Vocabulary Week 1-3 (Week 4 Test)

Question 1

Ascribe

Answer 1

Verb- to attribute to a specified cause

Question 2

Cajole

Answer 2

Verb to persuade with false promises and flattery

Question 3

Mitigation

Answer 3

Noun- lessening of something that causes suffering

Question 4

Arduous

Answer 4

Adjective- very difficult to accomplish or achieve

Question 5

Sagacious

Answer 5

Adjective- wise, shrewd, very discerning

Question 6

Amicable

Answer 6

Adjective- friendly, peaceable

Question 7

Affable

Answer 7

Adjective-courteous, agreeable in manner

Question 8

Palpable

Answer 8

Adjective- tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

Question 9

Vitiate

Answer 9

Verb- to impair, corrupt, or make ineffective

Question 10

Inveterate

Answer 10

Adjective- firmly established, habitual, deep rooted

Question 11

Impunity

Answer 11

Noun- exameption from punishment, penalty or harm

Question 12

Dearth

Answer 12

Noun- a lack, a scarcity

Question 13

esoteric

Answer 13

Adjective- understood only by a select few or small group

Question 14

Forbearance

Answer 14

Noun- patience, leniency

Question 15

Edifice

Answer 15

noun- a large, imposing building