Vocab 5

Question 1

Abjure

Answer 1

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

Question 2

Abrogate

Answer 2

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Question 3

Abstemious

Answer 3

not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

Question 4

Antebellum

Answer 4

occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War

Question 5

Acumen

Answer 5

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

Question 6

Belie

Answer 6

misrepresent

Question 7

Bellicose

Answer 7

war like

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

Question 8

Bowdlerize

Answer 8

remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective.

Question 9

Chicanery

Answer 9

he use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

Question 10

Churlish

Answer 10

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Question 11

Circumlocution

Answer 11

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Question 12

Circumnavigate

Answer 12

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Question 13

Deciduous

Answer 13

(of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually.
informal
(of a tree or shrub) broadleaved.

Question 14

Deleterious

Answer 14

causing harm or damage.

Question 15

Diffident

Answer 15

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

Question 16

Auspicious

Answer 16

attended by favorable circumstances