vocab 2

Question 1

eagerness

Answer 1

enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness.
“the player showed eagerness to play”

Question 2

phony

Answer 2

fake

Question 3

liveliness

Answer 3

the quality of being outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic.
“he radiated liveliness and good humour”
an atmosphere of excitement and activity.
“the ambience lacked liveliness”

Question 4

ameliorate

Answer 4

(vb) to make better
Amelia was an outstanding caregiver; she could ameliorate a patient’s discomfort just by smiling kindly.
Word Forms: ameliorable, ameliorableness, ameliorant, ameliorative, amelioratory, ameliorator

Question 5

amenable

Answer 5

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
“parents who have amenable children”

capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible.
“cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment”

Question 6

acquiescent

Answer 6

ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants.
“his acquiescent mood”

Question 7

agreeable

Answer 7

quite enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant.
“a cheerful and agreeable companion”

willing to agree to something.
“they were agreeable to its publication”

Question 8

amiable

Answer 8

adj) friendly
The amiable celebrity was known for his willingness to sign autographs and visit with his fans.
Word Forms: amiably, amiability, amiableness Antonym Form: unamiable Related Word: amicable

Question 9

amortize

Answer 9

(vb) to eliminate debt by making payments
For most borrowers, it takes thirty years to amortize their mortgage.
Word Forms: amortized, amortizable, amortizement, amortization Antonym Forms: unamortized

Question 10

anachronistic

Answer 10

(adj) out of chronological order, belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

Today’s announcement about the impending demolition of the baseball stadium is anachronistic; the stadium was
razed early last week.
Word Forms: anachronistically, anachrony, anachronic, anachronism, anachronous, anachronously
Related Word: chronological, chronology

Question 11

analgesic

Answer 11

(adj) capable of relieving pain
Although Andy was in the most painful stages of the disease, his daughter’s visit was analgesic; he was so happy to
see her that his pain was significantly reduced.
Word Forms: analgesic (n.), analgetic Related Word: analgesia

Question 12

anodyne

Answer 12

(n) something that relieves pain
The comedy club was an anodyne to Annika’s grief; while she was there, she could forget her pain and sadness.
Word Form: anodynic

Question 13

apocryphal

Answer 13

(adj) fake; untrue
April told an apocryphal tale about my mother; I wanted so much to believe it even though I knew it wasn’t true.
Word Forms: apocryphally, apocryphalness, apocryphalist

Question 14

apostate

Answer 14

(n) person who abandons their religion or cause
I had been an apostate from my religion for years, but recently had started thinking about rejoining the church.
Word Forms: apostatic, apostatical, apostatically, apostasy, apostatize

Question 15

approbation

Answer 15

(n) approval
Apollo’s proposal for new lighting on campus was met with approbation, as the board agreed there was a safety
issue.
Word Forms: approbate, approbative, approbator, approbatory Related Word: preapprobation, subapprobation

Question 16

ardor

Answer 16

(n) intense passion
Mrs. Armstrong, my English teacher, is known for her ardor for the literature of William Faulkner; last summer she
even visited his hometown in Mississippi in order to better visualize the settings of his books.

Question 17

arrogate

Answer 17

(vb) to claim without rights
The government arrogated Arianna’s land, so she hired a lawyer to prove it did not have any rights to her property.
Word Forms: arrogatingly, arrogation, arrogator, arrogative Antonym Forms: unarrogated, unarrogating

Question 18

ascertain

Answer 18

(vb) to make certain
The detective was able to ascertain the suspect’s whereabouts on the night of the burglary through surveillance
video.
Word Forms: ascertainable, ascertainableness, ascertainably, ascertainment, ascertainer

Question 19

ascetic

Answer 19

characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
“an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour”