vocab book 12 lesson 4

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

NOUN- An expression of approval; praise

Question 2

Benighted

Answer 2

Existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened; living in the past

Question 3

Bourgeois

Answer 3

The middle class; reflecting mediocrity

Question 4

Credo

Answer 4

A strongly held belief; a guide to one’s action.

Question 5

Empirical

Answer 5

Based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation

Question 6

Eschew

Answer 6

To stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds

Question 7

Expatiate

Answer 7

To speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with ‘on’ or ‘upon’.

Question 8

Iconoclast

Answer 8

One who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions.

Question 9

Indigence

Answer 9

An extreme level of poverty; without means of support

Question 10

Laudable

Answer 10

ADJ- Praiseworthy

Question 11

Mandate

Answer 11

A clear command or instruction; to require or order

Question 12

Ostensible

Answer 12

Only seemingly so; apparent; an excuse

Question 13

Recalcitrant

Answer 13

Unwilling to accept another’s authority; stubbornly defiant

Question 14

Regurgitate

Answer 14

To expel (partially digested food) from the stomach; to repeat mindlessly what one has learned

Question 15

Risible

Answer 15

Provoking or causing laughter