VOCAB Test 1

Question 1

Deleterious

Answer 1

harmful, injurious

Question 2

Sanctimonious

Answer 2

making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

Question 3

Indigenous

Answer 3

native to a certain area

Question 4

Parsimonious

Answer 4

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

Question 5

Exacerbate

Answer 5

to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

Question 6

Imperative

Answer 6

absolutely necessary or required

Question 7

Abscond

Answer 7

to go away suddenly and secretly

Question 8

achromatic

Answer 8

colorless

Question 9

acquiesce

Answer 9

accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 10

inchoate

Answer 10

in an initial stage; not fully formed

Question 11

ineffable

Answer 11

Unutterable, indescribable

Question 12

ingenuous

Answer 12

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

Question 13

Aphorism

Answer 13

A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

Question 14

Anathema

Answer 14

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

Question 15

Anachronism

Answer 15

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Question 16

Prosaic

Answer 16

dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

Question 17

Pernicious

Answer 17

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 18

Perambulate

Answer 18

to walk about; to stroll