Vocab #10

Question 1

Ossify

Answer 1

turn into bone or bony tissue

become rigid or fixed in attitude or position; cease developing

Question 2

Ameliorate

Answer 2

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

Question 3

impoverished

Answer 3

(of a person or area) made poor

deprived of strength or vitality

Question 4

tumult

Answer 4

a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people

confusion or disorder

Question 5

capitulate

Answer 5

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Question 6

lukewarm

Answer 6

(of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid

showing little enthusiasm

Question 7

exonerates

Answer 7

(especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case

release someone from (a duty or obligation)

Question 8

preclude

Answer 8

prevent from happening; make impossible

(of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something

Question 9

sanctimonious

Answer 9

making a show of being morally superior to other people

Question 10

desecration

Answer 10

the action of desecrating something