Vocab 2

Question 1

chronic

Answer 1

lasting for a long time

Question 2

circumstantial

Answer 2

relating to the incidence

Question 3

circumvent

Answer 3

to surround or enclose; to go around or bypass

Question 4

classicist

Answer 4

one versed in the study of ancient Greek and Latin

Question 5

coagulate

Answer 5

to clot or thicken

Question 6

commemorate

Answer 6

to honor the memory of with a ceremony

Question 7

committed

Answer 7

to be obligated in doing something

Question 8

commoners

Answer 8

a person without a noble rank or title

Question 9

commonplace

Answer 9

ordinary

Question 10

compilation

Answer 10

something composed from several sources or materials

Question 11

complaisant

Answer 11

cheerfully obliging

Question 12

complicity

Answer 12

involvement as an accomplice in a crime

Question 13

concession

Answer 13

an acknowledgment or admission

Question 14

condemn

Answer 14

to express strong disapproval of

Question 15

conjecture

Answer 15

an inference or guesswork

Question 16

constituents

Answer 16

one that authorizes another to act as a representative

Question 17

controversy

Answer 17

a dispute between two sides with opposing views

Question 18

conundrum

Answer 18

a dilemma or difficult problem

Question 19

copious

Answer 19

plentiful or abundant; wordy

Question 20

cordial

Answer 20

friendly

Question 21

covenant

Answer 21

a binding agreement

Question 22

covet

Answer 22

to desire

Question 23

culled

Answer 23

to be removed from a group

Question 24

curmudgeon

Answer 24

an old angry guy

Question 25

cursory

Answer 25

hasty, superficial

Question 26

cynical

Answer 26

scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others

Question 27

daunting

Answer 27

challenging

Question 28

decried

Answer 28

condemned openly

Question 29

defiant

Answer 29

marked by bold resistance

Question 30

definitive

Answer 30

authoritative and complete

Question 31

deft

Answer 31

skillful

Question 32

deliberate

Answer 32

intentional

Question 33

delineate

Answer 33

to mark

Question 34

delinquent

Answer 34

overdue in payment or duty

Question 35

deluding

Answer 35

to deceive the mind

Question 36

denounce

Answer 36

to condemn openly as being reprehensible

Question 37

derisive

Answer 37

mocking, jeering

Question 38

despondent

Answer 38

expressing dejection

Question 39

diffidence

Answer 39

timidity or shyness

Question 40

dilettante

Answer 40

a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge

Question 41

diminished

Answer 41

smaller, less in amount

Question 42

diminutive

Answer 42

extremely small in size, tiny

Question 43

diplomatic

Answer 43

marked by tact and sensitivity when dealing with others

Question 44

dirge

Answer 44

a funeral song

Question 45

discern

Answer 45

to perceive or comprehend

Question 46

discernment

Answer 46

keenness of insight and judgment

Question 47

discredit

Answer 47

to damage in reputation, to cause to be doubted or distrusted

Question 48

discriminate

Answer 48

to see the subtle nuances between things

Question 49

disdain

Answer 49

to treat with contempt

Question 50

disingenuous

Answer 50

not straightforward, crafty

Question 51

dismissive

Answer 51

showing indifference or disregard

Question 52

disparities

Answer 52

unlikeness, incongruity

Question 53

dissidents

Answer 53

ones who disagree

Question 54

dissuade

Answer 54

to persuade someone to not do something

Question 55

diversion

Answer 55

something that distracts the mind

Question 56

divisive

Answer 56

creating disagreements

Question 57

doctor

Answer 57

to repair, to adulterate

Question 58

dolce

Answer 58

gently and sweetly, like in music

Question 59

dour

Answer 59

unyielding, stubborn

Question 60

drab

Answer 60

faded and dull in appearance