Week 6 (-Ate Verbs)

Question 1

Masticate

Answer 1

Verb: to chew

Question 2

Venerate

Answer 2

Verb: to praise, honor, or worship

Question 3

Extirpate

Answer 3

Verb: to root out and destroy (someone or something bad)

Question 4

Denigrate

Answer 4

Verb: to belittle or put down; to bully

Question 5

Exculpate

Answer 5

Verb: to free from blame or guilt

Question 6

Aggravate

Answer 6

Verb: to worsen or make worse (NOT “to make irritable” or “to annoy”)

Question 7

Mitigate

Answer 7

Verb: to ease or lessen the negative effects of something

Question 8

Exacerbate

Answer 8

Verb: To make worse

Question 9

Castigate

Answer 9

Verb: to scold harshly

Question 10

Satiate

Answer 10

Verb: to satisfy one’s appetite (literally or metaphorically)

Question 11

Obliterate

Answer 11

Verb: to destroy completely

Question 12

Vindicate

Answer 12

Verb: to free from blame

Question 13

Ameliorate

Answer 13

Verb: to improve a bad situation

Question 14

Desecrate

Answer 14

Verb: to treat something sacred or holy disrespectfully

Question 15

Instigate

Answer 15

Verb: to provoke or egg on