Voca3

Question 1

Disseminate

[dih-sem-uh-neyt]

Answer 1

verb (used with object), dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing.
to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.

Question 2

Irrefutable

[ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl]

Answer 2

adjective

that cannot be refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.

Question 3

Dichotomy

[dahy-kot-uh-mee]

Answer 3

noun, plural di·chot·o·mies.

1. division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
2. division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.

Question 4

Repertoire

[rep-er-twahr]

Answer 4

noun

1. the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform.
2. the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field: A new play has been added to the theatrical repertoire.

Question 5

Acculturation

[uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn]

Answer 5

noun

1. the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
2. the result of this process.

Question 6

Miscegenation

[mi-sej-uh-ney-shuhn]

Answer 6

noun
marriage or cohabitation between two people of different races, especially, in the U.S., between a black and a white person.

Question 7

Wane

[weyn]

Answer 7

verb (used without object), waned, wan·ing.

1. to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
2. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II.

Question 8

Condescending

[kon-duh-sen-ding]

Answer 8

adjective
showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors’ condescending cordiality.

Question 9

Paucity

[paw-si-tee]

Answer 9

noun

1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.