Vocab 9

Question 0

Audaciously

Answer 0

Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Showing willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
Sentence: Carly audaciously raised her hand to volunteer, but she didn’t even know what she was getting herself into.

Question 1

Attribution

Answer 1

Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: Regard something as being caused by someone or something.
Sentence: He blushed after the attribution was given to him, but he was very appreciative.

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
Sentence: Her austere gestures startled the children, yet they learned to respect her ways.

Question 3

Avocation

Answer 3

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A hobby or minor occupations.
Sentence: His avocation consumed his whole life, yet he made some time for his son.

Question 4

Axiom

Answer 4

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self evidently true.
Sentence: The axiom shocked the nation, but some people had seen it coming.

Question 5

Buttress

Answer 5

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall.
Sentence: The buttress had been built stoutly, but the repeated attacks were taking a toll on it.

Question 6

Bulwark

Answer 6

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense.
Sentence: Samantha’s parents are a bulwark when it comes to their daughter, yet they were lenient enough to let her go out with her boyfriend.

Question 7

Calamitous

Answer 7

Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Involving disaster.
Sentence: The calamitous events of Friday night would forever be engraved in her head, yet she was willing to look to the bright side.

Question 8

Carbuncle

Answer 8

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin.
Sentence: The carbuncle that was on her foot was growing, yet she seemed to not care.

Question 9

Cavalier

Answer 9

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A courtly gentleman, especially one actions as a lady’s escort.
Sentence: The cavalier was one of the most respected men out there, but Dolly still wasn’t interested in him.

Question 10

Causation

Answer 10

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: The action of causing something.
Sentence: The causation of his disease seemed impossible to find, but his doctor worked hard to cure it.

Question 11

Caveat

Answer 11

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
Sentence: The caveat kept the children from doing things they weren’t supposed to do, but some kids found a way around the limitations.

Question 12

Censure

Answer 12

Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: Express severe disapproval of someone or something typically in a formal statement.
Sentence: His parents tried to censure his teacher, but he stopped them before they had a chance to embarrass themselves.

Question 13

Cerebral

Answer 13

Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Of the brain.
Sentence: The cerebral damage was far too much for her to handle, but her parents still had hope.