Vocabulary 1

Question 1

acclaim

Answer 1

praise enthusiastically and publicly

Question 2

affluent

Answer 2

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy

Question 3

alledge

Answer 3

to assert without proof

Question 4

aloof

Answer 4

cool and distant

Question 5

ambition

Answer 5

a strong desire to do or to achieve something,

Question 6

appease

Answer 6

relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment

Question 7

appraise

Answer 7

assess the value or quality of

Question 8

arrogant

Answer 8

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities

Question 9

asset

Answer 9

a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality

Question 10

audacious

Answer 10

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Question 11

augment

Answer 11

make (something) greater by adding to it

Question 12

banter

Answer 12

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

Question 13

belligerent

Answer 13

hostile and aggressive: a bull-necked, belligerent old man.

Question 14

cache

Answer 14

a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place

Question 15

chronic

Answer 15

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Question 16

clarify

Answer 16

make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible

Question 17

console

Answer 17

comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment

Question 18

contrite

Answer 18

feeling or expressing remorse

Question 19

crude

Answer 19

constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way

Question 20

deception

Answer 20

the action of deceiving someone

Question 21

demolition

Answer 21

the action or process of demolishing

Question 22

descendant

Answer 22

a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor

Question 23

devious

Answer 23

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals

Question 24

devour

Answer 24

eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly

Question 25

discern

Answer 25

perceive or recognize (something