vocabulary power plus: lessons 1-10

Question 1

divulge

Answer 1

to tell: to reveal

Question 2

abet

Answer 2

to assist or encourage

Question 3

dogmatic

Answer 3

arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs

Question 4

insipid

Answer 4

lacking flavor, dull

Question 5

extraneous

Answer 5

inessential, not constituting a vital part

Question 6

coerce

Answer 6

to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

Question 7

jaundiced

Answer 7

hostile, prejudiced

Question 8

meticulous

Answer 8

extremely careful about small details

Question 9

temerity

Answer 9

recklessness, foolish regard of danger

Question 10

gregarious

Answer 10

sociable, found of the company of others

Question 11

heresy

Answer 11

the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

Question 12

docile

Answer 12

easy to teach or manage

Question 13

libation

Answer 13

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

Question 14

anathema

Answer 14

a hated repellent person or thing; a formal curse

Question 15

banter

Answer 15

teasing , playful banter

Question 16

castigate

Answer 16

to criticize or punish severely

Question 17

gauche

Answer 17

lacking social graces

Question 18

igominy

Answer 18

public shame, disgrace, dishonor

Question 19

motely

Answer 19

made up of dissimilar parts, being of many colors

Question 20

emaciated

Answer 20

extremely thin, wasted away

Question 21

avarice

Answer 21

greed, desire for wealth

Question 22

furtive

Answer 22

stealthy, secretive

Question 23

bacchanalian

Answer 23

wild and drunken

Question 24

extradite

Answer 24

to turn or deliver to the legal jurisdiction

Question 25

copious

Answer 25

numerous, large in quantity

Question 26

irascible

Answer 26

easily angered