Vocab 2

Question 1

ameliorate, v.

Answer 1

To make something better. Syn.

Improve, upgrade

Question 2

censure, n.

Answer 2

The act of officially expressing

strong disapproval and criticism.

Ant. approval

Question 3

disparity, n

Answer 3

a difference between things,

especially an unfair difference.

Syn. Inconsistency

Question 4

esteem, n.

esteem, v.

Answer 4

A feeling of respect and

admiration for someone.

Syn. Regard, value

Question 5

indolence, n.

indolent, adj.

Answer 5

Lazy. Syn. Slowness, apathy.

Ant. energy

Question 6

catharsis, n.

catharsis,

adj.

Answer 6

A way of dealing with bad

or strong feelings and

emotions, by expressing

or experiencing them

through writing, talking

etc.

Question 7

clemency, n.

Answer 7

Forgiveness and less

severe punishment for a

crime, usually given by

someone in power such

as a governor or

president.

Question 8

effervescent,

adj.

Answer 8

1. a liquid that produces

small bubbles of gas. 2.

someone or something

who is cheerful and active

Question 9

extol, v.

Answer 9

To praise something very

much

Question 10

fledgling, adj.

Answer 10

1. an organization or state

that is only recently been

formed and is still

developing. 2. a young

bird that is learning to fly.

Question 11

benign, adj.

Answer 11

1. Not likely to hurt you or cause cancer 2.

Kind and unlikely to harm anyone.

Question 12

blithe, adj.

Answer 12

1. Seeming not to think or worry about the

effects of what you do. 2. Literary – cheerful

and having no worries.

Question 13

fallacy, n.

Answer 13

1. a false idea or belief, especially one that a

lot of people believe to be true. 2. a

weakness in someone’s idea or argument

that is caused by a mistake in the way they

have thought about the idea or argument

Question 14

frivolous, adj.

Answer 14

1. not serious or sensible especially in a way

that is not appropriate for a particular

occasion 2. a persona who likes having fun

rather than doing serious or sensible things.

Question 15

hindrance, n.

Answer 15

1. Something or someone that makes it

difficult for you to do something successfully.

2. The act of making it difficult for someone to

do something.

Question 16

jeopardy, n.

jeopardize, v.

Answer 16

In danger of being lost or harmed. To risk

losing or spoiling something important of

value.

Question 17

anomaly, n.

Answer 17

Something that is noticeable because it

is different from what is usual.

Question 18

antithesis,

Answer 18

The exact opposite of something, or

something that is completely different

from something else.

Question 19

elation, n.

Answer 19

A feeling of extreme happiness and

excitement.

Question 20

jocular, adj.

Answer 20

Joking or humorous

Question 21

appease, v.

Answer 21

to make someone less angry or stop him

or her from attacking you by giving him

or her what he or she wants.

Question 22

assuage, v.

Answer 22

To make a bad feeling less painful or

severe

Question 23

serene, adj.

Answer 23

1. Calm, peaceful, untroubled; tranquil 2.

Used as a term of respect for members of

some European families (His Serene Highness)

Question 24

placid, adj.

Answer 24

Not easily upset or excited; calm or peaceful,

with little movement or activity (esp. a place or

stretch of water)