Vocab Quiz #8

Question 1

Impoverish

Answer 1

make (a person or area) poor.

Question 2

Affluent

Answer 2

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

Question 3

Lavish

Answer 3

sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Question 4

Lucrative

Answer 4

producing a great deal of profit.

Question 5

Dissent

Answer 5

the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.

Question 6

Formidable

Answer 6

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 7

Invigorate

Answer 7

give strength or energy to.

Question 8

Tenacious

Answer 8

tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

Question 9

Vehement

Answer 9

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Question 10

Rigor

Answer 10

a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.

Question 11

Sedition

Answer 11

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Question 12

Acquiesce

Answer 12

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 13

Compulsory

Answer 13

required by law or a rule; obligatory.

Question 14

Superfluous

Answer 14

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Question 15

Imperative

Answer 15

of vital importance; crucial.