Vocab List #1

Question 1

Adroit (adj.)

Answer 1

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.

Question 2

Adulterate (v.)

Answer 2

render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one

Question 3

Adventitious (adj.)

Answer 3

happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature.

Question 4

Aegis (n.)

Answer 4

the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Question 5

Aesthetic (adj.)

Answer 5

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Question 6

Affectation (n.)

Answer 6

behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

Question 7

Affinity (n.)

Answer 7

a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something

Question 8

Affluence (n.)

Answer 8

the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

Question 8

Agape (adj.)

Answer 8

(of the mouth) wide open, especially with surprise or wonder.

Question 8

Aggrandize (v.)

Answer 8

increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Question 9

Altruism (n.)

Answer 9

the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Question 10

Ambiguous (adj.)

Answer 10

(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 11

Amoral (adj.)

Answer 11

lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

Question 12

Amorphous (adj.)

Answer 12

without a clearly defined shape or form.

Question 13

Animosity (n.)

Answer 13

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred