Vocabulary 3 & 4

Question 1

Curtail

Answer 1

v. To cut short or reduce.

Question 2

Discriminate

Answer 2

v. 1. To make or recognize clear distinctions.
2. To treat in a less or more favorable way.

Discrimination n. 1. The recognizing of clear distinctions

2. The act of making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group or category rather than according to actual merit.
3. The act of making fine distinctions; good or refined taste.

Question 3

Espionage

Answer 3

n. The act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government.

Question 4

Inalienable

Answer 4

adj. Not able to be taken or given away.

Question 5

Incarcerate

Answer 5

v. To confine or to put in prison.

n. Incarceration

Question 6

Indignity

Answer 6

n. An insult to one’s pride; offensive or humiliating treatment.

Question 7

Indiscriminate

Answer 7

adj. Not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard.

Question 8

Infamous

Answer 8

adj. 1. Having a very bad reputation; notorious.
2. Disgraceful; vicious.

n. infamy

Question 9

Intercede

Answer 9

v. To act or plead on another’s behalf; to try to smooth the differences between two parties.

Question 10

Malign

Answer 10

v. To say negative and unfair things about; slander.

adj. Evil; showing ill will.

Question 11

Perpetrate

Answer 11

v. To commit, as a crime or other antisocial act.

n. perpetrator

Question 12

Rampant

Answer 12

adj. Threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread.

Question 13

Rancor

Answer 13

n. A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness.

Question 14

Reparation

Answer 14

n. 1. A mending or repair.
2. (usually plural) A making up or payment for a wrong or damage done, especially case of an international war.

Question 15

Smattering

Answer 15

n. 1. Superficial; scattered knowledge.
2. A small amount.

Question 16

Accolade

Answer 16

n. An expression of approval or respect for special merit; an award.

Question 17

Adament

Answer 17

adj. Not yielding; firm.

Question 18

Adulate

Answer 18

v. To flatter or admire excessively; to idolize.

Question 19

Altercation

Answer 19

n. A loud and determined dispute; a noisy quarrel.

Question 20

Annals

Answer 20

n.pl. A historical record of events, often arranged in a yearly sequence.

Question 21

Assiduous

Answer 21

adj. Diligent and persistent.

Question 22

Chary

Answer 22

adj. Exercising caution; hesitant

Question 23

Clique

Answer 23

n. A small, exclusive group; a group held together by like interests or purpose.

Question 24

Decrepit

Answer 24

adj. Worn out from use; broken down.

Question 25

Endow

Answer 25

v. To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money.
n. endowment

Question 26

Ephemeral

Answer 26

adj. Lasting a very short time.

Question 27

Ingratiate

Answer 27

v. To gain the favor of someone through a deliberate effort.

Question 28

Pantheon

Answer 28

adj. A group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements

Question 29

Tutelage

Answer 29

n. Instruction, protection, or guardianship

Question 29

Perverse

Answer 29

adj. 1. Turned away from what is right; wicked.
2. Stubbornly opposing what is right or reasonable; obstinate.

n. Perversity