Vocab week 1/13-1/17

Question 1

Aberration

Answer 1

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.

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Question 2

Conflagration

Answer 2

an extensive controlled fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

“The firefighters created quite a conflagration when they tried to create a firebreak.”

Question 2

Capitulate

Answer 2

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
“The confederates had to capitulate to the Union forces in the Civil War”

Question 3

Evince

Answer 3

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

Question 3

Incontrovertible

Answer 3

not able to be denied or disputed.

Question 3

Exacerbate

Answer 3

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

“The fact that he kept playing on the field exacerbated his injury

Question 4

Inexorable

Answer 4

impossible to stop or prevent.

“the melting of the icebergs is seen as inexorable at this point.”

Question 5

Linchpin

Answer 5

a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.

Question 6

Munificent

Answer 6

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.

Question 7

Obfuscate

Answer 7

render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

“The lawyer obfuscated the facts of the case to keep the jury off.