Vocab Unit 5

Question 1

Acuity

Answer 1

(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

Question 2

Delineate

Answer 2

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail to represent pictorially

Question 3

Depraved

Answer 3

(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

Question 4

Enervate

Answer 4

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of enfeeble, hamstring

Question 5

Esoteric

Answer 5

(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private secret

Question 6

Fecund

Answer 6

(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

Question 7

Fiat

Answer 7

(n.) a arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

Question 8

Figment

Answer 8

(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

Question 9

Garner

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Hallow

Answer 10

(v.) to set apart as hoy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

Question 11

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 11

(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

Question 12

Ignominy

Answer 12

(n.) shame and disgrace

Question 13

Mundane

Answer 13

(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

Question 14

Nuance

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Overweening

Answer 15

(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

Question 16

Penchant

Answer 16

(n.) a strong attraction or inclination

Question 17

Reputed

Answer 17

(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation

Question 18

Sophistry

Answer 18

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

Question 19

Sumptuous

Answer 19

(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent

Question 20

Ubiquitous

Answer 20

(adj.) present or existing everywhere