Vocab H12

Question 1

apposite

Answer 1

(adj. ) appropriate; suitable; apt
syn: germane
ant: immaterial

Question 2

augur

Answer 2

(n. ) a prophet or seer; (v.) to predict, foreshadow

syn: (v.) bode

Question 3

bilk

Answer 3

(v.) to defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart

Question 4

charisma

Answer 4

(n. ) the special personal magnetism that makes an individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power
syn: mystique

Question 5

debilitate

Answer 5

(v. ) to make weak or feeble

syn: enervate

Question 6

execrable

Answer 6

(adj. ) utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior
syn: odious

Question 7

impinge

Answer 7

(v.) to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon

Question 8

labyrinth

Answer 8

(n. ) a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation
syn: enigma

Question 9

narcissism

Answer 9

(n.) excessive self-love; absorption in oneself

Question 10

niggardly

Answer 10

(adj. ) stingy; meanly small or insufficient

ant: magnanimous

Question 11

pastiche

Answer 11

(n.) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge

Question 12

precarious

Answer 12

(adj. ) very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky

syn: dubious

Question 13

rapport

Answer 13

(n.) a close and harmonious relationship

Question 14

utilitarian

Answer 14

(adj. ) stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness
syn: pragmatic

Question 15

vacuous

Answer 15

(adj. ) devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless
syn: inane, insipid, fatuous
ant: incisive, trenchant

Question 16

vagary

Answer 16

(n. ) an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion
syn: caprice

Question 17

viable

Answer 17

(adj. ) capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
syn: feasible

Question 18

xenophobia

Answer 18

(n.) undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange

Question 19

zany

Answer 19

(adj.) clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; (n.) one who plays the clown

Question 20

zealot

Answer 20

(n.) a fanatical partisan; an ardent follower