Vocab 7

Question 0

Blight

Noun

Answer 0

A plaque, disease (the potato blight destroyed the harvest and bankrupted the many families). 2 something that destroys hope (his bad morals is a blight upon this entire operation)

Question 1

Abide

Verb

Answer 1

to put up with (though he did not agree with the decision, chuck decided to abide by it.) to remain (despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather through the millennia, the mountains abide

Question 2

Candor

Noun

Answer 2

Honesty and frankness (we were surprised by the candor of the mayors speech because he is rather evasive.)

Question 3

Defamatory

Adjective

Answer 3

Harmful towards another’s reputation

The defamatory gossip spreading about the actor made the public less willing to see the actor’s new movie.

Question 4

Effulgence

Adjective

Answer 4

Radiant, splendorous (the golden palace was effulgence.)

Question 5

Fervent

Adjective

Answer 5

Ardent, passionate (the fervent protestor chained themselves to the building and shouted all night long.)

Question 6

Haughty

Adjective

Answer 6

Disdainfully proud (the supsrstar’s haughty dismissal of her costars will backfire on her someday.)

Question 7

Imperative

Adjective & noun

Answer 7

Necessary, pressing (it is imperative that you have these folders organized by midday.) a rule, command, or order (her imperative to have the folders by midday was perceived as ridiculous by the others.)

Question 8

Lavish

Adjective & verb

Answer 8

Given without limits (because they had worked very hard, the performers appreciated the critic’s lavish praise.) to give without limits. (Because the performers had worked hard, they deserve the praise that the critic had lavished on them.)

Question 9

Maudlin

Adjective

Answer 9

Weakly, sentimental (although many people enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them maudlin and shallow.)

Question 10

Neophyte

Noun

Answer 10

Someone who is young or inexperienced (as a neophyte in the iterate world, mark had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.

Question 11

Ornate

Adjective

Answer 11

Highly elaborate, excessively decorated (the ornate styling of the new model of luxury car could not compensate for the poor quality of its motor.)

Question 12

Pallid

Adjective

Answer 12

Lacking color (dr. Can helping feared that Lucy’s pallid complexion was due to an unexpected loss of blood.)

Question 13

Rash

Adjective

Answer 13

Hasty, incautious (it’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.)

Question 14

Salient

Adjective

Answer 14

Significant, conspicuous (one of the salient differences between Alison and Nancy is that Alison is a foot taller.)