Vocabulary Unit 12

Question 1

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

Answer 1

alibi

Question 2

diminish or put to rest

Answer 2

allay

Question 3

strength; support

Answer 3

buttress

Question 4

a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article

Answer 4

byline

Question 5

the action of describing or portraying something precisely

Answer 5

delineation

Question 6

raise doubts or objectives or show reluctance

Answer 6

demur

Question 7

remove from a place of danger to a safer place

Answer 7

evacuate

Question 8

make worse

Answer 8

exacerbate

Question 9

a mode of behavior or way of through peculiar to an individual

Answer 9

idiosyncrasy

Question 10

deserving or causing public disgrace

Answer 10

ignominious

Question 11

someone who opposes tyranny

Answer 11

libertarian

Question 12

a liquid or lotion, especially one made with oil for rubbing on the body to relieve pain

Answer 12

liniment

Question 13

threatening

Answer 13

ominous

Question 14

having unlimited power; able to do anything

Answer 14

omnipotent

Question 15

having great power, influence, or effect

Answer 15

potent

Question 16

practical

Answer 16

pragmatic

Question 17

think deeply about something

Answer 17

ruminate

Question 18

an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

Answer 18

ruse

Question 19

put into written or printed form

Answer 19

transcribe

Question 20

infringe or go beyond the bounds of

Answer 20

transgress