vocab set 2

Question 1

authority

Answer 1

noun
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
ex: “he had absolute authority over his subordinates”

Question 2

ban

Answer 2

verb
officially or legally prohibit.
ex: “he was banned from driving for a year”

Question 3

belligerent

Answer 3

adjective
hostile and aggressive
ex: “a bull-necked, belligerent old man”
noun
a nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.
ex: “ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent”

Question 4

bisect

Answer 4

verb
divide into two parts
ex: “a landscape of farmland bisected by long straight roads”

Question 5

boycott

Answer 5

verb
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
ex: “we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme”

Question 6

cajole

Answer 6

verb
persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
ex: “he hoped to cajole her into selling the house”

Question 7

capable

Answer 7

adjective
having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
ex: “I’m quite capable of taking care of myself”

Question 8

cause

Answer 8

noun
a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.
ex: “the cause of the accident is not clear”

Question 9

censure

Answer 9

verb
express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
ex: “a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct”

Question 10

characterize

Answer 10

verb
describe the distinctive nature or features of.
ex: “the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution”