Vocabulary 1

Question 1

Indict

Answer 1

To charge with a fault or offense

To formally decide someone should be put on trial for a crime

Question 2

Pugnacious

Answer 2

Aggressive; showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue

Question 3

Abhor

Answer 3

Hate

Question 4

Bigot

Answer 4

Narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Question 5

Counterfeit

Answer 5

Fake; false

Question 6

Enfranchise

Answer 6

Give voting rights

Question 7

Hamper

Answer 7

Hinder; obstruct

Question 8

Kindle

Answer 8

To start a fire

Question 9

Noxious

Answer 9

Harmful; poisonous; lethal

Question 10

Placid

Answer 10

Calm; peaceful

Question 11

Remuneration

Answer 11

Payment for work done

Question 12

Talisman

Answer 12

Lucky charm

Question 13

Abrasive

Answer 13

Rough; coarse; harsh

Question 14

Bilk

Answer 14

Cheat; defraud

Question 15

Covert

Answer 15

Hidden; undercover

Question 16

Engender

Answer 16

Cause

Question 17

Hangar

Answer 17

Storage area for a plane

Question 18

Knotty

Answer 18

Complex; difficult to solve

Question 19

Nuance

Answer 19

Something subtle; a fine shade of meaning

Question 20

Plagiarism

Answer 20

Taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas

Question 21

Renown

Answer 21

Fame

Question 22

Tangent

Answer 22

Going off the main subject

Question 23

Abasement

Answer 23

Humiliation; degradation

Question 24

Billowing

Answer 24

Swelling; fluttering; waving

Question 25

Cower

Answer 25

Recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from

Question 26

Enhance

Answer 26

Improve; make better or clearer

Question 27

Harangue

Answer 27

Noisy, attacking speech

Question 28

Labyrinth

Answer 28

A maze

Question 29

Nullify

Answer 29

To counter; make unimportant

Question 30

Plaintiff

Answer 30

Petitioner in the court of law

Question 31

Replete

Answer 31

Full

Question 32

Tangible

Answer 32

Can be touched

Question 33

Effervesce

Answer 33

To bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes

To show liveliness or exhilaration