vocab quiz 1 part 1

Question 1

abhorrence

Answer 1

(n): hatred

Question 2

adhere

Answer 2

(v): to stick to; to abide to

Question 3

autonomous

Answer 3

(adj): independent

Question 4

autonomy

Answer 4

(n): independence

Question 5

boon

Answer 5

(n): blessing

Question 6

bucolic

Answer 6

(adj): rustic; rural; country-like
- (be-cah-lic)

Question 7

circuitous

Answer 7

(adj): roundabout; meandering (when someone wanders aimlessly)

Question 8

diffidence

Answer 8

(n): lack of confidence

Question 9

eminent

Answer 9

(adj): important

Question 10

grave

Answer 10

(adj): serious

Question 11

imminent

Answer 11

(adj): likely to happen (about to happen)

Question 12

laconic

Answer 12

(adj): using few words; terse (brief/gruff); not gregarious (outgoing/social) or loquacious (talkative)

Question 13

lucrative

Answer 13

(adj): generating money; profitable

Question 14

munificent

Answer 14

(adj): generous; magnanimous (generous, benevolent, big-hearted)

Question 15

parochial

Answer 15

(adj): narrow-minded
- (pa-row-key-el)

Question 16

pedestrian

Answer 16

(adj): flat; boring; dull; insipid (lacking flavor)

Question 17

transitory

Answer 17

(adj): fleeting; ephemeral; short lived

Question 18

exacerbate

Answer 18

(v): to worsen

Question 19

advocate

Answer 19

(v): to support

Question 20

reverential

Answer 20

(adj): admiring; respectful

Question 21

hyperbolic

Answer 21

(adj): exaggerated
[hyperbole (n) = exaggeration]

Question 22

vociferous

Answer 22

(adj): vocal; vehement (passionate, forceful); outspoken

Question 23

underscore

Answer 23

(v): to highlight

Question 24

undermine

Answer 24

(v): to weaken

Question 25

exculpate

Answer 25

(v): free from blame
syn: vindicate, exonerate