Vocabulary 3

Question 1

Abjure

Answer 1

solemnly renounce a belief or cause

Question 2

Circumlocution

Answer 2

the use of many words in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Question 3

Deleterious

Answer 3

causing harm or damage

Question 4

Expurgate

Answer 4

to remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable

Question 5

Fatous

Answer 5

silly and pointless

Question 6

Gauche

Answer 6

lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

Question 7

Hegemony

Answer 7

leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others

Question 8

Inculcate

Answer 8

instill an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction

Question 9

Infrastructure

Answer 9

the basic structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

Question 10

Oligarchy

Answer 10

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

Question 11

Quotidian

Answer 11

of or occurring every day; daily

Question 12

Reciprocal

Answer 12

given, felt, or done in return

Question 13

Reparation

Answer 13

the making of amends for a wrong one has done, usually by paying money

Question 14

Supercilious

Answer 14

behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others

Question 15

Vacuous

Answer 15

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless