vocab lesson 3

Question 1

Amalgam

Answer 1

An alloy of mercury and other metals

A mixture of different elements

Question 2

Antediluvian

Answer 2

Very old or old fashioned

Question 3

Apothecary

Answer 3

One who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes.

Question 4

Ascetic

Answer 4

Refraining from self-indulgence, living simply

A person who practices self-indulgence

Question 5

Beneficent

Answer 5

Doing or producing good

Question 6

Charlatan

Answer 6

One who falsely claims knowledge or ability, con artist

Question 7

Denizen

Answer 7

An inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place

Question 8

Doyen

Answer 8

A senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected

The oldest example of a category

Question 9

Flora

Answer 9

Plants considered as a group in a particular area or era

Question 10

Imbibe

Answer 10

To consume by drinking

To absorb or take in mentally

Question 11

Nostrum

Answer 11

A medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proved

Question 12

Obviate

Answer 12

To prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of

Question 13

Perennial

Answer 13

Lasting indefinitely or recurring

A plant that lives three or more years

Question 14

Putative

Answer 14

Commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist

Question 15

Savant

Answer 15

A person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field; expert