VOCAB 2.0

Question 1

abase (v)

Answer 1

humiliate, to degrade

Question 2

abdicate (v)

Answer 2

to give up a position, usually one of great power or authority

Question 3

aberration (n)

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something that differs from what’s normal

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abet (v)

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to aid, assist, encourage

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apathetic (adj)

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lacking concern, non-emotional

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ballad (noun)

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a love song

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boisterous (adj)

Answer 7

loud and full of energy

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bombastic (adj)

Answer 8

excessively confident, pompous

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boon (n)

Answer 9

a gift or blessing

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brazen (adj)

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excessively bold or brash

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credulity (n)

Answer 11

readiness to believe

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crescendo (n)

Answer 12

steady increase in intensity or volume

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criteria (n)

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standards by which something is judged

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culmination (n)

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the climax toward which something progresses

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culpable (adj)

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deserving blame

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deft (adj)

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skillful, capable

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defunct (adj)

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no longer used or existing

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delegate (v)

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to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious (adj)

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harmful

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deliberate (adj)

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intentional, reflecting

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exalt (v)

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to glorify, to praise

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exasperate (v)

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to irritate, irk

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excavate (v)

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to dig out of the ground and remove

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exculpate (v)

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to free from guilt or blame

Question 25

## Footnote **excursion (n)**

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## Footnote **a trip or outing**

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## Footnote **feral (adj)**

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## Footnote **wild, savage**

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## Footnote **fervent (adj)**

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## Footnote **ardent, passionate**

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## Footnote **fetid (adj)**

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## Footnote **having a foul odor**

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## Footnote **fetter (v)**

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## Footnote **to chain, restrain**

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## Footnote **fickle (adj)**

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## Footnote **shifting in character, inconsistent**

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## Footnote **grandiose (adj)**

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## Footnote **on a magnificent or exaggerated scale**

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**gratuitous (adj)**

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## Footnote **uncalled for, unwarranted**

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## Footnote **gregarious (adj)**

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## Footnote **drawn to the company of others, sociable**

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## Footnote **grievous (adj)**

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## Footnote **injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature**

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## Footnote **guile (n)**

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## Footnote **deceitfulness, cunning sly behavior**

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## Footnote **heterogeneous (adj)**

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## Footnote **varied, diverse in character**

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## Footnote **hiatus (n)**

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## Footnote **a break or gap in duration or continuity**

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## Footnote **hierarchy (n)**

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## Footnote **a system with ranked groups**

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## Footnote **hypocrisy (n)**

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## Footnote **pretending to believe what one doesn't**

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## Footnote **hypothetical (adj)**

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## Footnote **supposed to or assumed to be true, but unproven**

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**insatiable (adj.)**

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## Footnote **incapable of being satisfied**

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**insidious (adj.)**

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## Footnote **appealing, but imperceptibly harmful, seductive**

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**insinuate (v.)**

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## Footnote **to suggest indirectly or subtly**

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## Footnote **insipid (adj)**

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## Footnote **dull; boring**

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## Footnote **insolent (adj)**

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## Footnote **rude, arrogant, overbearing**

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## Footnote **jubilant (adj)**

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## Footnote **extremely joyful, happy**

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## Footnote **judicious (adj)**

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## Footnote **having or exercising** **sound judgment**

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## Footnote **juxtaposition (n)**

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## Footnote **two things place beside each other for the sake of implicit comparison**

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## Footnote **knell (n)**

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## Footnote **the solemn sound of a bell often indicating a death**

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## Footnote **kudos (n)**

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## Footnote **praise for an achievement**

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## Footnote **laceration (n)**

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## Footnote **a cut or tear**

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**laconic (adj.)**

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**terse in speech or writing**

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languid (adj.)

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sluggish from fatigue or weakness

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larceny (n.)

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obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery

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latent (adj.)

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hidden, but capable of being exposed

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maelstrom (n.)

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a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

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malediction (n.)

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a curse

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mandate (n.)

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an authoritative command

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manifest (v.)

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to show plainly

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manifold (adj.)

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diverse, varied