Vocab test 1-12

Question 1

Camaraderie

Answer 1

n/rapport and goodwill

Question 2

moratorium

Answer 2

/n/suspense of activity

Question 3

zealous

Answer 3

adj/ fervent; fanatical

Question 4

ubiquitous

Answer 4

adj/ occurring or seeming to occur everywhere

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contemptuous

Answer 5

adj/ haughty scornful

Question 6

rife

Answer 6

adj/ abundant; prevalent

Question 7

carte blanche

Answer 7

n/ boundless authority; unlimited power to act

Question 8

nonchalant

Answer 8

adj/ unconcerned; in different

Question 9

expurgate

Answer 9

v/ to remove vulgar or objective material

Question 10

vacillate

Answer 10

v/ to waver sway indecisively ***

Question 11

usurp

Answer 11

v/ to take over; to seize power

ant: abdicate; relinquish

Question 12

axiom

Answer 12

n/ a universal truth; an established rule

ant: absurdity

Question 13

catharsis

Answer 13

n/ a release of emotional tension

Question 14

risible

Answer 14

adj/ relating to laughter; laughable

ant: grave solemn

Question 15

crepuscular

Answer 15

adj/ pertaining to twilight

Question 16

estrange

Answer 16

v/ to alienate

Question 17

innocuous

Answer 17

adj/ harmless

ant: injurious

Question 18

incongruous

Answer 18

adj/ incompatible; unsuitable for the situation

ant: compatible ; fitting

Question 19

disconcert

Answer 19

v/ to frustrate; to confuse

ant: enlighten; comfort encourage

Question 20

anomaly

Answer 20

n/ a deviation from the norm; an odd or peculiar occurrence

Question 21

sanctimonious

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adj/ showing false piety or righteousness

ant: humble modest

Question 22

imbroglio

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n/ difficult and embarrassing situation

ant: peace and serenity

Question 23

sectarian

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adj/ narrowly confined to a particular group

ant: tolerant

Question 24

contrive

Answer 24

v/ to plan cleverly; to devise

Question 25

livid

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adj/ extremely angry | ant: contend pleased

Question 26

lurid

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adj/ shocking explicit | ant: dull boring mediocre

Question 27

cogent

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adj/ convincing; reasonable | ant: ineffective; weak

Question 28

entreat

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v/ to earnestly request or petition | ant: demand

Question 29

ameliorate

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v/ to make better improve | ant: weaken; damage; corrupt

Question 30

pander

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v/ to explicit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others

Question 31

lionize

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v/ to assign great social importance; to treat as a celebrity ant: ignore; overlook

Question 32

allay

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v/ to relieve; to alleviate | ant: excite; intensify agitated

Question 33

corroborative

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v/ to strengthen by adding evidence | ant: contradiction

Question 34

culpable

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adj/ deserving blame or condemnation, guilty | ant: innocent; blameless

Question 35

penultimate

Answer 35

adj/ next to last

Question 36

blithe

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adj/ carefree and lighthearted

Question 37

untenable

Answer 37

impossible to defend to justify

Question 38

veneer

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a thin attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse

Question 39

tacit

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indicated but not clearly expressed; implied silently | ant: explicit; frank

Question 40

largesse

Answer 40

generosity | ant: stinginess

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wont

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adj/ likely

Question 42

etymology

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n/ the history of a word; the study of words, origins

Question 43

requisite

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adj/ required; necessary | ant: incidental nonessential

Question 44

disingenuous

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adj/ insincere; calculating | ant: honest; sincere candid

Question 45

assiduous

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adj/ diligent persistent | ant: lazy negligent

Question 46

propensity

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n/ a tendency | ant: aversion

Question 47

compunction

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n/ an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm

Question 48

revel

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v/ to enjoy; to take pleasure in | ant: grieve lament

Question 49

pro

Answer 49

before, forward, forth

Question 50

lex

Answer 50

speak, speech, word

Question 51

script

Answer 51

to write

Question 52

dys

Answer 52

bad, difficult, abnormal

Question 53

ion

Answer 53

the act, process, or result of

Question 54

ob

Answer 54

towards; against; away

Question 55

mort

Answer 55

death

Question 56

con

Answer 56

with, together

Question 57

bene

Answer 57

good, well

Question 58

ject

Answer 58

throw; lie

Question 59

de

Answer 59

from; away from; down from reverse, negate

Question 60

spect

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to see; look; watch