Vocab - Units 2 & 3

Question 1

compensate

Answer 1

to make up for; to repay for services

Question 2

erratic

Answer 2

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

Question 3

fodder

Answer 3

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

Question 4

fortify

Answer 4

to strengthen, build up

Question 5

illegible

Answer 5

difficult or impossible to read

Question 6

jeer

Answer 6

to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision

Question 7

lucrative

Answer 7

bringing in money; profitable

Question 8

tantalize

Answer 8

to tease, torment by teasing

Question 9

terse

Answer 9

brief and to the point

Question 10

abridge

Answer 10

to make shorter

Question 11

cherubic

Answer 11

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocence

Question 12

condone

Answer 12

to pardon or overlook

Question 13

dissent

Answer 13

to disagree

Question 14

eminent

Answer 14

famous, outstanding, distinguish, projecting

Question 15

fabricate

Answer 15

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

Question 16

rift

Answer 16

a split, break, breach

Question 17

semblance

Answer 17

a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

Question 18

surmount

Answer 18

to overcome, rise above

Question 19

usurp

Answer 19

to seize and hold a position by force or without right (illegally)