Vocabulary Unit 1-3

Question 1

Perennial

Answer 1

lasting for a long time, persistent

Question 2

Debris

Answer 2

scattered fragments, wreckage

Question 3

Deadlock

Answer 3

To bring such a standstill

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

careful, cautious

Question 5

Salvage

Answer 5

To save from fire or shipwreck

Question 6

Admonish

Answer 6

to caution or advise against something ; to scold mildly ; to remind of duty

Question 7

Dilemma

Answer 7

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 8

Relinquish

Answer 8

to let go or give up

Question 9

Spurious

Answer 9

Not genuine, not true, not valid

Question 10

Unbridled

Answer 10

lacking in restraint

Question 11

Spasmodic

Answer 11

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

Question 12

Muddle

Answer 12

to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by

Question 13

Breach

Answer 13

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

Question 14

Efface

Answer 14

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 15

Predispose

Answer 15

to incline to before hand

Question 16

Brigand

Answer 16

a bandit, a robber, outlaw, highway man

Question 17

Diffuse

Answer 17

to spread or scatter freely or widely

Question 18

Opinionated

Answer 18

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

Question 19

Commandeer

Answer 19

to seize for military or official use

Question 20

Cumbersome

Answer 20

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Question 21

Illegible

Answer 21

difficult or impossible to read

Question 22

Sully

Answer 22

to soil, tarnish, defile, besmirch

Question 23

Dissolute

Answer 23

loose in one’s moral or behavior

Question 24

Jeer

Answer 24

a rude remark of derision

Question 25

Unflinching

Answer 25

firm, showing no sign of fear, not drawing back

Question 26

Alien

Answer 26

a citizen of another country

Question 27

Tantalize

Answer 27

to tease

Question 28

Expulsion

Answer 28

the process of driving or forcing out

Question 29

Comely

Answer 29

having a pleasing pleasure

Question 30

Fortify

Answer 30

to strengthen, build up

Question 31

Terse

Answer 31

brief and to the point

Question 32

Subjugate

Answer 32

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

Question 33

Proliferate

Answer 33

to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly

Question 34

Compensate

Answer 34

to make up for; to repay for services

Question 35

Fodder

Answer 35

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

Question 36

Feint

Answer 36

to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

Question 37

Adjourn

Answer 37

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Question 38

Lucrative

Answer 38

bringing in money; profitable

Question 39

Mediocre

Answer 39

average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 40

Erratic

Answer 40

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

Question 41

Pilfer

Answer 41

to steal in small quantities

Question 42

Abridge

Answer 42

to make shorter

Question 43

Semblance

Answer 43

a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

Question 44

Usurp

Answer 44

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

Question 45

Irate

Answer 45

angry

Question 46

Marauder

Answer 46

a raider, plunderer

Question 47

Dissent

Answer 47

to disagree

Question 48

Terminate

Answer 48

to bring to an end

Question 49

Cherubic

Answer 49

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face

Question 50

Pauper

Answer 50

an extremely poor person

Question 51

Altercation

Answer 51

an angry argument

Question 52

Eminent

Answer 52

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

Question 53

Trite

Answer 53

commonplace; overused, stale

Question 54

Gluttony

Answer 54

engaging in extremely eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

Question 55

Rift

Answer 55

a split, break, breach

Question 56

Condone

Answer 56

to pardon or overlook

Question 57

Dissent

Answer 57

disagreement

Question 58

Adherent

Answer 58

a follower, supporter

Question 59

Exorcise

Answer 59

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something trouble; menacing or oppresive

Question 60

Fabricate

Answer 60

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent