Vocab 1-6

Question 1

Abet

Answer 1

To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

Question 2

Abhor

Answer 2

To detest, loathe, hate strongly

Question 3

Acquit

Answer 3

To find not guilty of a fault or crime

Question 4

Acrimony

Answer 4

Harsh temper or bitter feeling

Question 5

Adamant

Answer 5

Unyielding; firm in opinion

Question 6

Adulation

Answer 6

Excessive praise or admiration

Question 7

Affable

Answer 7

Friendly: courteous; agreeable in manner; easy to talk to

Question 8

Agnostic

Answer 8

One who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable

Question 9

Agrarian

Answer 9

Having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land

Question 10

Altercation

Answer 10

A heated argument

Question 11

Ambivalent

Answer 11

To be uncertain; to be unable to decide between two opposing points of view

Question 12

Amicable

Answer 12

Friendly; peaceable

Question 13

Anathema

Answer 13

A greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse or a person cursed

Question 14

Apathy

Answer 14

Lack of interest

Question 15

Appease

Answer 15

To make calm or quiet; to give in to the demands of

Question 16

Arduous

Answer 16

Difficult; requiring much effort; strenuous

Question 17

Audacity

Answer 17

Insolence; rude boldness

Question 18

Augment

Answer 18

To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

Question 19

Austere

Answer 19

Stern, severe, plain

Question 20

Abate

Answer 20

To lesson in violence or intensity

Question 21

Avarice

Answer 21

Excessive greed

Question 22

Avid

Answer 22

Eager; extremely interested

Question 23

Bacchanalian

Answer 23

Wild with drunkenness

Question 24

Balk

Answer 24

To stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

Question 25

Banter

Answer 25

Teasing; good-natured joking

Question 26

Barrister

Answer 26

Lawyer

Question 27

Bask

Answer 27

To lie in or be exposed to warmth

Question 28

Bastion

Answer 28

A strong defense; a fort

Question 29

Bawdy

Answer 29

Indecent; humorously obscene

Question 30

Befuddle

Answer 30

To confuse; to perplex

Question 31

Bigot

Answer 31

One who is intolerant of another's beliefs, opinions, or values

Question 32

Cajole

Answer 32

To persuade with false promises and flattery

Question 33

Candid

Answer 33

Outspoken, blunt; informal, unposed

Question 34

Canine

Answer 34

Having to do with dogs

Question 35

Capricious

Answer 35

Guided by whim rather than reason; changing one's mind suddenly

Question 36

Castigate

Answer 36

To criticize or punish for the purpose of correction

Question 37

Caustic

Answer 37

Biting, burning, severe; sharp or sarcastic

Question 38

Chaos

Answer 38

Complete disorder

Question 39

Charlatan

Answer 39

One who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has, especially in the field of medicine

Question 40

Chastise

Answer 40

To punish severely

Question 41

Circumspect

Answer 41

Careful. Watchful; attentive to all points.

Question 42

Circumvent

Answer 42

To get around; to beat or defeat by trickery; to prevent an occurrence.

Question 43

Clandestine

Answer 43

Secret

Question 44

Clement

Answer 44

1. Merciful; lenient 2. Mild, as weather

Question 45

Cliche

Answer 45

A worn out idea or overused expression.

Question 46

Coerce

Answer 46

To compel by force; to force a person to do something against his will.

Question 47

Collaborate

Answer 47

1. To work with another toward a goal. 2. To cooperate with an enemy invader.

Question 48

Comely

Answer 48

Attractive or handsome; pleasing to the sight

Question 49

Complacent

Answer 49

Pleased with oneself or one's deeds.

Question 50

Concur

Answer 50

To be of the same opinion; to agree with

Question 51

Condone

Answer 51

To forgive or overlook an offense by treating the wrongdoer as if he had done nothing wrong

Question 52

Connive

Answer 52

To cooperate secretly in a wrongdoing

Question 53

Connoisseur

Answer 53

An expert; a critical judge in matters of culture, food or wine

Question 54

Contrite

Answer 54

Showing a deep regret and sorrow, usually for having committed some wrongdoing

Question 55

Copious

Answer 55

Abundant; large in number or quantity

Question 56

Crass

Answer 56

Coarse, stupid, tasteless

Question 57

Credence

Answer 57

Belief or trust

Question 58

Culinary

Answer 58

Having to do with the kitchen or cooking

Question 59

Culmination

Answer 59

Attainment by anything of it's highest point or degree

Question 60

Cult

Answer 60

A fad-like devotion to a person, thing or idea; a group of people with such a devotion