Unit 3 Vocal

Question 1

Expiate

Answer 1

(v.) to make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert

Question 2

Expedite

Answer 2

(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 3

Abominate

Answer 3

(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 4

Ascribe

Answer 4

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

Question 5

Adventitious

Answer 5

(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

Question 6

Enjoin

Answer 6

(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

Question 7

Commiserate

Answer 7

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

Question 8

Acculturation

Answer 8

(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

Question 9

Circuitous

Answer 9

(adj.) roundabout, not direct

Question 10

Ferment

Answer 10

(n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence;

(v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

Question 11

Vitriolic

Answer 11

(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

Question 12

Wheedle

Answer 12

(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

Question 13

Peculate

Answer 13

(v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use

Question 14

Proclivity

Answer 14

(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

Question 15

Nominal

Answer 15

(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Question 16

Seditious

Answer 16

(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Question 17

Tenuous

Answer 17

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Question 18

Noncommital

Answer 18

(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

Question 19

Sangfroid

Answer 19

(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Question 20

Inadvertent

Answer 20

(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental