Vocab A

Question 1

Allay my fear…. Allay

Answer 1

Reduce fear

Question 2

Abrogate the sentence…by judge

Answer 2

Reduce, cancel, repeal by authority

Question 3

Abscess - big boil with pus

Answer 3

Pustule, inflammation, a medical condition

Question 4

Abject poverty

Answer 4

Hopeless, dismal

Question 5

Alloy, amalgamation - mix of met

Answer 5

Mix of elements or metals or things

Question 6

Ambidextrous - right & left hand

Answer 6

Use both hands easily, versatile

Question 7

Ambience - candle in restaurant

Answer 7

Environment, general mood, atmosphere

Question 8

Unclear explanation ambiguous

Answer 8

Unclear, cloudy, not committal

Question 9

Undecided voter ambivalent

Answer 9

Back and forth, vacillate

Question 10

Leisurely amble through the park

Answer 10

Walk casually, for fun, no hurry

Question 11

Move with self power ambulatory

Answer 11

Vagrant, nomad, able to move by self

Question 12

Amend , atone –> hurt feelings

Answer 12

Make up, correct something wrong or hurt feelings.. Mend or fix

Question 13

Affable, amiable, amity –> smiley friendly person

Answer 13

Friendly, approachable person

Amity - friendship

Question 14

Aggrandize, amplitude - to make it great, greater extent

Answer 14

Make it grand, bigger, louder,

Question 15

Animosity -cats and dogs

Answer 15

ill will, can’t stand the sight of each other, cannot get along

Question 16

Anomaly, aberration - deviate from normal. From match

Answer 16

Not the norm, different from the usual

Question 17

Nameless author - anonymous, incognito

Answer 17

Pseudonym, undisclosed, unknown person

Question 18

Antipathy, abhor - dislike, hate

Answer 18

Dislike, hate

Question 19

The priests offered fruits to the gods to appease them.. And have the much needed rain fal

Answer 19

Please, make happy, plead, mollify, pacify , soothe

Question 20

Aptitude for social studies

Answer 20

Natural ability to learn “ social studies”

Question 21

Arbitrary - random tickets handed by the traffic police

Answer 21

Inconsistent, random, erratic,

Question 22

Soccer referee - arbitrator for soccer rules and disputes

Answer 22

Mediator, settles disputes

Question 23

Plowing in the hot sun - arduous task

Answer 23

Tough task, strenuous

Question 24

Assimilate into the new culture - become part of new culture

Answer 24

Cells take in food through absorption - assimilation

Become part of new culture

Question 25

Muscle wasting away, medical condition - atrophy

Answer 25

Wasting away, disintegrating

Question 26

Attrition of workforce

Answer 26

Gradual loss of size or numbers, lay offs in companies

Question 27

Augment food with vitamins to make it healthier

Answer 27

Enhance, increase , make it bigger or better

Question 28

Authentic diamond – real deal.. Not a lab created diamond

Answer 28

Real deal, genuine

Question 29

Authoritarian, autocratic - dictator, someone who controls and commands only

Answer 29

Domineering, autocratic, despotic, like Hitler

Question 30

Anarchy when there is no government

Answer 30

No laws or no government in place.. Makes people go wild and lawless ..commit crimes no consequence

Question 31

Travel plans went awry because of bad weather

Answer 31

Topsy turvy, askew, off course, amiss, crooked, not straightforward

Question 32

Fizzy is the bane of Teeko’s existence

Answer 32

Torment, plague, cause of harm, trouble maker