Vocab 626 -650

Question 1

authoritarian

Answer 1

requiring full obedience to authority

Question 2

soothe

Answer 2

to calm, comfort; to ease, relieve

Question 3

myth

Answer 3

legend; false belief

Question 4

adhere

Answer 4

to stick to, follow closely

Question 5

imperturbable

Answer 5

not easily excited, calm

Question 6

detrimental

Answer 6

causing loss or damage, harmful

Question 7

contaminate

Answer 7

to make impure

Question 8

cajole

Answer 8

to persuade, coax

Question 9

finesse

Answer 9

graceful skill

Question 10

warrant

Answer 10

to justify, call for deserve

Question 11

clandestine

Answer 11

secret, concealed

Question 12

decorum

Answer 12

proper behavior

Question 13

acuity

Answer 13

keenness, sharpness

Question 14

sloth

Answer 14

laziness

Question 15

suffrage

Answer 15

the right to vote

Question 16

benevolent

Answer 16

kind, charitable

Question 17

spectator

Answer 17

one who looks on with taking part

Question 18

chaos

Answer 18

complete disorder

Question 19

didactic

Answer 19

educational; teacher like

Question 20

blueprint

Answer 20

a detailed plan; a model to be followed

Question 21

amenable

Answer 21

willing to follow advice or suggestion

Question 22

certitude

Answer 22

certainity

Question 23

mingle

Answer 23

to mix together

Question 24

synthesis

Answer 24

a combination of parts into a whole

Question 25

degenerate

Answer 25

to grow worse, deteriorate