to a normal life through therapy or education

Question 15

persevere

Answer 15

to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties

Question 16

comprehensive

Answer 16

complete confusion; uproar

Question 17

venture

Answer 17

an event bringing great loss and misery

Question 18

fluctuate

Answer 18

to vary irregularly; to go up and down or back and forth

Question 19

ponder

Answer 19

to consider carefully; think deeply about

Question 20

conventional

Answer 20

customary; ordinary

Question 21

enigma

Answer 21

a mystery or puzzle

Question 22

dispatch

Answer 22

to send to a specific place or on specific business

Question 23

noctumal

Answer 23

of, about, or happening in the night; active at night

Question 24

attest

Answer 24

to make a statement about something on the basis of personal experience; beat witness ; testify

Question 25

orient

Answer 25

to determine one’s location or direction; to locate in relation to a direction (east,west,ect)

Question 26

discern

Answer 26

to recognize; detect

Question 27

enchance

Answer 27

to improve; add to the strength, beauty, or value of something

Question 28

mobile

Answer 28

moving or able to move from place to place

Question 29

attritube

Answer 29

a quality or feature of a person or thing

Question 31

intricate

Answer 31

having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex

Question 32

suffice

Answer 32

to be good enough

Question 33

degenerate

Answer 33

to worsen; deteriorate

Question 34

sanctuary

Answer 34

a place of safety, protection, or relief

Question 35

intercede

Answer 35

to make a request or plead on behalf of someone else

Question 36

vulnerable

Answer 36

open to damage or attack; susceptible

Question 37

implausible

Answer 37

difficult to believe; unlikely

Question 38

sinister

Answer 38

evil; wicked

Question 39

scrutiny

Answer 39

close inspection; careful examination

Question 40

incoherent

Answer 40

unable to speak in an orderly, logical way

Question 41

qualm

Answer 41

an uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is

Question 42

garble

Answer 42

to mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble

Question 43

gloat

Answer 43

to feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully

Question 44

blight

Answer 44

something that weakens, damages, or destroys

Question 45

plagiarism

Answer 45

using someone else’s writing or ideas as ones own

Question 46

contrive

Answer 46

to plan cleverly; think up

Question 47

retaliate

Answer 47

to return an injury for an injury; pay back

Question 48

blatant

Answer 48

very obvious, often offensively so

Question 49

immaculate

Answer 49

perfectly clean

Question 50

gaunt

Answer 50

thin and bony