Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

regard with disgust and hatred

Answer 1

abhor

Question 2

showing little concern for the feeling of others; harsh

Answer 2

abrasive

Question 3

narrow-minded, prejudiced person

Answer 3

bigot

Question 4

cheat or defraud

Answer 4

bilk

Question 5

pretended; sham

Answer 5

counterfeit

Question 6

not openly acknowledging or displayed

Answer 6

covert

Question 7

give the right to vote to

Answer 7

enfranchise

Question 8

give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition

Answer 8

engender

Question 9

hinder or impede the movement or progress of

Answer 9

hamper

Question 10

a large building typically for housing aircraft

Answer 10

hangar

Question 11

arouse or inspire an emotion or feeling

Answer 11

kindle

Question 12

extremely difficult or intricate

Answer 12

knotty

Question 13

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

Answer 13

noxious

Question 14

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression or sound

Answer 14

nuance

Question 15

not easily upset or excited

Answer 15

placid

Question 16

taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own

Answer 16

plagiarism

Question 17

money paid for work or a service

Answer 17

rumuneration

Question 18

fame

Answer 18

renown

Question 19

an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck

Answer 19

talisman

Question 20

a completely different line of thought or action

Answer 20

tangent