Vocab Words 20-30

Question 1

undermine

Answer 1

to weaken or subvert (usu gradually or secretly) (She undermined him and brought down his confidence)

Question 2

reconsideration

Answer 2

thinking again about a previously made choice (He refused to reconsider his decision)

Question 3

satiated

Answer 3

satisfied (usu in hunger) (He folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated)

Question 4

brevity

Answer 4

the quality of being brief or tense (The need for brevity made Ivy pack a great deal into a few words)

Question 5

counterargument

Answer 5

an argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument (There is one important counterargument raised, perhaps not surprisingly, by my wife)

Question 6

constitute

Answer 6

to form or compose (part of) something (Women constitute about 10% of Parliament)

Question 7

deplete

Answer 7

to (over) use something over time (usually resources) (We completely depleted our life savings when we bought a new house)

Question 8

agitate

Answer 8

to promote something (usu a cause) (Ivy agitated for better schools)

Question 9

impart

Answer 9

to transmit, bestow, or disclose (I have no fresh information to impart)

Question 10

candid

Answer 10

direct, blunt (I want to be quite candid with you)