Vocabulary 30-1 (A/B)

Question 0

Abstract

Answer 0

Existing mentally, but not physically

Question 1

Abdicate

Answer 1

To renounce one’s throne

Question 2

Abyss

Answer 2

A deep and never-ending chasm

Question 3

Acquiesce

Answer 3

Accept reluctantly, but without protest

Question 4

Acquisitive

Answer 4

Interested in acquiring money or other material items

Question 5

Adaptable

Answer 5

Able to change

Question 6

Adhere

Answer 6

To comply with

Question 7

Adulation

Answer 7

Excessive admiration or praise

Question 8

Advocate

Answer 8

To speak on behalf of another person or group

Question 9

Affable

Answer 9

Friendly or good-natured

Question 10

Affirmation

Answer 10

To give emotional support

Question 11

Ambiguity

Answer 11

Uncertainness or Inexactness

Question 12

Anarchy

Answer 12

A state of disorder due to lack of respect or lack in number of authoritative persons

Question 13

Anarchist

Answer 13

One who wishes to achieve anarchy

Question 14

Anguish

Answer 14

Severe physical/emotional pain or suffering

Question 15

Anomaly

Answer 15

Out of the ordinary, strange

Question 16

Antediluvian

Answer 16

A feeling of worry, uneasiness or nervousness

Question 17

Apathetic

Answer 17

Showing or feeling no intrest

Question 18

Apparelled

Answer 18

The past tense of to clothe

Question 19

Arbitration

Answer 19

Using someone to settle a dispute

Question 20

Archaic

Answer 20

Old or old-fashioned

Question 21

Aristocracy

Answer 21

The supreme class of society

Question 22

Arrogant

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Stubborn

Question 23

Artistic Unity

Answer 23

When all elements work to support a central idea

Question 24

Ascend

Answer 24

To proceed upwards

Question 25

Askew

Answer 25

Not straight OR wrong/incorrect

Question 26

Awe

Answer 26

Amazement

Question 27

Belligerence

Answer 27

Aggressive or war-like behaviour

Question 28

Benediction

Answer 28

The act of bestowing a blessing

Question 29

Benevolent

Answer 29

Well meaning, kindly

Question 30

Benignity

Answer 30

Kindness or tolerance towards others

Question 31

Berate

Answer 31

To scold or criticize someone angrily

Question 32

Bombast

Answer 32

Intelligent sounding language, often with little meaning, used to make one sound smart

Question 33

Bountiful

Answer 33

Large in quantity

Question 34

Bowdlerize

Answer 34

To remove inappropriate or offensive parts from a piece of work

Question 35

Brutality

Answer 35

The act of being brutal

Question 36

Burlesque

Answer 36

An absurd or comical exaggerated imitation of another work