Vocab Note cards

Question 1

give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause).

Answer 1

devote

Question 2

declare one’s public approval or support of.

Answer 2

endorse

Question 3

having flutes or grooves; ridged.

Answer 3

Fluted

Question 4

give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.

Answer 4

Entitle

Question 5

a sudden, sharp localized pain.

Answer 5

Twinge

Question 6

relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.

Answer 6

Ethnic

Question 7

recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Answer 7

Discriminate

Question 8

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Answer 8

irascible

Question 9

come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.

Answer 9

Intervene

Question 10

indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

Answer 10

Reminisce

Question 11

say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

Answer 11

.Retort

Question 12

cause to be loved or liked.

Answer 12

Endear

Question 13

an upright frame, typically one of a series, that athletes in a race must jump over.

Answer 13

Hurdle

Question 14

disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated.

Answer 14

Controversy

Question 15

active, fast, and energetic.

Answer 15

Brisk

Question 16

• spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.

- a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible

Answer 16

Yarn

Question 17

consist of; be made up of.

Answer 17

Comprise

Question 18

the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure.

Answer 18

Perimeter

Question 19

responsible by law; legally answerable.

Answer 19

Liable

Question 20

a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

Answer 20

Gorge

Question 21

train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Answer 21

Discipline

Question 22

a refutation or contradiction.

Answer 22

Rebuttal

Question 23

a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

Answer 23

Recluse

Question 24

curious or inquiring.

Answer 24

Inquisitive

Question 25

being or happening at the end of a process; final.

Answer 25

Ultimate

Question 26

having or displaying a passionate intensity.

Answer 26

Fervent

Question 27

relating to economics or the economy.

Answer 27

Economic

Question 28

showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

Answer 28

Naive

Question 29

able to be believed; convincing.

Answer 29

Credible

Question 30

able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing.

Answer 30

Durable

Question 31

decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Answer 31

Crucial

Question 32

large and strong; heavily built.

Answer 32

Burly

Question 33

failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Answer 33

Presumptuous

Question 34

in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Answer 34

Wretched

Question 35

wild or violent anger.

Answer 35

Fury

Question 36

the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate.

Answer 36

Subordination

Question 37

move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.

Answer 37

Oscillate

Question 38

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Answer 38

Zeal

Question 39

reduce or cause to reduce in speed.

Answer 39

Decelerate

Question 40

a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. Once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.

Answer 40

Siphon

Question 41

an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.

Answer 41

Buoy

Question 42

make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Answer 42

Dilute

Question 43

make white or pale by extracting color; bleach.

Answer 43

Blanch

Question 44

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.

Answer 44

Silhouette

Question 45

the ability to read and write.

Answer 45

Literacy

Question 46

say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Answer 46

Reiterate

Question 47

extreme anger

Answer 47

Wrath

Question 48

grotesque or bizarre

Answer 48

Antic

Question 49

a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.

Answer 49

Fiasco

Question 50

gentle; kindly.

Answer 50

Benign