Vocab "E"

Question 1

Inexorable

Answer 1

Aging is an inexorable process that cannot be changed

Question 2

Impinge

Answer 2

Her work is impinging on her social life, effecting her badly.

Question 3

Approbation

Answer 3

The council has finally indicated its approbation, approving the plans.

Question 4

Redress

Answer 4

It is time to redress the injustices of the past, which was unfair.

Question 5

Replete

Answer 5

The library is replete with books, being filled with them.

Question 6

Personage

Answer 6

The personage of Taylor Swift shows she is a famous person.

Question 7

Misnomer

Answer 7

Nowadays it is a misnomer to call a farmer a peasant, as it is not appropriate.

Question 8

Expurgate

Answer 8

Editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication to censor it.

Question 9

Garner

Answer 9

the police struggled to garner, or to gather, sufficient evidence.

Question 10

Translucent

Answer 10

Laura’s window has a translucent quality, allowing light to pass through.

Question 11

Oblivion

Answer 11

He was a celebrity who was consigned to oblivion, being unaware of what is happening.

Question 12

Penury

Answer 12

He was brought up in penury, being very poor

Question 13

Consolidate

Answer 13

The two funds will be consolidated, joining into one.

Question 14

bemuse

Answer 14

The people were bemused by the foreigner’s confusing attire.

Question 15

totalitarian

Answer 15

The Soviet Union was totalitarian, having total control over its people

Question 16

amoral

Answer 16

An infant is amoral, not following moral rules.

Question 17

Fidelity

Answer 17

Tell your husband it is fidelity and his loyalty, or divorce.

Question 18

Inordinate

Answer 18

I waited an inordinate amount of time, far more than expected.

Question 19

Surly

Answer 19

the guard’s surly, bad-tempered expression did not bode well

Question 20

Stolid

Answer 20

Holmes shares rooms with the stolid Dr Watson, who doesn’t show much emotion.

Question 21

Subscribe

Answer 21

I subscribe to that view at all, as it is a theory I agree with.

Question 22

staple

Answer 22

wheat is one of the world’s staple and basic part of food crops

Question 23

Omnipotent

Answer 23

They believe that God is the omnipotent creator of all things, having total power.

Question 24

Moribund

Answer 24

One patient was moribund, or in bad condition, at presentation and died 4 days later.

Question 25

Uncanny

Answer 25

The movie was uncanny and strange.

Question 26

Vignette

Answer 26

Bob Ross made things like a vignette, or a small drawing.

Question 27

Categorical

Answer 27

The answer to the kidnappers has been categorical, being expressed with great certainty.

Question 28

Sequel

Answer 28

Cars 2 is a sequel that continues the story of the first movie.

Question 29

Desiccate

Answer 29

The sun desiccated the surface, removing all moisture.

Question 30

Bereft

Answer 30

His sister was bereft, having lost something.

Question 31

Destitute

Answer 31

His brother was destitute, or very poor.

Question 32

censorious

Answer 32

The reviewer was censorious about the movie, criticizing it a lot.

Question 33

palliate

Answer 33

The palliate medication made it less painful, but did not cure him.

Question 34

excise

Answer 34

His job is to excise, or cut out, the paper cutouts.

Question 35

panorama

Answer 35

His camera’s panorama shows a wide view of land.