vocab 11

Question 1

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Answer 1

abrogate

Question 2

completely surrounding, encompassing

Answer 2

ambient

Question 3

roughness, severity: bitterness or tartness

Answer 3

asperity

Question 4

to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster

Answer 4

burnish

Question 5

small group working in secret

Answer 5

cabal

Question 6

highly enjoyable, an appealing or appetizing food or dish

Answer 6

delectable

Question 7

to express mild disapproval; to belittle

Answer 7

deprecate

Question 8

loose pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away

Answer 8

detritus

Question 9

overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; bubbling

Answer 9

ebullient

Question 10

drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from different sources

Answer 10

eclectic

Question 11

lacking vigor or effectiveness; soft, flabby

Answer 11

flaccid

Question 12

having little or no money

Answer 12

impecunious

Question 13

beyond influence; unyielding; inflexible

Answer 13

inexorable

Question 14

dying; on the way out

Answer 14

moribund

Question 15

one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; sorcerer

Answer 15

necromancer

Question 16

burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

Answer 16

onerous

Question 17

common, widespread; plentiful

Answer 17

rife

Question 18

parts of a subject or discipline that are learned; early stages of anything

Answer 18

rudiments

Question 19

to set apart for special purposes; to take possession of and hold in custody

Answer 19

sequester

Question 20

to get rid of something unwanted; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it

Answer 20

winnow