Vocabulary 3

Question 1

gist

Answer 1

n. the main point

ant: idea; essence

Question 2

advocate

Answer 2

v. to recommend; to speak in favor of

ant: oppose; contest

Question 3

efface

Answer 3

v. to obliterate; to wipe out

ant: enshrine

Question 4

charisma

Answer 4

n. personal appeal or attraction; magnetism

Question 5

ogre

Answer 5

n. a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant

Question 6

mesmerize

Answer 6

v. to hypnotize

ant: bore

Question 7

entity

Answer 7

n. anything having existence, either physical or mystical

Question 8

bandy

Answer 8

v. to exchange words; to discuss casually

Question 9

dastardly

Answer 9

adj. cowardly and treacherous

ant: righteousness

Question 10

nepotism

Answer 10

n. favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices.

Question 11

begrudge

Answer 11

v. to resent another’s success; to envy

ant: forgive

Question 12

mandarin

Answer 12

n. an influential person; a member of an elite group

Question 13

glutinous

Answer 13

adj. gluey; sticky

Question 14

enmity

Answer 14

n. deep-seated hostility, often mutual

ant: friendship

Question 15

declaim

Answer 15

v. to speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustering manner.
ant: whisper

Question 16

imbue

Answer 16

v. to inspire or influence; to saturate

Question 17

gaff

Answer 17

n. a pole with a large hook on one end

Question 18

quaff

Answer 18

v. to drink in large quantities to gulp

ant: sip

Question 19

bibliophile

Answer 19

n. a lover of books

Question 20

homo

Answer 20

same

greek

Question 21

spec

Answer 21

look

latin

Question 22

duct

Answer 22

lead

latin

Question 23

fer

Answer 23

carry

latin

Question 24

pend

Answer 24

hang

latin

Question 25

micro

Answer 25

small

greek

Question 26

hydro

Answer 26

water

greek

Question 27

photo

Answer 27

light

greek

Question 28

pan

Answer 28

all

greek

Question 29

penta

Answer 29

five

greek

Question 30

tele

Answer 30

far

greek

Question 31

vid

Answer 31

look

latin

Question 32

omni

Answer 32

all

latin

Question 33

ex

Answer 33

out

latin

Question 34

poly

Answer 34

many

greek

Question 35

re

Answer 35

again

latin

Question 36

hypo

Answer 36

under

greek

Question 37

pseudo

Answer 37

false

greek

Question 38

neuro

Answer 38

nerve

greek

Question 39

tomy

Answer 39

cut

greek

Question 40

hema

Answer 40

bllood

greek

Question 41

proto

Answer 41

first

greek

Question 42

phon

Answer 42

sound

greek

Question 43

mono

Answer 43

one

greek

Question 44

viv

Answer 44

life

greek

Question 45

apo

Answer 45

away
up
detached
from
off
from
back

Question 46

apodictic

Answer 46

shown by argumennt

Question 47

apothecary

Answer 47

a pharmacist

Question 48

apogee

Answer 48

farthest point

Question 49

apertur

Answer 49

an opening

Question 50

aphorism

Answer 50

a concise statement

Question 51

apocalypse

Answer 51

a revelation

Question 52

apogeotropism

Answer 52

growing away from gravity

Question 53

apocope

Answer 53

dropping the end of a word.

Question 54

aposiopesis

Answer 54

a break in thought

Question 55

apophasis

Answer 55

saying that you won’t mention

Question 56

apoplexy

Answer 56

a stroke

Question 57

apotheosis

Answer 57

deification

Question 58

apostrophe

Answer 58

addressing someone in speech

Question 59

apostle

Answer 59

one sent on a misttion

Question 60

apology

Answer 60

a formal defense

Question 61

apostate

Answer 61

a renegade

Question 62

aposematic

Answer 62

warning

Question 63

apophyge

Answer 63

curve at the end of a column

Question 64

apopemptic

Answer 64

valdictory

Question 65

apomixis

Answer 65

nonsexual reproduction

Question 66

apologue

Answer 66

a short allegory

Question 67

jaded

Answer 67

adj. worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence

ant: fresh