vocab #7

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

to feel hatred/disgust toward
ex: you abhor that kid who used to bully people.

Question 2

acme

Answer 2

the highest point of something
ex: a brilliant violinist might reach the acme of her career.

Question 3

affluence

Answer 3

abundant in wealth
ex: the affluence of the US shown by our wealth and power.

Question 4

amnesty

Answer 4

pardon for doing a wrongdoing/overlooking something
ex: the prisoners asked for amnesty.

Question 5

assent

Answer 5

agree/express agreement
ex: nodding your head in assent.

Question 6

assuage

Answer 6

to provide physical relief from pain
ex: assuaging your hunger by eating.

Question 7

bilious

Answer 7

irritable/troubled by indigestion
ex: she had a bilious fever.

Question 8

blase

Answer 8

thrill is gone/bored
ex: disneyland was blase. he had a blase attitude about housecleaning.

Question 9

cavalier

Answer 9

showing lack of concern/look down on people
ex: she was cavalier about her studies, believing that she was smarter than her teacher.

Question 10

circumspect

Answer 10

cautious/think before acting
ex: i am circumspect, whereas he is impulsive.

Question 11

contraband

Answer 11

sold illicitly
ex: fentanyl is contraband.

Question 12

countenance

Answer 12

appearance by face
ex: if you are a great poker player, you probably have a calm countenance.

Question 13

deleterious

Answer 13

harmful to living things
ex: smoking has deleterious effects on your health.

Question 14

despot

Answer 14

a cruel/oppressive dictator
ex: he was a depot the way he ran is classroom.

Question 15

dissident

Answer 15

a person who objects to some established policy
ex: the dissidents rebelled against the government.