Vocab

Question 1

misanthrope

Answer 1

one who dislikes mankind

Question 2

anteroom

Answer 2

a room preceding the main room; a foyer

Question 3

ambidextrous

Answer 3

able to use both hands equally well

Question 4

antipathy

Answer 4

a deep-seated feeling of dislike

Question 5

anachronism

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to take something out of it’s time period to which it does not belong

Question 6

bellicose

Answer 6

liking to fight

Question 7

acrid

Answer 7

bitter and unpleasant in both taste and smell

Question 8

autograph

Answer 8

a signature from a famous person

Question 9

auditorium

Answer 9

a building or room for public gatherings

Question 10

biennial

Answer 10

occurring every two years

Question 11

benevolent

Answer 11

well-meaning, kind, chartiable

Question 12

bibliophile

Answer 12

one who loves books

Question 13

biography

Answer 13

a book written about someone’s life

Question 14

circumlocution

Answer 14

indirect language, talking around an issue

Question 15

regicide

Answer 15

killing of a king

Question 16

chronology

Answer 16

the arrangement of dates in order

Question 17

consensus

Answer 17

an opinion reached by the majority

Question 18

controversy

Answer 18

a disagreement

Question 19

credo

Answer 19

a statement of belief

Question 20

denote

Answer 20

to lower the rank or position of

Question 21

decimate

Answer 21

to destroy a large percentage

Question 22

verdict

Answer 22

a pronouncement by a jury

Question 23

induce

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to bring about or give rise to

Question 24

euphemism

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a nice word substituted for an unpleasant one

Question 25

manufacture

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making articles

Question 26

exothermic

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a chemical reaction in which energy is released into the surrounding area

Question 27

fratricide

Answer 27

the killing of a brother

Question 28

graphic

Answer 28

of or related to visual art

Question 29

congregate

Answer 29

to gather together in a group

Question 30

ignoble

Answer 30

not honorable in character or purpose

Question 31

genesis

Answer 31

the origin of something

Question 32

interstellar

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occurring or situated between stars

Question 33

intrastate

Answer 33

existing within the boundary of a state

Question 34

interject

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to interrupt the remarks of another

Question 35

prologue

Answer 35

a separate introductory section

Question 36

translucent

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allowing light to pass through

Question 37

macrophage

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a large cell found at sites of infection

Question 38

microorganism

Answer 38

a bacterium that can be only seen with a microscope

Question 39

emit

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to send forth or discharge

Question 40

omnipotent

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all powerful

Question 41

pacifist

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one who desires peace

Question 42

patricide

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killing of a father

Question 43

empathy

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the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Question 44

amorphous

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without shape

Question 45

nominal

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existing in name only

Question 46

compel

Answer 46

the urge to do something

Question 47

suspend

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to hang by attachment from something above

Question 48

philanthropy

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the desire to promote the welfare of another

Question 49

xenophobia

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the fear of strange or foreign

Question 50

tripod

Answer 50

something with three feet