Vocab List 4

Question 1

abridge
a·bridge [uh-brij]
verb (used with object), a·bridged, a·bridg·ing.

Answer 1

to shorten by leaving things out while retaining the basic contents

Question 2

agenda

a·gen·da [uh-jen-duh]

noun

Answer 2

a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.

Question 3

**de·lib·er·ate **

[adj. dih-lib-er-it; v. dih-lib-uh-reyt]

** adjective,**

Answer 3

carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional

Question 4

detrimental  

det·ri·men·tal

** [de-truh-men-tl]
adjective**

Answer 4

**causing harm or damage. Bad for something or someone **

Question 5

diversity

di·ver·si·ty [dih-vur-si-tee, dahy-]
noun

Answer 5

**the state or fact of being different or unlike something else. A variety of different options. **

Question 6

**esoteric  

es·o·ter·ic [es-uh-ter-ik]
adjective**

Answer 6

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; belonging to the select few.

Question 7

exemplary

**ex·em·pla·ry **

**[ig-zem-pluh-ree, eg-zuhm-pler-ee] **

adjective

Answer 7

**worthy of imitation; commendable

serving as a warning: **

Question 8

fluid

**flu·id [floo-id] **

noun

Answer 8

pertaining to a substance that easily changes its shape;
changing readily; shifting; not fixed, stable, or rigid:

Question 9

inaudible

in·au·di·ble

** [in-aw-duh-buhl]
adjective**

Answer 9

incapable of being heard.

Question 10

**marred **

mar [mahrd]

**adjective **

Answer 10

**damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; **

rendered less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impaired or spoiled
disfigured, defaced, or scarred:

Question 11

mobility

**mo·bil·i·ty **

[moh-bil-i-tee]
noun

Answer 11

• *1. the quality of being able to move
  2. the movement of people in a population, as from place to place, from job to job, or from one social class or level to another.**

Question 12

**obscure  
ob·scure **

[uhb-skyoor]

** adjective**

Answer 12

(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive, uncertain

Question 13

opaque

**o·paque [oh-peyk] **

**adjective **

Answer 13

**not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through. **

Question 14

**pastiche  

pas·tiche **

[pa-steesh, pah-]
noun

Answer 14

a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.

Like a patchwork quilt

Question 15

**phe·nom·e·non **

[fi-nom-uh-non, -nuhn]
noun,

plural - phe·nom·e·na [-nuh]
.

Answer 15

a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable

something that is impressive or extraordinary.

**a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder **

Question 16

**plagiarist **

pla·gia·rist

** [pley-juh-ris]
noun**

Answer 16

one who uses or closely imitates the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author

Question 17

soporific

**sop·o·rif·ic **

[sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh-]
adjective

Answer 17

causing or tending to cause sleep.
pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

Question 18

stanza

stan·za [stan-zuh]
noun

Answer 18

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.

a paragraph of poetry

Question 19

supremacy

su·preme a see

noun

Answer 19

the condition of being highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.

the statof being of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.

Question 20

symmetry

sym·me·tree
noun

Answer 20

the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.

even, balanced