vocab week 1

Question 1

Minute (adj)

Answer 1

very small, of little importance

Question 2

Utter (adj)

Answer 2

complete ; absolute ; often used as an intensifier (negatively)

Question 3

Apparent (adj)

Answer 3

clearly visible or understood ; obvious

Question 4

Constitute (v)

Answer 4

to make or create ; to be part of a whole

Question 5

Affect (v)

Answer 5

to have an effect upon change in something ; to act on

Question 6

Render (v)

Answer 6

to provide or give (service/help) ; cause to be or become

Question 7

Assert (v)

Answer 7

to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

Question 8

Merit (n)

Answer 8

admirable or a noteworthy quality or attribute (positive)

Question 9

Manifest (adj)

Answer 9

reveled or made known ; obvious

Question 10

Contempt (n)

Answer 10

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of dislike ; despised

Question 11

Attribute (n&v)

Answer 11

N: characteristic/quality V: to see as result or caused by something

Question 12

Contend (v)

Answer 12

to compete for something or engage in contest with someone

Question 13

Rail (v)

Answer 13

to complain bitterly against something

Question 14

Advocate (n&v)

Answer 14

N: person who pleads/argues for a cause (lawyer) V: to argue for cause

Question 15

Allege (v)

Answer 15

to report or maintain something