Vocab set 7

Question 1

novice

Answer 1

noun
a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
“he was a complete novice in foreign affairs”

Question 2

obsolete

Answer 2

adjective
no longer produced or used; out of date.
“the disposal of old and obsolete machinery”

Question 3

opposition

Answer 3

noun
resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
“there was considerable opposition to the proposal”

Question 4

perceive

Answer 4

verb
become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
“his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”

Question 5

perception

Answer 5

noun
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
“the normal limits to human perception”

Question 6

perish

Answer 6

verb
die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
“a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease”

Question 7

perspective

Answer 7

noun
the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
“the theory and practice of perspective”

Question 8

persuasive

Answer 8

adjective
good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
“an informative and persuasive speech”

Question 9

pertinent

Answer 9

adjective
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”

Question 10

plagiarize

Answer 10

verb
take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one’s own.
“he was fined $6,000 for having plagiarized the song”