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Vocab test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hold or express opinions that differ with those previously held or accepted. | Dissent (V) |
| Describes something as deserving of or attracting attention especially because of some special excellence. | Noteworthy (Adj) |
| Describes a political entity as partially independent or self-governed. | Semiautonomous (Adj) |
| having unlimited power; able to do anything. | Omnipotent (Adj) |
| Majority of opinion; a general agreement. | Consensus (N) |
| To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. | Speculate (V) |
| Meaning not able to be denied or disputed. | Incontrovertible (Adj) |
| Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. | Versatile (Adj) |
| Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. | Evocative (Adj) |
| Act or process of looking into oneself. | Introspective (Adj) |
| Meaning occurring or continuing after one’s death. | Posthumously (Adv) |
| Relating to the business of running an organization, or government. | Bureaucratic (Adj) |
| Visible spirit, especially one of terrifying nature; ghost. | Spectre (N) |
| address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment. | Reproached (V) |
| A system of ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | Ideology (N) |
| Knowing everything. | Omniscient (Adj) |
| The noun is something that is based Upon incomplete information. *The verb is a meaning to form an opinion about something on the basis of incomplete information. | Conjecture (N or V) |
| The state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved. | Alienation (N) |
| The ability to feel, see hear, smell, or taste. | Sentient (Adj) |
| The anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. | Consternation (N) |
| Opposition, contrast, or direct opposite. | Antithesis (N) |
| Used to Describe a large quantity or something that is plentiful. | Copious (Adj) |
| Obtained, done, or made by stealth; secret or unauthorized. | Surreptitious (Adj) |
| Holding fast; Keeping a firm hold or grip. | Tenacious (Adj) |
| Uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous or conflicting things. | Ambivalence (N) |
| meaning done or made quickly. | Cursory (Adj) |
| To do something good as a way to say that you are sorry about something bad. | Atone (V) |
| Feeling no fear; very bold or brave. | Intrepid (Adj) |
| Meaning to deny the possession or use of something. | Deprive (V) |
| Not obey authority; refusing to follow orders | Insubordination (N) |
| meaning refusing to change your behavior or ideas. | Obstinate (Adj) |
| To secrecy Try to ruin or destroy a government or an established order or authority. | Subvert (V) |
| Means the act of carefully watching someone or something in order to gather information. | Surveillance (N) |
| Meaning to act in accordance or harmony; to comply. | Conform (V) |
| A group or clique within a larger group, party, government, or organization. | Faction (N) |
| Authorize, approve, or allow | Sanction (V) |
| An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct. | Transgression (N) |
| Meaning exercising power in cruel or arbitrary way. | Tyrannical (Adj) |
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