week 1: Vocabulary 1 (Essential) – Words 1-25

Question 1

adequate

Answer 1

sufficient; acceptable (adj)

Question 2

adorn

Answer 2

decorate (v)

Question 3

adversity

Answer 3

misfortune; challenging circumstances (n)

Question 4

aesthetic

Answer 4

relating to art or beauty (adj)

Question 5

aggravate

Answer 5

annoy; make worse (v)

Question 6

alleviate

Answer 6

make less severe (v)

Question 7

amateur

Answer 7

nonprofessional; unskilled (adj)

Question 8

ambiance

Answer 8

the atmosphere or mood of a place (n)

Question 9

ambiguous

Answer 9

unclear; uncertain (adj)

Question 10

animosity

Answer 10

intense hostility (n)

Question 11

anomaly

Answer 11

something abnormal (n)

Question 12

arid

Answer 12

dry; barren (adj)

Question 13

articulate

Answer 13

able to speak fluently and logically (adj); express precisely (v)

Question 14

authentic

Answer 14

genuine (adj)

Question 15

bemuse

Answer 15

confuse, bewilder (v)

Question 16

bewilder

Answer 16

confuse severely (v)

Question 17

blend

Answer 17

mix together (v); a mixture of multiple things (n)

Question 18

bliss

Answer 18

total happiness (n)

Question 19

boisterous

Answer 19

energetic; noisy (adj)

Question 20

brandish

Answer 20

wave something in anger or excitement (v)

Question 21

capitulate

Answer 21

surrender; to give in (v)

Question 22

chasm

Answer 22

a deep divide (n)

Question 23

chronological

Answer 23

in the order in which events occurred (adj)

Question 24

circumvent

Answer 24

find a way around (v)

Question 25

collaborate

Answer 25

work together (v)