Vocab K

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

to become less active/less intense/less in amount; The athlete’s abating nade him retire, as he became less active

Question 2

Abstract

Answer 2

existing purely in the mind; The abstract painting makes the viewer see its meaning purely in the mind

Question 3

Abysmal

Answer 3

extremely bad; The abysmal dish was so extremely bad it killed the customer.

Question 4

Accordingly

Answer 4

in accordance with; The two accordingly parties reached an accordance with the treaty,

Question 5

Acquisition

Answer 5

the act of gaining a skill/possession of something; The acquisition from his training made him gain a skill.

Question 6

Adapt

Answer 6

To accommodate oneself to a new condition/setting; The man had to adapt to this new setting

Question 7

Adept

Answer 7

Having knowledge or skill: The adept musician has knowledge over the violin

Question 8

Adequate

Answer 8

Having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task/purpose; This man’s sufficient qualifications makes him adequate for this job.

Question 9

Advent

Answer 9

the arrival/creation of something; The advent or creation of the United States can be seen through the need for self-government.

Question 10

Adversarial

Answer 10

relating to hostile opposition; the adversarial protestors had hostile opposition to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Question 11

Advocate

Answer 11

to defend/promote something; Saul Goodman advocated to the theory of his client being home to defend his innocence.

Question 12

Aesthetic

Answer 12

relating to beauty/refined taste; The aesthetic of her fashion reveals the beauty she has.

Question 13

Afford

Answer 13

to be able to buy/spare; I think I am able to spare for this game, as I can afford it

Question 14

Agitate

Answer 14

to promote something; The salesmen advocated this mysterious plant to promote climate change.

Question 15

Allow

Answer 15

to permit/consent to; The unaware teenager allowed the strange man into his home, unaware he permitted a dangerous murderer.

Question 16

Allude

Answer 16

to make a secret mention of something; The ending of the movie alluded to the secret mention of the sequel.

Question 17

Altercation

Answer 17

a noisy argument/confrontation; The altercation between the kids resulted in a noisy confrontation escalating to a brawl.

Question 18

Ambiguous

Answer 18

unclear/vague in meaning; The ambiguous ending of the movie was unclear in what it meant

Question 19

Ambitious

Answer 19

having a powerful desire for success; The ambitious artist has a powerful desire for success.

Question 20

Ambivalence

Answer 20

the state of being uncertain; The man felt ambivalence, being uncertain between which school to choose.

Question 21

Analogous

Answer 21

similar but not identical; The analogous friends looked very similar, but not identical.

Question 22

Annihilate

Answer 22

to destroy; The atomic bomb annihilated the world, destroying everything

Question 23

Anomaly

Answer 23

something different from the norm; The dog was an anomaly, as there was something different about it.

Question 24

Anticipate

Answer 24

assume to be likely to happen; We anticipate that our profits are likely to die down.

Question 25

Antipathy

Answer 25

strong feeling of dislike; The feeling of antipathy I have of this class gives me a strong feeling of dislike.

Question 26

Apex

Answer 26

the highest point of something; mcdonalds is the apex, the highest point of fast food

Question 27

Apprehension

Answer 27

fearful expectation of something; The fearful apprehension in the abandoned building made me expect something dangerous.

Question 28

Articulate

Answer 28

to clearly express in words; The spokesman decided to articulate his speech to clearly express his point

Question 29

Artificial

Answer 29

not occurring naturally; The artificial biodome does not occur naturally.

Question 30

Assertion

Answer 30

a strong declaration; The deployment of troops was seen as an assertion and a strong declaration of power.