Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

A natural preference or tendency

Answer 1

propensity

Question 2

Deserving of blame, criticize, or disapproval

Answer 2

reprehensible

Question 3

Happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky

Answer 3

fortuitous

Question 4

Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation

Answer 4

solace

Question 5

A person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between

Answer 5

liaison

Question 6

To be deliberately vague in order to mislead

Answer 6

equivocate

Question 7

Faultless; perfect

Answer 7

impeccable

Question 8

Showing or expressing concern, care, or attention

Answer 8

solicitous

Question 9

Tending toward or open to something beforehand

Answer 9

predisposed

Question 10

A pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive

Answer 10

sham

Question 11

To authorize, allow, or approve

Answer 11

sanction

Question 12

To cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount

Answer 12

inundate

Question 13

To avoid by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness

Answer 13

circumvent

Question 14

Quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out

Answer 14

reticent

Question 15

Healthy and strong; vigorous

Answer 15

robust

Question 16

Sticking or holding together; unified

Answer 16

cohesive

Question 17

Noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely

Answer 17

vociferous

Question 18

A gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer in number

Answer 18

attrition

Question 19

Causing grief or pain; very serious or severe

Answer 19

grievous

Question 20

Unaware; failing to notice

Answer 20

oblivious

Question 21

To fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of

Answer 21

depreciate

Question 22

Not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection

Answer 22

indiscriminate

Question 23

Marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise

Answer 23

sedentary

Question 24

A belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group

Answer 24

tenet

Question 25

Brief and clear; effectively concise

Answer 25

terse

Question 26

To hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object

Answer 26

bolster

Question 27

Curious; eager to learn

Answer 27

inquisitive

Question 28

Plentifully supplied; well-filled

Answer 28

replete

Question 29

Vague; unclear

Answer 29

nebulous

Question 30

To assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition

Answer 30

relegate

Question 31

An ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection

Answer 31

utopia

Question 32

Noisy and disorderly; boisterous

Answer 32

raucous

Question 33

A source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option

Answer 33

recourse

Question 34

Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness

Answer 34

bureaucratic

Question 35

To state again or repeatedly

Answer 35

reiterate

Question 36

Independence; self-government

Answer 36

autonomy

Question 37

A group’s expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence

Answer 37

mandate

Question 38

To expel or exclude from a group; shun

Answer 38

ostracize

Question 39

Equal in effect or value; the same as

Answer 39

tantamount

Question 40

Holding firmly; persistent; stubborn

Answer 40

tenacious