Vocab 14 (Word - give definition[s])

Question 1

subtle

Answer 1

not obvious

Question 2

supine

Answer 2

1. lying on one’s back

2. not resisting

Question 3

susceptible

Answer 3

easily influenced or affected

Question 4

sustain

Answer 4

1. strengthen, support
2. maintain, carry on
3. experience, suffer

Question 5

synthesis

Answer 5

combination of elements or ideas

Question 6

tangent

Answer 6

1. different or irrelevant line of thought

2. a line that touches a curve at a point (in math)

Question 7

tempestuous

Answer 7

stormy

Question 8

tenacious

Answer 8

stubborn, determined

Question 9

thrive

Answer 9

grow, develop, prosper

Question 10

transcend

Answer 10

go beyond, rise above

Question 11

trite

Answer 11

unoriginal, common

Question 12

unorthodox

Answer 12

not traditional

Question 13

unprecedented

Answer 13

without any previous example

Question 14

usurp

Answer 14

seize power without authority

Question 15

vicarious

Answer 15

felt indirectly by imagining someone else’s experiences

Question 16

vindicate

Answer 16

clear someone of blame, prove to be right

Question 17

virulent

Answer 17

1. poisonous

2. bitter, harsh, hostile

Question 18

vitiate

Answer 18

spoil, destroy

Question 19

vocation

Answer 19

career

Question 20

vulnerable

Answer 20

susceptible, exposed

Question 21

wane

Answer 21

lessen, become weaker

Question 22

wary

Answer 22

cautious

Question 23

wry

Answer 23

having a clever or grim sense of humor