vocab 21

Question 1

Captivate

Answer 1

to attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm

Question 2

Timid

Answer 2

showing lack of courage or confidence

Question 3

vulgar

Answer 3

lacking sophistication

Question 4

countenance

Answer 4

a person’s face or facial expression

Question 5

deportment

Answer 5

a person’s behavior or manners

Question 6

untoward

Answer 6

unexpected and inappropriate or incontenientcon

Question 7

conciliate

Answer 7

to stop from being angry or discontented

Question 8

vain

Answer 8

having showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance

Question 9

officious

Answer 9

assertive of authority in an annoyingly omineering way

Question 10

condescension

Answer 10

an attitude of patronizing superiority

Question 11

trepidation

Answer 11

a feeling of fear

Question 12

cursory

Answer 12

hasty and therefore noth through or detailed

Question 13

lithe

Answer 13

thin

Question 14

encompass

Answer 14

to surround and have or hold within

Question 15

exponent

Answer 15

a person who believes in and supports the truth or benefits of an idea or theory

Question 16

preclude

Answer 16

to prevent from happening; make impossible

Question 17

wary

Answer 17

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

Question 18

enclosure

Answer 18

an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier

Question 19

contrive

Answer 19

to create or bring about

Question 20

warrant

Answer 20

authorization

Question 21

tantamount

Answer 21

equivalent in seriousness to

Question 22

abiding

Answer 22

lasting a long time

Question 23

compliance

Answer 23

the action or fact of complying with a wish or command

Question 24

vestige

Answer 24

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 25

villify

Answer 25

to speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

Question 26

rabble

Answer 26

disorderly crowd

Question 27

rouse

Answer 27

to bring about of state of sleep or repose

Question 28

stagnant

Answer 28

showing no activity

Question 29

cryogenic

Answer 29

relating to the branch of physics

Question 30

deduce

Answer 30

to arrive at by reasoning

Question 31

austere

Answer 31

extremely plain

Question 32

authenticity /avenue

Answer 32

a means of access or attainment

Question 33

avid

Answer 33

actively interesting in or enthusiastic about smeth

Question 34

bear

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to hold or remain firm under

Question 35

benevolant

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kind

Question 36

bias

Answer 36

a preconception that prevents objectivity

Question 37

brawl

Answer 37

an intense, loud fight

Question 38

brevity

Answer 38

the quality of being brief or terse

Question 39

aquisition

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the act of gaining a skill or possession of smth

Question 40

advent

Answer 40

the arrival or creation of smth

Question 41

ramify

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to extend into subdivisions

Question 42

rash

Answer 42

tending to act too hastily or w/o due consideration

Question 43

reform

Answer 43

a change for the better