Vocab Units 1&2, Lessons 15&16

Question 1

to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
contaminate, pollute, sully

Answer 1

adulterate

Question 2

able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical, versatile, flexible

Answer 2

ambidextrous

Question 3

to make larger, increase, supplements, amplify

Answer 3

augment

Question 4

deprived of, made unhappy through a loss, bereaved

Answer 4

bereft

Question 5

to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up, station, organize

Answer 5

deploy

Question 6

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill humored, harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

Answer 6

dour

Question 7

courage in facing difficulties, resolve, steadfastness, mettle

Answer 7

fortitude

Question 8

to stare with open mouth, to open the mouth wide, to open wide, ogle

Answer 8

gape

Question 9

to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn

Answer 9

gibe

Question 10

an external appearance, cover, mask, costume, semblance, pretense

Answer 10

guise

Question 11

intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous, cunning, dastardly, perfidious

Answer 11

insidious

Question 12

a hint, indirect suggestion, clue, inkling

Answer 12

intimation

Question 13

wealthy, luxurious, ample, gradiose, rich, plentiful, abundant

Answer 13

opulent

Question 14

easily bent, flexible, easily influenced, adaptable, resilient

Answer 14

pliable

Question 15

to say again, repeat, restate, recapitulate

Answer 15

reiterate

Question 16

not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive, impassive, phlegmatic

Answer 16

stolid

Question 17

experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant

Answer 17

tentative

Question 18

not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude

Answer 18

unkempt

Question 19

word for word, exactly as written or spoken, exact, precisely

Answer 19

verbatim

Question 20

cautiously, with great care

Answer 20

warily

Question 21

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind, clever, deft, slick, dexterous

Answer 21

adroit

Question 22

peaceable, friendly, congenial, neighborly, cordial

Answer 22

amicable

Question 23

having a deep seated distate, opposed, unwilling, disinclined, loath

Answer 23

averse

Question 24

given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war, assertive, truculent, pugnacious

Answer 24

belligerent

Question 25

kindly, charitable, benign, well meaning

Answer 25

benevolent

Question 26

hasty, not thorough, quick, superficial, perfunctory

Answer 26

cursory

Question 27

treachery, deceitfulness, double dealing, chicanery

Answer 27

duplicity

Question 28

to praise extravagantly, glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Answer 28

extol

Question 29

possible, able to be done, workable, viable

Answer 29

feasible

Question 30

a wry face, facial distortion, to make a wry face, pained expression, facial contortion

Answer 30

grimace

Question 31

a large scale destruction, especially by fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering, conflagration, devastation, annihilation

Answer 31

holocaust

Question 32

not affected or hurty by, admitting of no passage or entrance, impenetrable, resistant, proof against

Answer 32

impervious

Question 33

a moving force, impulse, stimulus, impulse, spur

Answer 33

impetus

Question 34

danger, risk, hazard, peril

Answer 34

jeopardy

Question 35

extremely careful, particular about details, fastidious, fussy

Answer 35

meticulous

Question 36

a longing for something past, homesickness

Answer 36

nostalgia

Question 37

the purest essence or form of something, te most typical example, paragon, exemplar

Answer 37

quintessence

Question 38

to move backward, to return to an earlier condition, revert, degenerate, decline

Answer 38

retrogress

Question 39

to examine closely, inspect, pore over

Answer 39

scrutinize

Question 40

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest, insipid, halfhearted

Answer 40

tepid

Question 41

skillful

Answer 41

adroit

Question 42

being brief

Answer 42

brevity

Question 43

dignified, correct behavior

Answer 43

decorum

Question 44

make a mistake

Answer 44

err

Question 45

obstruct

Answer 45

hinder

Question 46

generosity

Answer 46

largess

Question 47

no longer valid

Answer 47

obsolete

Question 48

speak pompously or dogmatically

Answer 48

pontificate

Question 49

restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

Answer 49

reticent

Question 50

stream of verbal abuse

Answer 50

tirade

Question 51

strong admiration, worship

Answer 51

adulation

Question 52

to show irritation

Answer 52

bristle

Question 53

lure, trap, trick

Answer 53

decoy

Question 54

wandering, irregular

Answer 54

erratic

Question 55

theat`rical,` exaggerated

Answer 55

histrionic`

Question 56

praise

Answer 56

laud

Question 57

noisy and boisterous

Answer 57

obstreperous

Question 58

foretell

Answer 58

portend

Question 59

withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

Answer 59

retraction

Question 60

giggle quietly

Answer 60

titter