Vocab List #7

Question 1

abdicate

Answer 1

to renounce a throne or high position

Question 2

abdicate

Answer 2

to formerly renounce, discard, or cast away (something)

Question 3

assimilate

Answer 3

to take in information or nourishment

Question 4

assimilate

Answer 4

to absorb into the culture or tradition of a group

Question 5

morass

Answer 5

a marsh; a swamp

Question 6

morass

Answer 6

a confusing situation difficult to escape from

Question 7

propensity

Answer 7

an intense, natural preference

Question 8

recalcitrant

Answer 8

defiant of authority or restraint

Question 9

recalcitrant

Answer 9

difficult to manage; unresponsive

Question 10

reminiscence

Answer 10

a recalling of a past experience

Question 11

reminiscence

Answer 11

the process of recalling past experiences

Question 12

senile

Answer 12

characteristic of old age, especially a decline in cognitive ability

Question 13

senile

Answer 13

near the end of a geological cycle of erosion

Question 14

traumatic

Answer 14

stressful in a way that can cause mental injury

Question 15

traumatic

Answer 15

relating to a severe, sudden, and often life-threatening injury

Question 16

trauma

Answer 16

an emotional upset

Question 17

trauma

Answer 17

an injury to living tissue caused by an external factor

Question 18

zenith

Answer 18

a culminating point

Question 19

zenith

Answer 19

a point in a celestial sphere directly above an observer

Question 20

nomadic

Answer 20

roaming from place to place without a set home