vocab 8

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 2

ameliorate

Answer 2

make something bad better

Question 3

atrophy

Answer 3

body part waste away

decline in effectiveness due to underuse or neglect

Question 4

bequeath

Answer 4

leave to a person by a will

Question 5

cajole

Answer 5

persuade to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Question 6

compendious

Answer 6

presenting essential facts in a comprehensive but concise way

short and sweet

Question 7

cursory

Answer 7

hurried and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 8

debase

Answer 8

reduced in quality or value

Question 9

deplete

Answer 9

use up the supply or resources of

Question 10

efface

Answer 10

erase from a surface

make oneself appear insignificant

Question 11

elucidate

Answer 11

make something clear, explain

Question 12

expunge

Answer 12

erase or remove completelyy

Question 13

extricate

Answer 13

free something or someone from a difficulty or constraint

release from tangled situation

Question 14

impetuous

Answer 14

done quickly without thought or care

moving rapidly or forcefully

Question 15

garrulous

Answer 15

excessive talking especially on trivial matters

Question 16

laconic

Answer 16

something using very few words

brief, concise

Question 17

opulence

Answer 17

great wealth or luxuriousness

Question 18

placate

Answer 18

make someone less angry or hostile

Question 19

reiterate

Answer 19

say something a number of times

Question 20

surreptitious

Answer 20

kept secret because it would not be approved of