Vocal list 1

Question 1

Abase (verb)

Answer 1

To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade;
My dad always abases me about my weight.

Question 2

Abdicate (verb)

Answer 2

To give up (royal power or the like);
King Henry had to abdicate his throne due to him abusing his power.

Question 3

Abduction (noun)

Answer 3

A carrying away of a person against his will or illegally;
My neighbor’s daughter got abducted and wasn’t yet found.

Question 4

Belittle (verb)

Answer 4

To disparage; to put down;
My friend belittled me for not doing the assignment correctly.

Question 5

Belligerent (adjective)

Answer 5

Manifesting a warlike spirit;
The belligerent countries are having difficulty funding the war.

Question 6

Beneficial (adjective)

Answer 6

Helpful;
I hope the medication is beneficial to her health.

Question 7

Benevolent (adjective)

Answer 7

Kind, generous, doing good for others;
I donated many of my old clothes, household items, kitchen ware, etc to the local charity organization.

Question 8

Benign (adjective)

Answer 8

Good, unharmful;
A benign tumor will not cause death or serious harm.

Question 9

Cajole (verb)

Answer 9

To persuade; to impose on or dupe by flattering speech;
David cajoled her into skipping school.

Question 10

Candid (adjective)

Answer 10

Honest and straightforward;
Your essay is very candid.

Question 11

Capitulate (verb)

Answer 11

To surrender or stipulate terms;
The school still refuses to capitulate despite the fact there’s very low funds.

Question 12

Captivate (verb)

Answer 12

To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty;
I was captivated by ice skaters performance.

Question 13

Dearth (noun)

Answer 13

Scarcity, as of something essential or desirable;
There a dearth of knowledge in managing money.

Question 14

Debase (verb)

Answer 14

To lower in character or virtue;
The former president debased himself to the public.

Question 15

Decorum (noun)

Answer 15

Propriety, properness
My parents tell me to accept gifts and be polite to guests as to not embarrass them.

Question 16

Ebullient (adjective)

Answer 16

Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration;
My sister was ebullient in winning 1st place when she got from her art project.

Question 17

Efface (verb)

Answer 17

To obliterate or destroy;
He tried to efface himself after killing a someone out of anger.

Question 18

Effeminate (adjective)

Answer 18

Having womanish traits or qualities;
The man’s shoulder length hair made him appear effeminate.

Question 19

Fabricate (verb)

Answer 19

To invent falsely; lie;
I fabricate a story to explain my absence in school.

Question 20

Facsimile (noun)

Answer 20

An exact copy or reproduction;
my friend facsimiled my homework.

Question 21

Gamut (noun)

Answer 21

The whole range or sequence;
during the open discussion in class, there was a gamut of opinions.

Question 22

Gluttonous (adjective)

Answer 22

Greedy or given to excess in eating;
I use a meal chart to avoid the temptation of gluttony.

Question 23

Habitual (adjective)

Answer 23

According to usual practice;
He was fired for his habitual lateness.

Question 24

Ignominious (adjective)

Answer 24

Shameful or contemptible;
Henry was unduitiful king, and his reign was one long period of confusion, marked by incidents of the most ignominious kind.

Question 25

Inherent (adjective)

Answer 25

Within one’s nature; firmly established; natural;
Stress is an inherent part of dieting

Question 26

Jovial (adjective)

Answer 26

Cheerful or merry;
It was hard to believe this jovial man was the same angry man she had faced earlier that night.

Question 27

Laudable (adjective)

Answer 27

Praiseworthy;
Through his laudable and courageous actions, the fireman saved five people from a burning building.

Question 28

Longevity (noun)

Answer 28

Long life; prolonged existence;
I wish for a longevity lift spend with family and friends

Question 29

Magnanimous (adjective)

Answer 29

Generous in treating or judging others;
His heart was kind and his affections were strong; he was magnanimous and disinterested, simple and honest.

Question 30

Malevolent (adjective)

Answer 30

Wishing evil to others; mean-spirited;
My friend was very malevolent to me wishing me to die.