Vocab Lesson 2

Question 1

v. To clear guilty, or to free from a promise or a responsibility

Answer 1

absolve

Question 2

v. To foreshadow in an indirect way; to outline in a sketchy way
To partially disclose

Answer 2

adumbrate

Question 3

n. A defamatory expression; slander

Answer 3

aspersion

Question 4

n. One who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant

Answer 4

coadjutor

Question 5

adj. Existing or at dating from birth; being an essential characteristic

Answer 5

congenital

Question 6

n. A lively spirit with a distinctive style

Answer 6

elan

Question 7

adj. Pertinent and fitting

Answer 7

germane

Question 8

n. An interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time

Answer 8

hiatus

Question 9

v. To confine within or as if within walls; to imprison

Answer 9

immure

Question 10

adj. Not to be avoided or changed; inevitable

Answer 10

ineluctable

Question 11

adj. Marked by slaughter; mutually destructive
Relating to conflict within a group

Answer 11

internecine

Question 12

v. To appeal to earnestly
To cite in justification

Answer 12

invoke

Question 13

n. A person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original

Answer 13

prototype

Question 14

adj. Occurring every four years; lasting four years

Answer 14

quadrennial