Vocabulary Unit 3

Question 1

Amalgam (n) 1

Answer 1

An alloy of mercury and other metals

Question 2

Amalgam (n) 2

Answer 2

A mixture of different elements

Question 3

Antediluvian (adj)

Answer 3

Very old or old-fashioned

Question 4

Apothecary (n)

Answer 4

One who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medical purposes

Question 5

Ascetic 1 (adj)

Answer 5

Refraining from self-indulgence

Question 6

Ascetic 2 (n)

Answer 6

A practice of self-denial

Question 7

Beneficent (adj)

Answer 7

Doing or producing good

Question 8

Charlatan (n)

Answer 8

One who falsely claims knowledge or ability

Question 9

Denizen (n)

Answer 9

An Inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place

Question 10

Doyen (n) 1

Answer 10

A senior member of a group, especially one who is highly qualified

Question 11

Doyen (n) 2

Answer 11

The oldest example of a category

Question 12

Doyenne (n)

Answer 12

The Female equivalent of doyen

Question 13

Flora (n)

Answer 13

Plants considered as a group in a particular area or era

Question 14

Imbibe (v)

Answer 14

To consume by drinking

Question 15

Nostrum (n)

Answer 15

A medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven

Question 16

Obviate (v)

Answer 16

To prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of

Question 17

Perennial (adj) 1

Answer 17

Lasting indefinitely or recurring

Question 18

Perennial (n) 2

Answer 18

A plant that lives three or more years

Question 19

Putative (adj)

Answer 19

Commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist

Question 20

Savant (n)

Answer 20

A person with detailed knowledge