Vocabulary Unit 13

Question 1

make less severe

Answer 1

alleviate

Question 2

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Answer 2

aloof

Question 3

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds

Answer 3

cacophony

Question 4

persuade to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Answer 4

cajole

Question 5

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Answer 5

denounce

Question 6

use up the supply or resource of

Answer 6

deplete

Question 7

intensely irritated and frustrated

Answer 7

exasperated

Question 8

open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

Answer 8

exceptionable

Question 9

public shame or disgrace

Answer 9

ignominy

Question 10

make visible or bright by shining light on it; light up

Answer 10

illuminate

Question 11

thin, supple, and graceful

Answer 11

lithe

Question 12

furiously angry

Answer 12

livid

Question 13

knowing everything

Answer 13

omniscient

Question 14

involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome

Answer 14

onerous

Question 15

a person who is guided more by practical consideration than by ideals

Answer 15

pragmatist

Question 16

a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction

Answer 16

preamble

Question 17

regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with

Answer 17

sacrosanct

Question 18

lasting only for a short time; impermeant

Answer 18

transient

Question 19

travel across or through

Answer 19

traverse

Question 20

excessively sweet or sentimental

Answer 20

saccharin