Vocab 1

Question 1

Abstinence

Answer 1

The trait of refraining from something

Question 2

Adulation

Answer 2

Servile flattery

Question 3

Adversity

Answer 3

A state of misfortune

Question 4

Aesthetic

Answer 4

Characterized by beauty or good taste

Question 5

Amicable

Answer 5

Characterized by friendship and good will

Question 6

Anachronistic

Answer 6

Chronologically misplaced

Question 7

Anecdote

Answer 7

Short account of an incident

Question 8

Anonymous

Answer 8

Having no known name or identity

Question 9

Antagonist

Answer 9

Someone who offer opposition

Question 10

Arduous

Answer 10

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

Question 11

Assiduous

Answer 11

Marked by care or persistent effort

Question 12

Benevolent

Answer 12

Motivated by sympathy and understanding

Question 13

Camaraderie

Answer 13

The quality of affording easy familiarity

Question 14

Censure

Answer 14

Harsh criticism

Question 15

Circuits

Answer 15

Deviating from a straight course

Question 16

Clairvoyant

Answer 16

Someone who can perceive things not present to the senses

Question 17

Collaborate

Answer 17

To work together towards a common goal

Question 18

Compassion.

Answer 18

A deep awareness of sympathy for another’s suffering

Question 19

Compromise

Answer 19

An accommodation in which both sides lose and gain

Question 20

Condescending

Answer 20

Someone who seems threatening

Question 21

Conditional

Answer 21

Depending on assumption

Question 22

Conformist

Answer 22

Someone who fallows established standards of conduct

Question 23

Convergence

Answer 23

The act of coming closer

Question 24

Deleterious

Answer 24

Harmful to living things

Question 25

Demagogue

Answer 25

A leader who seeks support from the public

Question 26

Digression

Answer 26

A turning side

Question 27

Diligent

Answer 27

Steadily persevering

Question 28

Abbreviate

Answer 28

Shorten