vocab set 1

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

v.to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Question 2

Abstract

Answer 2

adj.existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality

Question 3

Abysmal

Answer 3

adj.extremely bad

Question 4

Accordingly

Answer 4

adv.in accordance with

Question 5

Acquisition

Answer 5

n.the act of gaining a skill or possession of something

Question 6

Adapt

Answer 6

v.to make suit a new purpose

Question 7

Adapt

Answer 7

v.to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

Question 8

Adept

Answer 8

adj.having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)

Question 9

Adequate

Answer 9

adj.having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose

Question 10

Advent

Answer 10

n.the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)

Question 11

Adversarial

Answer 11

adj.relating to hostile opposition

Question 12

Advocate

Answer 12

n.someone who promotes or defends something

Question 13

Advocate

Answer 13

v.to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.)

Question 14

Aesthetic

Answer 14

adj.relating to beauty or refined taste

Question 15

Afford

Answer 15

v.to be able to buy

Question 16

Afford

Answer 16

v.to be able to spare

Question 17

Agitate

Answer 17

v.to promote something (usu. a cause)

Question 18

Allow

Answer 18

v.to permit or consent to

Question 19

Allude

Answer 19

v.to make a secretive mention of something

Question 20

Altercation

Answer 20

n.a noisy argument or confrontation

Question 21

Ambiguous

Answer 21

adj.unclear or vague in meaning

Question 22

Ambitious

Answer 22

adj.having a powerful desire for success or achievement

Question 23

Ambivalence

Answer 23

n.the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options

Question 24

Analogous

Answer 24

adj.similar but not identical

Question 25

Annihilate

Answer 25

v.to destroy or cause devastating destruction

Question 26

Anomaly

Answer 26

n.something different from the norm

Question 27

Anticipate

Answer 27

v.assume to be likely to happen

Question 28

Antipathy

Answer 28

n.a strong feeling of dislike

Question 29

Apex

Answer 29

n.the highest point of something

Question 30

Apprehension

Answer 30

n.fearful expectation of something

Question 31

Articulate

Answer 31

v.to clearly express in words

Question 32

Artificial

Answer 32

adj.something made; not occurring naturally

Question 33

Assertion

Answer 33

n.a strong declaration

Question 34

Austere

Answer 34

adj.extremely plain

Question 35

Austere

Answer 35

adj.stern and forbidding

Question 36

Austere

Answer 36

adj.relating to self-denial

Question 37

Authenticity

Answer 37

n.the quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived

Question 38

Avenue

Answer 38

n.an intangible path or approach to something

Question 39

Avid

Answer 39

adj.actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

Question 40

Basic

Answer 40

adj.relating to the foundation or basis of something

Question 41

Bear

Answer 41

v.to have as a characteristic

Question 42

Bear

Answer 42

v.to have (a child)

Question 43

Bear

Answer 43

v.to bring forth

Question 44

Bear

Answer 44

v.to put up with

Question 45

Benevolent

Answer 45

adj.kind, generous

Question 46

Bias

Answer 46

n.a preconception that prevents objectivity

Question 47

Bittersweet

Answer 47

adj.tinged with a feeling of sadness

Question 48

Bolster

Answer 48

v.to support, strengthen, or fortify

Question 49

Boost

Answer 49

n.an increase or growth

Question 50

Boost

Answer 50

v.to increase or make grow