Vocab Unit 2 Level H

Question 1

(noun) protection; patronage; sponsorship

SYN: auspices

Answer 1

aegis

Question 2

(verb) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

SYN: acquaint
ANT: keep secret, withhold information

Answer 2

apprise

Question 3

(adjective) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent

SYN: inebrious
ANT: abstemious, temperate

Answer 3

bibulous

Question 4

(noun) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat

SYN: fan club, flatterers
ANT: critics, detractors, slanderers

Answer 4

claque

Question 5

(verb) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of

SYN: extirpate, eradicate, expunge
ANT: implant, nurture, foster, instill

Answer 5

deracinate

Question 6

(noun) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text)

SYN: analysis, explanation
ANT: mystification

Answer 6

exegesis

Question 7

(adjective) originating in the country or region where found native; inborn, inherent

SYN: endemic, domestic, homegrown
ANT: foreign, alien, exoteric, imported

Answer 7

indigenous

Question 8

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious

SYN: tearful, doleful, dolorous
ANTM dry eyed, merry, hilarious

Answer 8

lachrymose

Question 9

(noun) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium

SYN: workbook, glossary

Answer 9

lexicon

Question 10

(noun) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling

SYN: fracas brawl, scuffle, donnybrook
ANT: friendly chat, peace and quiet

Answer 10

melee

Question 11

(noun) a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system

SYN: epitome, world in little
ANT: macrocosm, cosmos, totality

Answer 11

microcosm

Question 12

(adjective) very small, tiny (noun) a lowercase letter

SYN: infinitesimal, insignificant
ANT: huge, massive, monumental

Answer 12

minuscule

Question 13

(noun) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder

SYN: muddy the waters
ANT: elucidate, explicate, clarify

Answer 13

obfuscate

Question 14

(noun) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children

SYN: benevolence, solicitude, fatherliness

Answer 14

paternalism

Question 15

(verb) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern

SYN: split, alienate, estrange
ANT: unite, unify, reconcile

Answer 15

polarize

Question 16

(noun) the range, extent, or scope of something, in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute

SYN: orbit

Answer 16

purview

Question 17

(adjective) having a ruddy complexion; or a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

SYN: flushed, rosy
ANT: bloodless, ashen, pessimistic, gloomy

Answer 17

sanguine

Question 18

(noun) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake

SYN: misusage, blunder

Answer 18

solecism

Question 19

(noun) a person under the protection of feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant (adjective) subservient

SYN: minion, servile
ANT: overlord

Answer 19

vassal

Question 20

(noun) the quality or appearing to be true, real, likely or probable

SYN: realism, life likeness, authenticity

Answer 20

verisimilitude