Vocabular Words (1-20)

Question 1

increase in volume or intensity, boost, magnify; add details to clarify or broaden (a story or report), expand, elaborate on

Answer 1

amplify

Question 2

short account of a supposedly interesting or amusing incident; brief narrative

Answer 2

anecdote

Question 3

request, petition; act of putting someting to use, employment; diligent attention, industriousness; relevance, pertinence

Answer 3

application

Question 4

determined by impulse or whim; capricious; unrestricted by law

Answer 4

arbitrary

Question 5

confident statement, declaration; demand for other people’s acceptance or respect, assurance

Answer 5

assertionsom

Question 6

something taken for granted; presupposition; act of taking possession

Answer 6

assumption

Question 7

mixed feelings; state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

Answer 7

ambivalence

Question 8

having two or more possible meanings; unclear; equivocal

Answer 8

ambiguous

Question 9

unselfishly generous; concerned for others; charitable; philanthropic

Answer 9

altruistic

Question 10

indirect reference; passing or casual mention

Answer 10

allusion

Question 11

make more bearable; relieve; lesson; mitigate

Answer 11

alleviate

Question 12

having enough money to pay for; provide, supply, furnish

Answer 12

afford

Question 13

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating beauty

Answer 13

aesthetic

Question 14

urge; speak in favor of ; support; recommend

Answer 14

advocate

Question 15

misfortune; hardship; affliction; poverty

Answer 15

adversity

Question 16

opponent; enemy

Answer 16

adversary

Question 17

applaud; announce with great approval

Answer 17

acclaim

Question 18

related to education; not practical or directly useful

Answer 18

academic

Question 19

theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

Answer 19

abstract

Question 20

condence; shorten

Answer 20

abridge