Vocab Lesson 3

Question 1

An alloy of mercury and other metals

Answer 1

amalgam

Question 2

a mixture of different elements

Answer 2

amalgam

Question 3

very old or old fashioned

Answer 3

antediluvian

Question 4

One who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and other medicinal things for medicinal use.

Answer 4

apothecary

Question 5

refraining from self-indulgence (adjective)

Answer 5

ascetic

Question 6

one who practices self denial (noun)

Answer 6

ascetic

Question 7

doing or producing good

Answer 7

beneficient

Question 8

one who falsely claims knowledge or ability

Answer 8

charlatan

Question 9

an inhabitant, resident, or frequent of a place

Answer 9

denizen

Question 10

A senior, highly respected leader of a group

Answer 10

doyen

Question 11

The oldest example of something

Answer 11

doyen

Question 12

plants considered as a group in a particular era or area

Answer 12

flora

Question 13

to consume by drinking (doesn’t have to be alcohol)

Answer 13

imbibe

Question 14

to absorb or take in mentally

Answer 14

imbibe

Question 15

a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness had not been proven

Answer 15

nostrum

Question 16

to make unnecessary; to get rid of

Answer 16

obviate

Question 17

lasting indefinitely or reoccurring

Answer 17

perennial

Question 18

a plant that lives three or more years

Answer 18

perennial

Question 19

commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist

Answer 19

putative

Question 20

a person with detailed knowledge of a specialized field

Answer 20

savant