vocab list 5

Question 1

Affirmative (adj.)

Answer 1

in support of, affirming or giving assent;
I hoped my dad would have answered in the affirmative.

Question 2

Alleviate (v.)

Answer 2

provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier;
The doctor tried to alleviate her symptoms/suffering.

Question 3

Augment (v.)

Answer 3

to add to, enlarge;
The impact of the report was augmented by its timing.

Question 4

Corpulent (adj.)

Answer 4

excessively fat;
My person had become corpulent, and my figure had lost its grace.

Question 5

Correlate (v.)

Answer 5

bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation;
Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke.

Question 6

Docile (adj.)

Answer 6

willing to be taught, led, supervised or directed;
Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.

Question 7

Emanate (v.)

Answer 7

proceed or issue forth, as from a source;
Constant criticism has emanated from her opponents.

Question 8

Embark (v.)

Answer 8

set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.), to go on board, or to proceed despite danger risk;
The company has embarked upon a risky new project.

Question 9

Epitome (adj.)

Answer 9

a standard or ideal example;
Taurus is the epitome of classic cool.

Question 10

Exorbitant (adj.)

Answer 10

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
It will not meet exorbitant price demands by owners.

Question 11

Fallible (adj.)

Answer 11

likely to fail or be inaccurate;
Well, everybody is fallible, and we many have made a great mistake.

Question 12

Imperative (adj.)

Answer 12

essential and urgent; requiring attention or action;
it was imperative that everyone understood the rules so that this would not happen again.

Question 13

Indigence (n.)

Answer 13

a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
He brought up his family in chronic indigence caused by his financial incompetence.

Question 14

Inevitable (adj.)

Answer 14

predictable, unavoidable, expected;
Eventually the inevitable happened and he had a heart attack

Question 15

Irate (adj.)

Answer 15

feeling or showing extreme anger;
The owner was so irate he almost threw me out of the place.

Question 16

Mediate (v.)

Answer 16

to act between parties with a view to reconcile differences;
Negotiators are trying to mediate a cease-fire.

Question 17

Nonchalant (adj.)

Answer 17

casual, causing no concern;
the team may have been nonchalant at the beginning of the season, but they now know that they need to work hard.

Question 18

Ostracize (v.)

Answer 18

avoid speaking to or dealing with; to make an outcast;
My friends ostracize the new student from making friends in our group.

Question 19

Preclude (v.)

Answer 19

to keep from happening or arising; to prevent;
Bad weather precluded any further an attempts to reach the summit.

Question 20

Proclamation (n.)

Answer 20

a formal public statement;
The king’s proclamation over the queen Elizabeth the second’s death.

Question 21

Punitive (adj.)

Answer 21

inflicting punishment;
The federal government will take punitive action against the company that polluted the river.

Question 22

Querulous (adj.)

Answer 22

habitually complaining;
My dad is very querulous.

Question 23

Revert (v.)

Answer 23

go back to a previous state;
My mom has reverted back into her old habits.

Question 24

Spurious (adj.)

Answer 24

false or fake;
He was arrested on spurious corruption charges

Question 25

Vicarious (adj.)

Answer 25

experienced at secondhand;
A father who lived vicariously through his son’s success.