vocabulary list 3

Question 1

Abdicate (verb)

Answer 1

to stop accepting a particular responsibility or obligation that one has.

Question 2

Abyss (noun)

Answer 2

an area that appears endless, immeasurable.

Question 3

Affable (adj)

Answer 3

friendly, good natured, or easy to talk to.

Question 4

Assonance (noun)

Answer 4

duplication of similar/identical vowel sounds in sentences.

Question 5

Charlatan (noun)

Answer 5

someone who falsely pretends to know or be something to deceive people.

Question 6

Consensus (noun)

Answer 6

general agreement about something.

Question 7

Countenance (noun)

Answer 7

a persons face or facial expression.

Question 8

Dogged (adj)

Answer 8

having stubborn determination.

Question 9

Elongate (verb)

Answer 9

to make something longer.

Question 10

Exemplify (verb)

Answer 10

to show/illustrate by example.

Question 11

Expedient (adj)

Answer 11

helpful or useful in a particular situation but sometimes not morally acceptable.

Question 12

Idyllic (adj)

Answer 12

happy, peaceful, picturesque.

Question 13

Imprudent (adj)

Answer 13

quick to act without thoughts of consequences.

Question 14

Inept (adj)

Answer 14

having or showing no skill.

Question 15

Loquacious (adj)

Answer 15

a person who talks a lot.

Question 16

Pallor (noun)

Answer 16

an unhealthy pale appearance.

Question 17

Precede (verb)

Answer 17

to occur before something else.

Question 18

Prevalent (adj)

Answer 18

very common in a particular place or among a particular group.

Question 19

Regress (verb)

Answer 19

to fall back to a previous state.

Question 20

Subtle (adj)

Answer 20

hard to notice or see.

Question 21

Succinct (adj)

Answer 21

expressed in a clear but brief manner.