Unit 2 Vocab

Question 0

Raucous

Answer 0

Noisy

Question 1

Utopia

Answer 1

Ideal or perfect place

Question 2

Recourse

Answer 2

A source of help. Something to turn to.

Question 3

Bureaucratic

Answer 3

Insisting on strict rules

Question 4

Reiterate

Answer 4

To state again or repeatedly

Question 5

Autonomy

Answer 5

Independence; self-government

Question 6

Mandate

Answer 6

A group’s expressed wishes; clear signal to act

Question 7

Ostracize

Answer 7

To exclude from a group

Question 8

Tantamount

Answer 8

Equal in effect or value; the same as

Question 9

Tenacious

Answer 9

Holding firmly

Question 10

Propensity

Answer 10

A natural preference or tendency

Question 11

Reprehensible

Answer 11

Deserving of blame

Question 12

Fortuitous

Answer 12

Happening by chance; lucky

Question 13

Solace

Answer 13

Comfort in sorrow

Question 14

Liaison

Answer 14

A person who serves as a connection between individuals or group

Question 15

Equivocate

Answer 15

To be deliberately vague

Question 16

Impeccable

Answer 16

Perfect

Question 17

Solicitous

Answer 17

Showing or expressing concern, care, or attention

Question 18

Predisposed

Answer 18

Tending toward or open to something beforehand

Question 19

Sham

Answer 19

Counterfeit

Question 20

Liability

Answer 20

Something that acts as a disadvantage

Question 21

Clandestine

Answer 21

Done in secret

Question 22

Incongruous

Answer 22

Out of place

Question 23

Contingency

Answer 23

A possible future event that must be prepared for; possibility

Question 24

Indigenous

Answer 24

Living or growing; native

Question 25

Superfluous

Answer 25

Beyond what is needed

Question 26

Prolific

Answer 26

Fertile

Question 27

Exonerate

Answer 27

Prove innocent

Question 28

Reinstate

Answer 28

Bring back into being or use

Question 29

Sanction

Answer 29

To authorize

Question 30

Inundate

Answer 30

To overwhelm

Question 31

Circumvent

Answer 31

To avoid

Question 32

Reticent

Answer 32

Quite

Question 33

Robust

Answer 33

Healthy & Strong

Question 34

Cohesive

Answer 34

Sticking together

Question 35

Vociferous

Answer 35

Noisy

Question 36

Attrition

Answer 36

Becoming fewer in number

Question 37

Grievous

Answer 37

Causing grief or pain

Question 38

Oblivious

Answer 38

Unaware

Question 39

Depreciate

Answer 39

To fall or decrease in value or price

Question 40

Indiscriminate

Answer 40

Not based on careful selection

Question 41

Sedentary

Answer 41

Marked by much sitting

Question 42

Tenet

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Terse

Answer 43

Brief and clear

Question 44

Bolster

Answer 44

To hold up, strengthen

Question 45

Inquisitive

Answer 45

Curious

Question 46

Replete

Answer 46

Plentifully supplied

Question 47

Nebulous

Answer 47

Vague; unclear

Question 48

Relegate

Answer 48

To assign to a less important or less satisfying position