Vocab 9/10 + 11/12

Question 1

Grad, Gress

Answer 1

To step, to walk

Question 2

Grat, Grac

Answer 2

Pleasing, favour

Question 3

Greg

Answer 3

Flock, herd, group

Question 4

Host, hosp(it)

Answer 4

Host, guest

Question 5

Jac, Ject, jet

Answer 5

To throw, to hurl, to lie

Question 6

Junct, Join, Jug

Answer 6

To join, meet or link

Question 7

Liber, Liver

Answer 7

Free

Question 8

Aggregation

Answer 8

(n) Separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose, a mass composed of many parts.

Question 9

Degradation

Answer 9

(n) A major reduction in worth, quality, or standing | A deterioration, as of moral character

Question 10

Digress

Answer 10

(v) To wander off the point or topic

Question 11

Egregious

Answer 11

(a) Standing out from others, but in a bad way | Conspicuously bad | Flagrant

Question 12

Gregarious

Answer 12

(a) Fond of company [of a person] | Sociable

Question 13

Ingratiate

Answer 13

(v) To [try to] make oneself appear favourable or necessary to another | To bring into the good graces of

Question 14

Inhospitable

Answer 14

(a) Not inclined to be kind or friendly | Barren and forbidding

Question 15

Adjudicate

Answer 15

(v) To settle or rule upon, as in a court of law

Question 16

Adjunct

Answer 16

(n) A thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else | (a) Added or connected in a subordinate capacity

Question 17

Conjecture

Answer 17

(n) A prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork | (v) To form a point of view without proof

Question 18

Injudicious

Answer 18

(a) Displaying poor judgement

Question 19

Jettison

Answer 19

(v) To throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted | (n) The discarding of anything

Question 20

Prejudicial

Answer 20

(a) Producing prejudice | Causing an unfavourable opinion without supporting evidence | Detrimental

Question 21

Rejoinder

Answer 21

(n) A quick and clever answer | An appropriate reply, as to a smart question or statement

Question 22

Liter

Answer 22

Letter

Question 23

Loc

Answer 23

Place

Question 24

Locut, Loqu

Answer 24

To speak, to talk

Question 25

Luc, Lum(en)

Answer 25

Light, to shine

Question 26

Man(u)

Answer 26

Hand

Question 27

Mater(n), Matr

Answer 27

Mother

Question 28

Medi

Answer 28

Middle. Between

Question 29

Mem(or)

Answer 29

To remember

Question 30

Allocate

Answer 30

(v) To put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time

Question 31

Circumlocution

Answer 31

(n) Using many more words than necessary to make a point | Evasiveness

Question 32

Colloquy

Answer 32

(n) A formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic | A conference convened to discuss a specific subject

Question 33

Elucidate

Answer 33

(v) To shed some light on a subject, as through clear expression

Question 34

Literati

Answer 34

(n) Collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, members of society | Scholarly people

Question 35

Localism

Answer 35

(n) An expression or manner typical to a specific region

Question 36

Loquacious

Answer 36

(a) Too talkative | Excessively wordy | Fond of one’s own voice

Question 37

Luminary

Answer 37

(n) Any particularly brilliant, famous, or well-known person | A celebrity

Question 38

Pellucid

Answer 38

(a) Presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy | Showing maximum clarity

Question 39

Matriculate

Answer 39

(v) To enroll, as in college or university - which then becomes one’s alma mater

Question 40

Matrix

Answer 40

(n) Any kind of mould, form, or casting from which things are produced

Question 41

Mediocrity

Answer 41

(n) The condition of being ordinary | A state of moderate or low quality

Question 42

Memorabilia

Answer 42

(n) A collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past

Question 43

Memorandum

Answer 43

(n) A short note (intended to jog the memory)