Vocab Set 6

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

warn or reprimand someone firmly

Question 2

aesthetic

Answer 2

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Question 3

affectation

Answer 3

unnatural behavior, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress

Question 4

alleviate

Answer 4

to make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 5

analogous

Answer 5

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared; similar

Question 6

bolster

Answer 6

support or strengthen

Question 7

chauvinistic

Answer 7

feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism

Question 8

connoisseur

Answer 8

an expert judge in a certain matter

Question 9

dissemble

Answer 9

conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs

Question 10

dogged

Answer 10

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

Question 11

dupe

Answer 11

deceive; trick

Question 12

empirical

Answer 12

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Question 13

engender

Answer 13

to produce; to cause

Question 14

entitled

Answer 14

deserving of privileges or special treatment

Question 15

pertinacious

Answer 15

holding firmly to an opinion or a course of actio

Question 16

presumptuous

Answer 16

arrogant; failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate/overconfident

Question 17

probity

Answer 17

the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Question 18

proliferate

Answer 18

increase rapidly in number; multiply

Question 19

specious

Answer 19

misleading; false

Question 20

spurious

Answer 20

**counterfeit; fake; **being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

Question 21

subjective

Answer 21

personal; personalized; of, relating to, or belonging to a single person

Question 22

subvert

Answer 22

to degrade; to weaken; to lower in character, dignity, or quality

Question 23

timorous

Answer 23

timid; easily frightened

Question 24

tortuous

Answer 24

**winding; twisted; **marked by a long series of irregular curves

Question 25

tractable

Answer 25

obedient; controllable; readily giving in to the command or authority of another

Question 26

transient

Answer 26

temporary; brief; lasting only for a short time

Question 27

ubiquitous

Answer 27

commonplace; usual; common; often observed or encountered

Question 28

underscore

Answer 28

to emphasize; to reinforce; to make more apparent

Question 29

venal

Answer 29

corruptible; open to improper influence and especially bribery

Question 30

venerate

Answer 30

to worship; reverance; to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power