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3rd Qtr Test
Cumulative!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ambivalence | NOUN- Indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions |
| Abtruse | ADJ- Difficult to understand |
| Apathy | NOUN- Lack of interest or concern |
| Benign | ADJ- Gentle, kind-hearted, mild |
| Chastise | VERB- Scold, punish, castigate |
| Condone | VERB- Excuse, overlook, pardon |
| Conviction | NOUN- An opinion that is strongly held |
| Denounce | VERB- Criticize, condemn |
| Dilatory | ADJ- Causing lateness; stalling |
| Effervesence | NOUN- The quality of being bubbly or full of life |
| Enhance | VERB- Intensify, improve |
| Extol | VERB- Praise |
| Flippancy | NOUN- Treating a serious situation with arrogant humor or disrespect |
| Germane | ADJ- Relevant, fitting |
| Hierarchy | NOUN- A group of people in authority; ranked in order of power, a sequential listing |
| Induce | VERB- Cause to happen, bring about |
| Innocuous | ADJ- Harmless, inoffensive |
| Lucid | ADJ- Easy to understand, transparent, clear |
| Misconstrue | VERB- Misunderstand, interpret incorrectly |
| Obsolete | ADJ- No longer usable, outdated |
| Partisan | ADJ- Blindly devoted to a cause or organization |
| Precocious | ADJ- Mature at a young age |
| Profuse | ADJ- In large amounts or quantities |
| Quell | VERB- To calm, pacify |
| Redolent | ADJ- strongly scented, fragrant |
| Viscouc | ADJ- Resistant to flow, like a very thick liquid; or sticky |
| Versatlie | ADJ- Having many talents or uses |
| Wastrel | NOUN- A person that wastes his or her money or resources |
| Adamant | ADJ- Refusing to change; stubborn, unyeilding |
| Amity | NOUN- Frindship |
| Austrere | ADJ- Stern, plain, without luxuries |
| Avarice | NOUN- Greed |
| Benevolent | ADJ- Kindhearted, good-natured, generous |
| Cajole | VERB- To fool with flattery or false promises; coax; decieve |
| Concise | ADJ- Short and to the point, terse |
| Concur | VERB- Agree |
| Cupidity | NOUN- Greed, especially for money |
| Depleted | ADJ- Emptied, drained, used up |
| Efface | VERB- Erase |
| Eloquence | NOUN- Powerfully effective speech |
| Enigma | NOUN- Mystery, puzzle |
| Extricate | VERB- To free from a trap or difficult situation; to distie |
| Garish | ADJ- Flashy, gaudy |
| Harangue | VERB- A long, lecturing speech |
| Indolent | ADJ- Lazy, causing little or no pain, slow to develop or heal, a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity |
| Infallible | ADJ- Incapable of making a mistake |
| Insipid | ADJ- Dull, flat, without sparkle or flavor |
| Irreverent | ADJ- Disrespectful |
| Juncture | NOUN- Point in time, especially a cruel one; joint or connection |
| Languish | VERB- Lose energy or motivation, become weak or depressed |
| Legacy | NOUN- Something inherited, either from an ancestor or from the past itself |
| Minute | ADJ- Very small in size |
| Obliterate | VERB- Remove or destroy completely; erase |
| Opaque | ADJ- Too dark or thick for light to pass through |
| Preclude | VERB- Prevent, make impossible |
| Prodigous | ADJ- Very large |
| Qualify | VERB- To limit the meaning of a previous statement; to modify |
| Recant | VERB- Take back something you've said; withdraw a statement or belief |
| Sardonic | ADJ- Humorous, but humor tinged with sarcasm or disdain; cynical |
| Warranted | ADJ- Justified, authorized |
| Vilify | VERB- Defame, attack someone's reputation |
| Adroit | ADJ- Skillful in physical activities or in handling difficult situations |
| Advocate | VERB- Support, plead for, speak on behalf of |
| Appease | VERB- To calm, pacify |
| Banal | ADJ- Boring, trite, insipid |
| Blight | NOUN- Decay, disease, widespread death |
| Capacious | ADJ- Large, roomy, spacious |
| Conundrum | NOUN- Riddle, mystery |
| Converge | VERB- Move together to meet at a common point |
| Deference | NOUN- The act of yielding to someone else out of respect |
| Efficacy | NOUN- The ability to produce desired results |
| Elated | ADJ- Extremely happy; overjoyed |
| Ephemeral | ADJ- Short-lived, temporary |
| Foment | VERB- To stir into action, rouse, incite |
| Foresight | NOUN- The ability to see ahead, anticipate or predict |
| Genial | ADJ- Friendly, gracious, kind |
| Harbor | VERB- To provide shelter or refuge; hide |
| Hardy | ADJ- Bold, brave, capable of withstanding harsh conditions |
| Incessant | ADJ- Continuous, endless |
| Irascible | ADJ- Easily angered |
| Irony | NOUN- An unexpected outcome or the use of a word that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| Latent | ADJ- Existing but inactive, such as a certain quality; dormant |
| Malleable | ADJ- Able to be reshaped by force; pliable; impressionable |
| Mitigate | VERB- Make less severe, mollify |
| Opportunist | NOUN- Someone who takes advantage of the situation |
| Pecuniary | ADJ- Having to do with money, financial |
| Prodigal | ADJ- Wasteful, especially of money; estravagent |
| Quarentine | NOUN- Forced isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Seditious | ADJ- Trying to stir up a revolt against an authority figure |
| Tenacious | ADJ- Strong, persistent, determined to hold on |
| Vestige | NOUN- Something left behind; a visible trace or guidance of something that has vanished |
| Wizened | ADJ- Old and wrinkled; withererd |
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