Vocab Unit 5

Question 1

a subtle or slightly variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

Answer 1

nuance

Question 2

synonyms: corrupt, perverted, degenerates, vicious

Answer 2

depraved

Question 3

antonyms: to scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

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garner

Question 4

antonyms: proven, corroborated, authenticated

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reputed

Question 5

synonyms: unbridled, immoderate, inflated

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overweening

Question 6

synonyms: an inclination, proclivity, propensity

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penchant

Question 7

synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal

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ubiquitous

Question 8

to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate

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hallow

Question 9

synonyms: an eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

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idiosyncrasy

Question 10

synonyms: disgrace, dishonor, humiliation

Answer 10

ignominy

Question 11

costly, rich, magnificent

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sumptuous

Question 12

synonyms: supposed, alleged, putative

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reputed

Question 13

synonyms: ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine; earthly, sublunary

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mundane

Question 14

brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

Answer 14

depraved

Question 15

reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

Answer 15

sophistry

Question 16

antonyms: barren, infertile, unproductive

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fecund

Question 17

according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance

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reputed

Question 18

antonyms: restricted, limited; rare, scarce

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ubiquitous

Question 19

antonyms: honor, glory, acclaim

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ignominy

Question 20

synonyms: to depict, portray, sketch, picture

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delineate

Question 21

a strong attraction or inclination

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penchant

Question 22

synonyms: a command, decree, edict, ukase

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fiat

Question 23

synonyms: a fabrication, creation, invention

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figment

Question 24

synonyms: to collect, gather, accumulate

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garner

Question 25

synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid

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sumptuous

Question 26

antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

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acuity

Question 27

earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

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mundane

Question 28

antonyms: to invigorate, to strengthen, buttress

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enervate

Question 29

synonyms: fruitful, fertile, teeming, prolific

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fecund

Question 30

antonyms: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly; spartan

Answer 30

sumptuous

Question 31

synonyms: to impair to hamstring, cripple, paralyze

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enervate

Question 32

synonyms: a subtle variation, gradation, nicety

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nuance

Question 33

present or existing everywhere

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ubiquitous

Question 34

intended for or understood by only a selected few, private, secret

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esoteric

Question 35

to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring

Answer 35

enervate

Question 36

to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

Answer 36

garner

Question 37

a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

Answer 37

figment

Question 38

synonyms: sharpness, keenness, acuteness

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acuity

Question 39

antonyms: restrained, understand; modest, meek

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overweening

Question 40

synonyms: to consecrate, sanctify; to revere

Answer 40

hallow

Question 41

synonyms: occult; cryptic; arcane, recondite

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esoteric

Question 42

conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

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overweening

Question 43

a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

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idiosyncrasy

Question 44

fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

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fecund

Question 45

synonyms: specious reasoning, casuistry

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sophistry

Question 46

antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright; uncorrupted

Answer 46

depraved

Question 47

antonyms: a natural disinclination

Answer 47

penchant

Question 48

sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

Answer 48

acuity

Question 49

antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

Answer 49

esoteric

Question 50

to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

Answer 50

delineate

Question 51

antonyms: to desecrate, defile, profane

Answer 51

hallow

Question 52

an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

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fiat

Question 53

antonyms: heavenly; unworldly, spiritual, transcendential

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mundane

Question 54

public shame and disgrace

Answer 54

ignominy