Word List 2

Question 1

Adulterate

Answer 1

Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

Question 2

Advent

Answer 2

Arrival

Question 3

Adventitious

Answer 3

Accidental, casual

Question 4

Adversary

Answer 4

Opponent

Question 5

Adverse

Answer 5

Unfavorable, hostile

Question 6

Adversity

Answer 6

Poverty, misfortune

Question 7

Advocacy

Answer 7

Support

Question 8

Advocate

Answer 8

Urge, plead for

Question 9

Affable

Answer 9

Easily approachable, warmly friendly

Question 10

Affected

Answer 10

Artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress

Question 11

Adulation

Answer 11

Flattery, admiration

Question 12

Affidavit

Answer 12

Written statement made under oath

Question 13

Affiliation

Answer 13

Joining, associating with

Question 14

Affinity

Answer 14

Kinship

Question 15

Affirmation

Answer 15

Positive assertion

Question 16

Affix

Answer 16

Fasten, attach

Question 17

Affliction

Answer 17

State of distress, cause of suffering

Question 18

Affluence

Answer 18

Abundance, wealth

Question 19

Affront

Answer 19

Insult, Offense

Question 20

Aftermath

Answer 20

Consequences, outcomes

Question 21

Agglomeration

Answer 21

Collection

Question 22

Aggrandize

Answer 22

Increase or intensify

Question 23

Aggregate

Answer 23

Gather, Accumulate

Question 24

Aggressor

Answer 24

Attacker

Question 25

Aghast

Answer 25

Horrified

Question 26

Agility

Answer 26

Nimbleness

Question 27

Agitate

Answer 27

Stir up

Question 28

Agnostic

Answer 28

One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

Question 29

Agrarian

Answer 29

Pertaining to land or its cultivation

Question 30

Alacrity

Answer 30

Cheerful promptness

Question 31

Alienate

Answer 31

Make hostile

Question 32

Alimentary

Answer 32

Supplying nourishment

Question 33

Allay

Answer 33

Calm, pacify

Question 34

Allege

Answer 34

State without proof

Question 35

Allegiance

Answer 35

Loyalty

Question 36

Aliteration

Answer 36

Repetition of beginning sound in poetry

Question 37

Allocate

Answer 37

Assign

Question 38

Allude

Answer 38

Refer indirectly

Question 39

Altercation

Answer 39

Noisy quarrel, heard dispute

Question 40

Amalgamate

Answer 40

Combine, unite in one body

Question 41

Amass

Answer 41

Collect

Question 42

Ambience

Answer 42

Environment, atmosphere

Question 43

Ambulatory

Answer 43

Able to walk

Question 44

Amenable

Answer 44

Readily managed, willing to be led